October 27, 2021
Megacable Group (Mexico) Pay TV
The Mexican operator Megacable surpassed 3.5 million subscribers in its Video service by the end of Q3 2021, thanks to a growth of 4.6% compared to the same period of 2020, as announced in a report released by the company . On the other hand, it also registered a 9.3% increase in total revenue, also compared to Q3 2020, with a record amount of more than USD 300 thousand in one quarter. Furthermore, between this period and the same period last year, the operator increased considerably in the number of Internet (9.9%) and Telephony (16.8%) customers. In total, as reported to the Mexican Stock Exchange, the mass segment that includes the three services grew 10% in total subscribers. One of the drivers of the increase in new users was the launch of Xview +, Megacable's platform based on Android TV, which offers content from the main...
HBO Max adds Turkish series package from MADD for Latin America
| October 27th, 2021
October 27th, 2021
MADD Entertainment, the Turkish drama production brand, reached an agreement with WarnerMedia Latin America to integrate a series package into the HBO Max platform offering in the region. Previously, both parties had already signed to incorporate two fictions, and after the success and good rece...
Vivo integrates Disney Plus content to its Vivo Play platform
October 27, 2021
Vivo (Brazil) IPTV subscribers
Brazilian operator Vivo announced a new phase of its alliance with The Walt Disney Company and integrated Disney Plus content to its streaming platform, Vivo Play. From now on, subscribers will be able to search for all OTT series and movies directly from the app, and once the title is selected,...
Vivo integrates Disney Plus content to its Vivo Play platform
October 27, 2021
Vivo (Brazil) IPTV subscribers
Brazilian operator Vivo announced a new phase of its alliance with The Walt Disney Company and integrated Disney Plus content to its streaming platform, Vivo Play. From now on, subscribers will be able to search for all OTT series and movies directly from the app, and once the title is selected,...
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Totalplay launches “Club TotalPlay Wi-Fi” to access the network from modems of other users in Mexico
October 26, 2021
Totalplay (Mexico) Internet
Mexican operator TotalPlay launched a new internet network concept that allows subscribers to connect to the modem signal of other users of the service. Club TotalPlay Wifi allows each client to e...
NBCUniversal launches premium channels package for DirecTV in Latin America and Sky Mexico
| October 25th, 2021
October 25th, 2021
NBCUniversal International Networks launched its own premium package with five channels of the brand, available to users of DirecTV Latin America, DirecTV Go and Sky Mexico. As detailed by the co...
Megacable introduces streaming package incorporated to STB of linear channe
October 22, 2021
Megacable Group (Mexico) Pay TV
Raymundo Fernández, Co CEO of the Mexican operator Megacable, announced that the company has already begun offering a new streaming package, which is directly integrated into its traditional pay T...
Digital audio advertising revenue would reach USD 100 million in Latin America by 2026, estimates Dataxis
October 21, 2021
The Digital Audio market - Dataxis
According to a Dataxis study, revenue from digital audio, radio streaming, and podcast advertising in Latin America could reach USD 100 million by 2026. Although business continues to be small in ...
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A+E Latin America launches tool to measure advertising audiences on its channels
| October 27th, 2021
October 27th, 2021
A+E Latin America launched Total Audience Plus, a tool that makes it possible to measure the impact and total audience of advertising campaigns on the brand...
HBO Max repeats Latin America strategy and offers 50% discount for life in Spain
| October 26th, 2021
October 26th, 2021
HBO Max, the OTT of the premium channel brand, finally arrived in Spain and used the same promotion strategy that it used for its launch in Latin America. F...
Netflix and HBO Max have the largest offer in Spanish according to Reelgood study
| October 26th, 2021
October 26th, 2021
Netflix and HBO Max are the platforms with the largest Spanish offer in the United States among the five largest OTTs, according to a study carried out by t...
CONMEBOL and Globo end legal fight over Copa Libertadores broadcasting contract
| October 26th, 2021
October 26th, 2021
The Brazilian free-to-air TV channel Globo and the South American soccer organization CONMEBOL reached an agreement after the legal fight over the terminati...
Entel Chile offers 6 free months of Apple Music for mobile service customers
| October 25th, 2021
October 25th, 2021
Entel Chile, one of the main telecommunications companies in the Latin American country, launched a promotion to attract new customers to its postpaid mobil...
Televisa intervenes in the sale of Fox Sports to the Lauman Group
| October 25th, 2021
October 25th, 2021
The Mexican entertainment company Televisa requested legal protection in the process of selling the Fox Sports México signal, owned by Disney, to the Lauman...
América Móvil claims to have Telmex subsidiary concession until 2056
| October 25th, 2021
October 25th, 2021
The telecommunications company América Móvil explained in a statement that since December 2016 it has had an extension of the concession of its Telmex subsi...
Globoplay grew 42% in subscribers for the first half of 2021
| October 22nd, 2021
October 22nd, 2021
Globoplay, the Brazilian operator's streaming service, increased 42% in number of subscribers until June 2021, according to a report for the first half of t...
