by Hernán Amaya | May 26, 2020 | Pay TV
U.S. telecommunications company AT&T is facing pressure to sell its satellite TV operator DirecTV. According to Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino, “AT&T is coming under tremendous shareholder pressure to cut costs.” In order to attain that goal,...
by Hernán Amaya | May 20, 2020 | Pay TV
U.S. telecommunications company AT&T has resolved that its satellite TV operator DirecTV cease operations in Venezuela. AT&T announced the decision, effective immediately, through a press release issued on May 19. “The U.S. government’s sanctions on...
by Hernán Amaya | May 13, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Pluto TV, a free streaming platform owned by ViacomCBS, released its first temporary channel in Latin America on May 13. The channel is called Estrellas de Acción (Action Stars) and will be available until June 10. The introduction of temporary or seasonal channels,...
by Hernán Amaya | May 6, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has decided to exempt Disney from complying with the requirement of selling sports network Fox Sports as a condition to take over Fox. The requirement had been imposed by the regulatory authority in February...
by Hernán Amaya | May 5, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
WarnerMedia has announced that it has acquired Ole Communications’ minority stake in HBO Brasil Partners. Thus, WarnerMedia has become the sole owner. Last October the production company owned by AT&T agreed to acquire Ole Communications’ minority stake in HBO Ole...
