Audiovisual Market in General
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...
Brazil:
Roku agrees with AOC to launch smart TVs for the first time in Brazil
TV streaming platform Roku has announced its arrival in Brazil as a result of an agreement with AOC (TPV), one of the leading TV manufacturers in that country. There are two new AOC Roku TV models, which are launched for sale this January 22. One...
Brazil:
Samsung to launch TV Plus in Brazil
The South Korean technology company is to launch its streaming app for smart TVs in the Brazilian market. The news was released by Samsung Brasil Associate Product Director for TV and Audio Erico Traldi during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES),...
Mexico:
Roku adds seven new brand partners to manufacture smart TVs
The US company Roku has announced it has entered into agreements with seven companies to manufacture smart TVs with its Roku TV platform in Mexico. The only existing Roku partners in Mexico are TCL and Hisense. The new list will include InFocus,...
Global:
ViacomCBS purchases 49% stake in Miramax
ViacomCBS (merger between Viacom and CBS, effective in early December 2019) has announced that it has entered into an agreement with beIN Media Group to acquire a 49% stake in Miramax, a global film and television studio up to now solely owned by...