CEO of Telecom Argentina assures that Flow Flex “will make the client independent from the network”
| October 22nd, 2021
October 22nd, 2021
Roberto Nobile, CEO of Telecom Argentina, announced that Flow Flex, the future version of Flow for users who do not have the company’s Internet service, "wi...
Luis Arvizu, CEO of Blim TV: “Blim TV, Prende TV and VIX will become a single platform”
| October 22nd, 2021
October 22nd, 2021
Luis Arvizu, CEO of Blim TV, announced that the service will join the other two applications of the Televisa-Univision brand, Prende TV and VIX, to consolid...
WispMx begins to provide Wifi 6 in massive areas of Mexico
| October 21st, 2021
October 21st, 2021
Rafael Núñez Cuevas, Founder of WispMx, announced during his participation in the second day of Nextv Series Mexico 2021 that the provider has already begun...
Claro launched Clarotv + in Puerto Rico to combine live signals with streaming
| October 21st, 2021
October 21st, 2021
Claro launched its new television service in Puerto Rico that aims to unify the experience of live programming with online streaming services. From now on, ...
América Móvil says IPTVs growth boosted piracy of Pay TV in Brazil
| October 21st, 2021
October 21st, 2021
The telecommunications company América Móvil revealed that in the last two years there was a great multiplication of piracy of pay TV content in Brazil, and...
Netflix fell significantly in subscriptions in Latin America for Q3 2021
| October 20th, 2021
October 20th, 2021
According to the latest report for Q3 2021, Netflix obtained 330 thousand new subscribers in Latin America, which represents a significant drop compared to ...
Claro Box TV reaches 190 thousand subscribers in Brazil in Q3 2021
| October 20th, 2021
October 20th, 2021
América Móvil presented the results of its subsidiaries for Q3 2021 and revealed that the Claro Box TV service in Brazil reached 190 thousand subscribers. T...
Telmex joins DTH Star TV from Mexico to sell pay TV service
| October 20th, 2021
October 20th, 2021
Telmex, the Mexican telco of América Móvil, integrated Star TV's satellite pay TV platform into its offer, after signing a contract for the promotion and ma...
Telmex joins DTH Star TV from Mexico to sell pay TV service
| October 20th, 2021
October 20th, 2021
Telmex, the Mexican telco of América Móvil, integrated Star TV's satellite pay TV platform into its offer, after signing a contract for the promotion and ma...
LG Electronics integrates DirecTV Go to more of their TVs in Latin America
| October 19th, 2021
October 19th, 2021
LG Electronics integrated the DirecTV Go app, DirecTV's streaming service, to all its Latin American devices that were produced in 2017 and have the WebOS 3...
Telemundo from Puerto Rico agrees content pack with Inter Medya from Turkey
| October 19th, 2021
October 19th, 2021
Puerto Rico's Telemundo open TV signal agreed to purchase a pack of thirteen films from the Turkish producer Inter Medya, to integrate it into a new section...
Amazon Prime Video launches PPV system for customers and unsubscribed in Brazil
| October 19th, 2021
October 19th, 2021
Amazon Prime Video inaugurated a new Pay Per View system for its platform in Brazil, under the name of “Prime Video Store”. Since yesterday, both OTT custom...
HBO Max enables access on PS4 and PS5 in Latin America and the Caribbean
| October 18th, 2021
October 18th, 2021
The last two Sony Playstation consoles, PS4 and PS5, integrated direct access to the OTT HBO Max for their users throughout Latin America and the Caribbean....
Discovery partners with Globoplay to launch Discovery + in Brazil
| October 18th, 2021
October 18th, 2021
The Brazilian streaming platform Globoplay added the new OTT Discovery + to its offer following an agreement with the channel brand of the same name. Origin...
Disney broadcasts the Brazilian championship on ESPN and Star +
| October 18th, 2021
October 18th, 2021
Disney began broadcasting matches of the Brasileirão soccer tournament throughout Latin America through the ESPN Pay TV service and its recently launched OT...
Paramount Plus prepares launch in Europe after expanding in Latin America
| October 15th, 2021
October 15th, 2021
After having completed its expansion in Latin America, Australia, Canada and the Nordic countries, the Paramount Plus streaming platform is preparing its la...
Globoplay streaming service arrives in Portugal
| October 15th, 2021
October 15th, 2021
Brazilian operator Globo finally launched its Globoplay streaming platform in Portugal. According to the company, the expansion was a response to the big re...
Telefónica sells Movistar in El Salvador to General International Telecom
| October 15th, 2021
October 15th, 2021
Telecommunications company Telefónica reached an agreement with General International Telecom for the sale of its Movistar unit in El Salvador. After the fa...
Samsung TV Plus exceeds 50 channels in Mexico and Brazil
| October 14th, 2021
October 14th, 2021
The Samsung TV Plus channel platform, available for all the brand's Smart TVs, exceeded 50 free signals for users in Brazil and Mexico, where it has been op...
DirecTV offers three day free window for HBO pack in Latin America
| October 14th, 2021
October 14th, 2021
DirecTV announced that it will offer a three day freeview to access all the channels of the HBO premium pack, available to its clients in Latin America, bot...
