by Hernán Amaya | Apr 23, 2021 | Content
According to Brazilian web portal UOL, Warner Media (AT&T), which owns sports network TNT Sports, is considering starting negotiations to acquire television rights to broadcast Copa Libertadores, the most important interclub soccer tournament in South America. The...
Venezuela:
SimpleTV launches its own sports channel
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 19, 2021 | Content
On April 19, SimpleTV (Scale Capital) launched a new sports channel (channel 620) to broadcast the Superliga, Venezuela’s paramount basketball tournament. Channel 620 is the Satellite TV company’s own channel, which was included in the three top packs, namely Mega HD,...
Mexico:
Fox Sports launches OTT through Amazon Prime Video Channels
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 5, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On February 5 Fox Sports México launched its subscription-based streaming service through Amazon Prime Video Channels. In this way, people living in Mexico will have access to Fox Sports content via streaming even if they have not signed up for a Pay TV service....
Brazil:
Brazil’s Olympic Committee to launch streaming service with live events
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 19, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Brazil’s Olympic Committee (COB) has announced it will create a streaming platform that will be called Canal Olímpico do Brasil. The service, which will be free, will broadcast contests included in the local calendar for every Olympic discipline (a minimum of one...
Latin America:
DAZN to expand into Spanish-speaking Latin America but in English
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 3, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Sports OTT DAZN will enter the Spanish-speaking Latin American market (it is already present in Portuguese-speaking Brazil). Its new programming of boxing fights, with commentaries in English, will debut on May 2 with an event in which Mexican Saúl Álvarez, nicknamed...