by Gustavo Hernández | Nov 23, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
By means of a press release sent to local media, the acquisition of Argentine Free to Air TV channel Canal 9 by Grupo Octubre has been announced. Grupo Octubre is a corporate group managed by trade union leader Victor Santa María through Sindicato Único de...
Chile:
ViacomCBS engaged in negotiations to acquire Chilevisión from Turner
by Gustavo Hernández | Aug 3, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
According to information provided by Chilean digital newspaper El Mostrador, U.S. company ViacomCBS is about to close the acquisition of Chilean Free To Air channel Chilevisión. Negotiations with the channel’s owner, Turner (a company belonging to WarnerMedia, which...
Brazil:
CNN Brasil intends to enter FTA TV market
by Virginia Anziano | Jun 29, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
CNN Brasil, which launched on March 15 as a Pay TV channel, has engaged in negotiations to enter the Free-To-Air TV market, with the aim of gaining viewers and increasing its revenue, according to Brazil’s website Notícias da TV. It has reported that the most likely...
Latin America:
As a consequence of Coronavirus, FTA channels put shooting of prime time soap operas on hold and modify line-ups
by Virginia Anziano | Mar 18, 2020 | Free To Air Tv
As is the case with many international movies and series, the shooting of prime time soap operas has been put on hold by Latin American Free to Air channels on account of the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This will have a direct effect on the channels’...
Brazil:
Amazonian state-run channel stops transponding TV Cultura programming and teams up with TV Brasil
by Hernán Amaya | Sep 25, 2019 | Free To Air Tv
The Amazonian state-run channel (based in Manaus City) has ceased to repeat Sao Paulo TV Cultura TV station programming and has replaced it with federal state-run channel TV Brasil. As a result of this new strategy, the Amazonian channel is no longer known as TV...
Brazil:
Globo and Grass Valley launch new all-IP exhibition center
by Gustavo Hernández | Sep 6, 2019 | Free To Air Tv
Brazilian multimedia company Globo and Canadian tech company Grass Valley have launched a new all-IP exhibition center. This is the largest Grass Valley deployment in Brazil. The new system, which has been in operation since last June, was set up in Globo’s Sao Paulo...