DirecTV offers three day free window for HBO pack in Latin America
| October 14th, 2021
October 14th, 2021
DirecTV announced that it will offer a three day freeview to access all the channels of the HBO premium pack, available to its clients in Latin America, bot...
Roku integrates VIDA hybrid streaming app to its platform in Mexico
| October 14th, 2021
October 14th, 2021
Roku integrated VIDA, Digital Media Distribution Limited's hybrid streaming application, to its platform in Mexico. From now on, users will be able to enjoy...
DirecTV integrates All3Media content package for Latin America
| October 13th, 2021
October 13th, 2021
DirecTV integrated a new content package for its Latin American subscribers, following a multi-genre agreement with independent distributor All3Media Intern...
Samsung integrates Pluto TV to its smart TVs in Brazil
| October 13th, 2021
October 13th, 2021
Recently, the technology company Samsung incorporated access to Pluto TV, ViacomCBS' IPTV, to the Tizen operating system of its Smart TVs in Brazil. However...
TNT Sports teams up with TikTok to broadcast UEFA Champions League in Brazil and Mexico
October 13, 2021
TNT Sports Brazil (Brazil) Sports pack
The sports TV signal TNT Sports partnered with TikTok to broadcast the UEFA Champions League Cup in Brazil and Mexico. The two-screen experience will includ...
Amazon Prime Video agrees with Argentina’s open TV signal for the premiere of Maradona: Sueño Bendito
| October 12th, 2021
October 12th, 2021
Amazon Prime Video made an agreement with the open TV signal from Argentina, Canal 9, to broadcast live the premiere event and the first episode of Maradona...
Brazilian VOD platform Looke incorporates content from Russia’s NTV
| October 12th, 2021
October 12th, 2021
The Brazilian VOD platform Looke acquired the rights to four original productions from the Russian operator NTV Broadcasting Company, to incorporate them in...
Globo signs with five Brazilian clubs to showcase their games
| October 12th, 2021
October 12th, 2021
The Brazilian operator Globo signed a contract with five clubs participating in the Brasileirão championship to guarantee the exhibition of their games. Fro...
LG TVs integrate access to Apple TV in Brazil
| October 8th, 2021
October 8th, 2021
In recent days, Brazilian users of LG televisions registered the appearance of the Apple TV platform in the interface of the devices. Until recently, those ...
Caracol TV from Colombia expands to Mexico
| October 8th, 2021
October 8th, 2021
Caracol TV, the open TV signal and audiovisual content producer from Colombia, announced that it will open a division in Mexico for the development of new p...
OTT Anime Onegai introduces PPV mode
| October 8th, 2021
October 8th, 2021
Anime Onegai, the streaming service specialized in anime content for Latin America, introduced the Pay Per View modality to its platform, under the name of ...
Pluto TV launches Filmstream channel in Latin America
| October 7th, 2021
October 7th, 2021
The media and entertainment company SPI / Filmbox agreed with the IPTV Pluto TV to launch its Filmstream channel, specialized in classic and independent fil...
Pantaya joins YouTube TV as a premium channel
| October 7th, 2021
October 7th, 2021
Pantaya, the content platform aimed at the Hispanic audience in the US, joined the YouTube TV subscription streaming service as a premium channel, with a mo...
Telecine Play closes its platform and transfers content to Globoplay
| October 7th, 2021
October 7th, 2021
Telecine, the premium service of the Brazilian operator Globo, announced that it will close its streaming platform, Telecine Play, in the coming weeks and t...
Guigo TV partners with Campsoft to strengthen its relationship with ISPs
| October 6th, 2021
October 6th, 2021
Guigo TV, the first online pay TV service in Brazil, partnered with digital solutions company Campsoft to boost its integration and communication with ISPs....
Turkish series platform Kanal D Drama arrives in Mexico
| October 6th, 2021
October 6th, 2021
After announcing its arrival in Latin America, THEMA America finally launched its SVOD Kanal D Drama app in Mexico. From now on, the platform specialized in...
Viasat expands its coverage in executive jets in Brazil thanks to Telebras
| October 6th, 2021
October 6th, 2021
The North American company Viasat announced the expansion of its connectivity coverage for executive jet flights in Brazil, for which it will use the capaci...
Telecom Argentina replaces Cablevisión and Fibertel with Personal and Flow
| October 5th, 2021
October 5th, 2021
The telecommunications company Telecom Argentina transformed its identity and announced the end of the brands Cablevisión, a pay TV service, and Fibertel, a...
FlixLatino integrates its application on Comcast’s Xfinity platforms
| October 5th, 2021
October 5th, 2021
FlixLatino, the Somos Next’s SVOD aimed at the Hispanic audience in the US and Puerto Rico, launched its app of the same name and announced its integration ...
LiveSports launches new B2B application to broadcast sporting events
| October 5th, 2021
October 5th, 2021
LiveSports teamed up with Futura Produções to launch a new app focused on B2B, LiveSports Brazil, with the main goal of extending the exhibition of sporting...
