by Hernán Amaya | Dec 4, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Telecommunications operator Oi is to close its streaming platform Oi Play, which will be in operation only until December 31. The news was confirmed by the company first to Brazilian website Tecnoblog and then to other local media. Oi Play was born in 2015 as a TV...
Brazil:
DGo becomes Sky+ in the Brazilian market to unify TV services under a single brand
by Hernán Amaya | Nov 27, 2023 | OTT / VOD
Streaming Pay TV service DGo is to become Sky+ in Brazil on December 6. Vrio (Grupo Werthein), which manages Sky in Brazil and DirecTV in Spanish-speaking South America and Mexico, aims to concentrate marketing and advertising efforts into a single brand. It was...
Brazil:
Sky backs out of deal to acquire Oi’s Satellite TV postpaid customer base
by Hernán Amaya | Oct 9, 2023 | Pay TV
In a document submitted to the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) last week, it was informed that Satellite TV (DTH) operator Sky (Vrio, Grupo Werthein) had decided to cancel the agreement to acquire the postpaid customer base of Oi’s DTH service. The...
México:
Sky launches Sky+, its streaming Pay TV service
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 3, 2023 | Pay TV
On October 2, Mexican Satellite TV operator Sky (Televisa and AT&T) announced the launch of its new product: Sky+ (Sky Más), a subscription-based Pay TV service delivered via OTT including a set-top-box and a streaming player that must be connected to the Internet...
Global:
Disney finally agrees to Charter offering Pay TV packages including Disney+ at no additional cost
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 11, 2023 | Audiovisual Market in General
A conflict between Disney and Charter that arose in early September in the United States has been settled as a result of an agreement that may mark a turning point in the world’s audiovisual industry. The Walt Disney Company has given in to the stance adopted by one...