by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 23, 2023 | Content
NBCUniversal has announced the relaunch of its traditional Pay TV channel USA Network in the Latin American market. The channel had been on the air in the region for a long time until the media company decided to replace it with Universal Channel, currently known as...
Latin America:
Warner Bros. Discovery to launch its classic brand Adult Swim as a Pay TV channel in Latin America
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 22, 2023 | Content
On August 22, audiovisual entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced the relaunch of its classic adult content brand Adult Swim in Latin American countries. The new proposal includes the creation of an exclusive channel for the brand and a whole...
Mexico:
Televisa’s proposal to merge Izzi and Megacable gets rejected
by Hernán Amaya | Dec 13, 2022 | Telecommunications
Early in the morning on December 13, Reuters revealed that media and telecommunications giant Televisa, which is the owner of Izzi, had proposed in Mexico a combination of Izzi’s and Megacable’s assets. Some hours later, Megacable officially confirmed that it was true...
Uruguay:
Court judgment allows Claro to offer Pay TV
by Virginia Anziano | Apr 29, 2022 | Pay TV
A Uruguayan court has set aside a resolution issued in 2017 that precluded telecommunications company Claro (América Móvil) from providing Pay TV services, in this particular case Satellite TV (DTH). As a result, Claro is now allowed to offer the above mentioned...
Brazil:
Oi sells Satellite TV postpaid subscriber base to Sky
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 28, 2022 | Pay TV
Brazilian telecommunications company Oi has entered into an agreement to sell its Satellite TV postpaid customer base to DTH operator Sky Brasil (Grupo Werthein). Oi’s disinvestment plan also included the sale of its mobile phone operation. The news was disclosed to...