by Virginia Anziano | Oct 4, 2021 | Telecommunications
Argentine telecommunications company Telecom has decided to modify its brand strategy. Cablevisión, the brand employed for Telecom’s Pay TV service, and Fibertel, the one that identified the company’s fixed Internet service, ceased to exist on October 4. Cablevisión...
Chile:
VTR and Claro to combine operations
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 29, 2021 | Telecommunications
On September 29 telecommunications companies Liberty Latin America (LLA) and América Móvil announced an agreement to combine their operations in Chile. VTR, owned by LLA, and Claro Chile, owned by América Móvil, will form a joint venture, with each party holding a 50%...
Global:
Google plans to enter AVOD market
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 20, 2021 | OTT / VOD
According to information published by U.S. website Protocol, Google is planning to launch linear streaming TV channels under the AVOD model, that is to say free ad-supported television. The idea is to include these channels in Google TV, the Android TV-based operating...
Panama:
Liberty Latin America acquires Claro local subsidiary
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...
Brazil:
Sky starts using DirecTV Go as a TV Everywhere platform
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 10, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Some days ago, Sky Brasil subscribers posted messages on forums and social media to report that it was possible to enter DirecTV Go platform without paying any additional fee. Both services are owned by Vrio, which has been recently acquired by Grupo Werthein. This...