by Gustavo Hernández | May 9, 2022 | OTT / VOD
On May 9, new audiovisual giant TelevisaUnivision announced the acquisition of Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya, currently available in the United States and Puerto Rico, wholly owned by Hemisphere Media Group. According to TelevisaUnivision’s release, the...
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TelevisaUnivision launches new OTT Vix in Spanish-speaking Latin America and USA
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 31, 2022 | OTT / VOD
As previously announced, TelevisaUnivision put into operation its new Spanish-language streaming platform, called Vix, in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries and the United States on March 31. The tier that is already available is free and ad-supported (AVOD),...
Argentina:
Government schedules analogue blackout to start in 2022
by Gustavo Hernández | Mar 29, 2022 | DTT
On March 29, the Argentine government issued an executive order to set the new schedule for the transition from analogue to digital TV on a nationwide scale. The implementation of the analogue blackout, to begin in 2022 and to end in 2023, will be divided into stages....
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Netflix makes videogame service available worldwide
by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 2, 2021 | OTT / VOD
On November 2, Netflix made its videogame service available to all countries. The new service offered by the streaming giant debuted on a trial basis in Poland in late August 2021 and then in Italy and Spain. Now all Netflix subscribers, regardless of the country they...
El Salvador:
Telefónica sells Salvadorean subsidiary to General International Telecom
by Gustavo Hernández | Oct 15, 2021 | Telecommunications
On October 15 telecommunications company Telefónica notified Spain’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) of the sale of its Salvadorean unit. The purchaser is General International Telecom Limited and the transaction amount is USD 144 million. “This...