by Hernán Amaya | Mar 21, 2022 | Content
The South American Soccer Confederation (Conmebol) has invited channels and media companies to submit their bids for the acquisition of 2023-2026 broadcast rights for its main club tournaments: Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and Recopa Sudamericana. The sale...
Mexico:
Grupo Lauman to launch Fox Sports Premium in Mexican market
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 11, 2022 | Content
The owner of Fox Sports in Mexico, Grupo Lauman, has begun to advertise the launch of Fox Sports Premium, its new Pay TV premium channel. The first announcement was made last weekend during Fox Sports broadcasting of the tragic match between Querétaro and Atlas in...
Global:
Apple TV+ launches global bet on live sports by acquiring MLB rights
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 8, 2022 | OTT / VOD
Apple TV+ (Apple) has announced its agreement with Major League Baseball (MLB) to broadcast matches in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and South Korea. In this way, the OTT platform makes its debut in the arena...
Argentina:
Disney sells Fox Sports Argentina to Mediapro
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...