Trends in the AudioVisual Industry
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Costa Rica:
Telefónica offers Costa Rican unit for sale again and there are potential buyers
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, which operates under Movistar brand in Costa Rica, intends to offer its local unit for sale again, following Millicom’s withdrawal from the acquisition two months ago. According to some Spanish media,...
Mexico:
DirecTV Go adds TV Azteca’s Clic
Mexico’s DirectTV Go (AT&T’s Pay TV OTT service) added Clic, a channel owned by TV Azteca, to its line-up on June 29. In this way, the streaming platform is already offering TV Azteca’s whole Pay TV portfolio, since Mundo, Corazón and Cinema...
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Brazil:
CNN Brasil intends to enter FTA TV market
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...
Argentina:
Cablevisión to integrate Amazon Prime Video into Flow platform
Argentine Pay TV company Cablevisión (owned by Telecom) is working to add Amazon Prime Video to its Flow platform. The news was disclosed by Telecom CEO Norberto Nobile at IBM Change, a virtual event held on June 25. The launch date has not been set yet. When TAVI...
Brazil:
Globoplay plans to launch new package including Globosat’s live channels
Brazil's Globo is planning to add Globosat's live and linear channels to its Globoplay streaming platform, according to local website Tudo Celular. The idea is to launch a new package, for which the user will have to pay an extra fee in addition to the classic...
Global:
Amazon Prime Video plans to launch linear and live TV service
Amazon is working on the introduction of a new service into its OTT Prime Video, according to website Protocol. The new service will include linear and live TV channels. This initiative differs from Prime Video Channels service, available in the United States since...
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Latin America:
CBS starts expansion into Latin America by launching CBS News app
CBS, a U.S. Free To Air TV network owned by ViacomCBS, started its expansion into Latin America by announcing the launch of its mobile app CBS News on June 23, which provides access to CBSN, a free streaming service including a 24/7 live channel. The performance of...
Mexico:
There is already a solid buyer for Fox Sports México
According to information published by Mexican website Mediotiempo, there is already a solid buyer for Fox Sports México. The Walt Disney Company is required to divest itself of Fox Sports México in order that the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), the Mexican...
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 authorities. The new...
Latin America:
HBO strategy: to release new series first on HBO Go
Premium network HBO is using a peculiar strategy for the launch of some of its new series in Latin America, which consists in prioritizing its streaming platform HBO Go. Productions are first released on HBO Go and it is only a few days later that the episodes begin...
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Global:
AT&T under pressure to sell DirecTV
U.S. telecommunications company AT&T is facing pressure to sell its satellite TV operator DirecTV. According to Fox Business’ Charlie Gasparino, "AT&T is coming under tremendous shareholder pressure to cut costs." In order to attain that goal, bankers suggest...
Argentina:
Cablevisión to integrate Amazon Prime Video into Flow platform
Argentine Pay TV company Cablevisión (owned by Telecom) is working to add Amazon Prime Video to its Flow platform. The news was disclosed by Telecom CEO Norberto Nobile at IBM Change, a virtual event held on June 25. The launch date has not been set yet. When TAVI...
Argentina:
Amazon to be sued for its new original El Presidente
Relatives of late Julio Humberto Grondona, who held office as President of the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino -AFA- (Argentine Soccer Association) between 1979 and 2014, will sue Amazon for millions in damages in connection with its original series El Presidente,...
