by Hernán Amaya | Jul 18, 2024 | OTT / VOD
Mercado Play, a free streaming platform operated by e-commerce giant Mercado Libre, has added a special version of NBCUniversal’s premium package, Universal+. According to information obtained by TAVI Latam, both companies are conducting tests prior to the execution...
Uruguay:
TCC, Nuevo Siglo and Montecable are granted approval to form a consortium
by Virginia Anziano | Jul 17, 2024 | Telecommunications
The three Uruguayan Cable TV companies based in Montevideo −TCC, Nuevo Siglo and Montecable- have already been granted regulatory approval to form a consortium. As a result, they will start joint operation of both Pay TV and fixed Internet services. The application...
Global:
Skydance Media closes agreement to take over Paramount Global
by Camila Sirolli | Jul 8, 2024 | Audiovisual Market in General
Skydance Media and Paramount Global have entered into an agreement by which the US film and TV production company is to become the holder of a controlling stake in the global media conglomerate. The transaction includes two steps. First, Skydance will acquire National...
Mexico:
Fox Corp. to acquire Fox Sports México from Grupo Lauman
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 21, 2024 | Pay TV
On June 21, Mexico’s Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT) unexpectedly issued a resolution authorizing Fox Corporation (Fox Corp.) to acquire all the assets belonging to Fox Sports México, a sports channels network run by Grupo Lauman, which is owned by...
Latin America:
DirecTV and Sky Brasil reach agreement to commercialize Amazon’s Satellite Internet service
by Hernán Amaya | Jun 14, 2024 | Telecommunications
Vrio, a división of Argentina’s Grupo Werthein, has announced it has closed an agreement for the commercialization of Amazon’s satellite Internet service, Project Kuiper, in South America. As a result, Vrio’s operations DirecTV in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru,...