by Virginia Anziano | Mar 16, 2023 | OTT / VOD
In Mexico and Brazil, Paramount+ (Paramount) will begin to offer a new plan, which will be cheaper than the traditional tier, to be exclusively used on mobile devices. Called Básico, the plan will be ad-free and will be made available on April 18. The OTT is to launch...
Argentina:
Paramount persists in shedding inland channels: It has sold Telefé Neuquén to Alpha Media (Update)
by Gustavo Hernández | Jan 31, 2023 | Free To Air Tv
In Argentina, Alpha Media announced on January 31 that it had bought Channel 7 of Neuquén (Telefé Neuquén) from Paramount, the audiovisual multinational company that owns nationwide Free-To-Air channel Telefé. It is the second time Paramount has sold an Argentine...
Latin America:
ViacomCBS acquires majority interest in Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMéxico
by Virginia Anziano | Oct 28, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General
On October 28, audiovisual behemoth ViacomCBS announced that it had entered into an agreement to become the majority stockholder of Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMéxico. The Walt Disney Company, which has owned 51% stake since the acquisition of Fox, will cease...
Argentina:
Paramount+ adds Cablevisión as a partner and offers one-year free period
by Virginia Anziano | Aug 2, 2021 | OTT / VOD
Streaming platform Paramount+, owned by ViacomCBS, and telecommunications company Cablevisión (Telecom) have announced an agreement whereby the latter becomes a commercialization, marketing and media partner of the former. As a result of this alliance, subscribers of...
Chile:
ViacomCBS acquires Chilevisión from WarnerMedia
by Gustavo Hernández | Apr 5, 2021 | Free To Air Tv
On April 5, audiovisual company ViacomCBS announced that it had acquired Chilean Free-To-Air channel Chilevisión from WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T. The local press had been reporting the preliminary negotiations since last year. “The acquisition comprises...