by Virginia Anziano | Dec 15, 2020 | Telecommunications
According to U.S. financial advisory services company Bloomberg, telecommunications operator Liberty Latin America (LLA) is considering the acquisition of Telefónica’s businesses in Colombia and Ecuador, where Telefónica operates under the brand name Movistar. The...
Venezuela: First conflict between Conatel and SimpleTV, formerly DirecTV Venezuela
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 13, 2020 | Pay TV
Venezuela’s Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has rejected the price scheme submitted by investment company Scale Capital, which has recently acquired DirecTV Venezuela. Scale Capital is supplying the Satellite TV service to existing DirecTV users free of...
Global:
AT&T puts DirecTV up for auction
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 7, 2020 | Pay TV
According to the New York Post, telecommunications company AT&T is determined to push forward with the sale of its Satellite TV operator DirecTV. That is the reason why it has invited a few suitors into the second round of the auction of the DTH. It is not clear...
Cuba:
Government considers launching first Pay TV service for households
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 10, 2020 | Pay TV
Cuba’s Ministry of Economy and Planning has published a document in which it describes the socioeconomic strategy it will adopt to boost the economy and to tackle the global crisis caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The strategy includes the possibility of...
Costa Rica:
Telefónica offers Costa Rican unit for sale again and there are potential buyers
by Hernán Amaya | Jul 1, 2020 | Telecommunications
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, which operates under Movistar brand in Costa Rica, intends to offer its local unit for sale again, following Millicom’s withdrawal from the acquisition two months ago. According to some Spanish media, a due diligence...