by Hernán Amaya | Apr 19, 2021 | Content, Noticia principal inglés
On April 19, SimpleTV (Scale Capital) launched a new sports channel (channel 620) to broadcast the Superliga, Venezuela’s paramount basketball tournament. Channel 620 is the Satellite TV company’s own channel, which was included in the three top packs, namely Mega HD,...
Colombia:
Netflix to open office in Colombia and to produce over 30 local titles
by Hernán Amaya | Apr 15, 2021 | OTT / VOD, Superior derecha primera inglés
Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will open a new office in Latin America. It will be located in Bogotá, Colombia. At the moment, the streaming company has offices in Mexico City (Mexico), Los Angeles (USA) and Alphaville (Brazil) working for Latin America. In...
Venezuela:
State-run channel TVes airs Disney’s Soul without broadcasting rights
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 22, 2021 | Audiovisual Market in General, Mas noticias 4 inglés
On March 19, Free-To-Air state-run channel TVes (Televisora Venezolana Social) aired Walt Disney Company’s movie Soul without having been granted the rights to broadcast it, which soon spread in social networks and was then reported by the Venezuelan media. In...
Chile:
Claro starts offering IPTV in the Chilean market
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 10, 2021 | Inferior 3 inglés, Pay TV
Telecommunications operator Claro, owned by América Móvil, has started offering an IPTV service, for which purpose it avails itself of its already existing fiber optic network in Chile. “In December we launched our IPTV product, which enhances the value of our wide...
Chile:
Telefónica penetrates OTT Pay TV market by making Movistar Play available to non-customers
by Hernán Amaya | Mar 9, 2021 | Inferior 4 inglés, OTT / VOD
Telecommunications company Telefónica de Chile has announced that its streaming platform Movistar Play may be signed up for by non-customers. The only plan available to non-customers is Full, which offers 55 Free To Air and Pay TV linear channels and a wide VOD...