by Virginia Anziano | Sep 15, 2021 | Telecommunications
On September 15, telecommunications company Liberty Latin America (LLA) announced through its Panamanian subsidiary Cable & Wireless that it had reached an agreement with América Móvil for the acquisition of a 100% stake in telecommunications operator Claro...
Cuba:
Government approves launch of first home Pay TV service in the country
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 23, 2021 | Pay TV
Last week, Cuba’s government issued Executive Order 35/21, which regulates telecommunications, information and communication technologies and use of the radio spectrum. The above-mentioned order includes the approval of the first home Pay TV service in the country....
Bolivia:
Entel launches OTT Pay TV for mobile phone users
by Hernán Amaya | Aug 17, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On August 16, Bolivian state-run telecommunications company Entel launched a Pay TV service via streaming, which will be available only for mobile phone customers, whether they have prepaid or postpaid plans. Company officers asserted, however, that the service would...
Argentina:
Paramount+ adds Cablevisión as a partner and offers one-year free period
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 2, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Streaming platform Paramount+, owned by ViacomCBS, and telecommunications company Cablevisión (Telecom) have announced an agreement whereby the latter becomes a commercialization, marketing and media partner of the former. As a result of this alliance, subscribers of...
Latin America:
AT&T sells DirecTV Latin American operations to Grupo Werthein
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 21, 2021 | Pay TV
On July 21 telecommunications multinational AT&T issued a press release in which it announced the sale of DirecTV assets in Latin America. The purchaser is Grupo Wethein, an Argentine company doing business in various markets such as insurance, health care,...