Audiovisual Market in General
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...
Global:
The Pirate Bay is testing a new streaming option
The Pirate Bay is testing a new system through which users can stream the content instead of downloading them. This torrent website is one of the most important pirate audiovisual content sites worldwide. Over the past few days, The Pirate Bay has...
Mexico:
Izzi accused of interfering with TV Azteca’s signal during Andy Ruiz Jr.’s fight
Journalists at TV Azteca and many Izzi users reported on social networks that the Mexican Pay TV company owned by Televisa had interfered intentionally with Azteca Siete during the live broadcast of the fight between Andy Ruiz Jr., a U.S. born...
Global:
CBS and Viacom completed the merger and launched the new ViacomCBS
As it had been announced, CBS Corporation and Viacom Inc. completed the merger on December 4. The combined company, which is renamed ViacomCBS, creates a media group with global scale, including leadership positions in markets across the United...
