by Hernán Amaya | Mar 16, 2020 | Pay TV
In view of the measures and recommendations issued by the Brazilian government regarding the rapid spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, the local Pay TV industry is offering users access to channels at no additional cost. The aim is to provide clients with a...
Mexico:
IFT considers imposing penalties on Pay TV channels for exceeding advertising time limit
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 12, 2020 | Pay TV
The Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) has confirmed that Mexican Pay TV channels are exceeding the advertising time limit, which is six minutes per hour. Therefore, the regulatory authority might impose a penalty, which may range from a mere...
Global:
Netflix purchases 80 movies from Italy’s Rai
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 2, 2020 | OTT / VOD
Netflix has bought 80 films from Rai, the Italian public TV broadcaster, according to information released by Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The amount of the transaction was close to USD 3 million. The purchase was divided into two parts: 61 movies are RaiCinema...
Chile:
Screen Capital launches USD 20 million investment fund to produce TV series and movies in Spanish
by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Market in General
A new Chilean company called Screen Capital is launching a USD 20 million investment fund aimed at the production of Spanish-language television series and movies. The new firm is to begin operating in March 2020. It will become the first Chilean private investment...
Brazil:
Pay TV loses over 1.5 million subscribers in 2019
by Hernán Amaya | Jan 7, 2020 | Pay TV
According to the latest data released by Brazil Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), the loss of Pay TV subscribers within the Brazilian market as from the beginning of the year had already exceeded 1.5 million by the end of November 2019. The regulatory authority has...