by Hernán Amaya | Feb 8, 2022 | Audiovisual Market in General
As reported by Argentine newspaper Clarín, The Walt Disney Company has submitted its disinvestment plan to Argentina’s Domestic Trade Department in order to have the acquisition of 21st Century Fox approved, which will make it possible for the company to close the...
Venezuela:
Inter adds DirecTV Sports channels to its lineup
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 1, 2022 | Content
On February 1, Venezuelan telecommunications company Inter added DirecTV Sports channels to its Pay TV service (*). Before the above mentioned date, these channels could be accessed only through Satellite TV operator SimpleTV (Scale Capital) in Venezuela. According to...
Latin America:
Televisa launches its own sports streaming service Blue To Go Sports
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 7, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Televisa has launched a sports-focused streaming platform on the basis of broadcasting rights acquired by Sky, its Satellite TV operator. The Mexican audiovisual company has named its new service Blue To Go Sports, after Sky’s TV Everywhere service, known as Blue To...
Latin America:
Star+ launches three-day one-time offer in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 19, 2021 | OTT / VOD
As part of its promotion strategy, sports and entertainment streaming platform Star+ (Disney) has launched a proposal called Pase Libre (Free Pass), which consists in offering free access during three days next weekend (October 22, 23 and 24). The offer will be...
Global:
Netflix does not rule out acquiring rights to live sports
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 27, 2021 | OTT / VOD
During an interview conducted by German magazine Der Spiegel, Netflix founder and Co-CEO Reed Hastings said that even though entering the live sports market is not easy, it is an option to be pondered should the opportunity arise. The head of the streaming platform...