Audiovisual Market in General
Mexico:
Televisa discloses agreement with Disney to add Disney+ to Izzi service
Mexican media and telecommunications company Televisa has announced that its operator Izzi will offer Disney+ as an "additional service". The new streaming platform will be launched in Latin America on November 17. The news was disclosed on October...
Global:
Google showcases new Chromecast with a remote control and its own operating system
Technology behemoth Google has officially announced its new Chromecast device. The new version of Google’s streaming device, so far known as Sabrina, is called Chromecast with Google TV, its most outstanding features being the inclusion of a remote...
Global:
Spotify advances into the audiovisual market with video podcasts
Music streaming service Spotify has begun to launch video podcasts with a view to gaining ground in the audiovisual market. Although the music streaming service started testing this new alternative with select users some months ago, on July 21 it...
Global:
Black Dragon Capital closes acquisition of Grass Valley
Investment firm Black Dragon Capital has completed the acquisition of Grass Valley, one of the world's leading companies in the development solutions for audiovisual broadcasting and content distribution, according to a press release. Belden Inc....
Global:
Telefónica and Atresmedia launch new production house for Spain and Latin America
Telecommunications company Telefónica and media group Atresmedia, both based in Spain, have announced that they are setting up a company for the production of audiovisual content, after the approval of the operation by the European antitrust...
Brazil:
Disney not required to sell Fox Sports in order to purchase Fox assets
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...
Brazil:
WarnerMedia becomes HBO Brasil’s sole owner following the acquisition of Ole Communications’ minority stake
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’...
Brazil:
Globo’s MG4 studios uses Grass Valley’s IP infrastructure solutions
Technology company Grass Valley (based in Canada) has announced the deployment of its IP infrastructure solutions in MG4 complex, a new set of audiovisual production studios built in Rio de Janeiro and inaugurated in mid-2019 by Brazil’s Globo....
Global:
ViacomCBS complete acquisition of 49% Miramax stake
ViacomCBS and Qatar-based beIN Media Group have reported the closing of the Miramax transaction, which was announced in early January. In this way, ViacomCBS has acquired 49% Miramax stake and beIN keeps the remaining 51% stake. "Miramax's current...
Chile:
Screen Capital launches USD 20 million investment fund to produce TV series and movies in Spanish
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...
