by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 16, 2021 | DTT
Chile’s National Television Association (Anatel), which represents national Free-To-Air TV stations, has recently requested that the country’s Telecommunications Bureau (Subtel) put off the analog switch-off once again, according to information reported by local...
Panama:
Cable & Wireless ceases Satellite TV service
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 2, 2021 | Pay TV
Panamanian operator Cable & Wireless, owned by Liberty Latin America and the Panamanian State, has decided to discontinue its pre-paid Satellite TV service, called +TV Digital Prepago. The company launched the DTH in 2014 through Telefónica division Media...
Global:
AT&T seeks to sell DirecTV in Latin America and closes deal with TPG in USA
by Virginia Anziano | Feb 25, 2021 | Pay TV
AT&T CEO John Stankey has announced that the company is exploring options for the sale of DirecTV operations in Latin America. The announcement was made on February 25 at an investor call held a few hours after the telecommunications giant disclosed the sale of...
Latin America:
HBO Max to launch in Latin American countries in June 2021
by Hernán Amaya | Feb 11, 2021 | OTT / VOD
WarnerMedia (AT&T) has set the launch date for its new streaming platform HBO Max in Latin America, as announced by the audiovisual company through a media release and a promotional video. The platform is scheduled to launch in June 2021, which marks its first...
Latin America:
Fox channels to be rebranded as Star as from February 22
by Virginia Anziano | Feb 2, 2021 | Content
As officially announced in mid-December 2020 and pre-announced by TAVI Latam on November 30, Fox channels’ names will be changed so that they include the Star brand in Latin America. This week The Walt Disney Company, owned by Fox network, has revealed the date on...