by Andrés Taurian | Aug 18, 2020 | Pay TV
The number of Pay TV subscribers in Brazil was 15.18 million as of the end of Q2 2020, which shows a 9.8% drop compared with Q2 2019 , when the total count was 16.83 million. In comparison with Q1 2020, the decrease was 1.1%, following a downtrend that seems to be...
Brazil:
BluTV: A new Satellite TV operator
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 10, 2020 | Pay TV
There is a new Satellite TV service in Brazil. Its name is BluTV (www.blutv.com.br) and it has been operating since August 9. Based in Uberlandia (Minas Gerais State), it is owned by 1Sat Telecomunicações. The service currently reaches 53 municipalities, but the plan...
Chile:
ViacomCBS engaged in negotiations to acquire Chilevisión from Turner
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 3, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
According to information provided by Chilean digital newspaper El Mostrador, U.S. company ViacomCBS is about to close the acquisition of Chilean Free To Air channel Chilevisión. Negotiations with the channel’s owner, Turner (a company belonging to WarnerMedia, which...
Brazil:
Sky sticks to its strategy of adding Globo affiliates by incorporating three new ones in Paraná State
by Andrés Taurian | Jul 29, 2020 | Pay TV
Satellite Pay TV operator Sky Brasil (AT&T) has added three Paraná State Globo affiliates to its line up. In addition, it has expanded coverage of an affiliate in the above mentioned state that was already included in the line up in other cities. The new channels...
Latin America:
BBC and ITV to launch OTT Britbox in South America
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 28, 2020 | OTT / VOD
British streaming platform Britbox will be launched in some South American countries in the near future, as part of a global expansion plan. The announcement was made by Britbox owners, namely pubic service broadcaster BBC and Free to Air channel ITV, both British....