Tag Archives: 2022

Univision strengthens its steaming executives team after launching its new OTT together with Televisa

Spanish-language and media content company Univision Holdings, Inc. has officially announced this last Friday, July 30th the addition of new leaders to its streaming leadership team, following the recent announcement of a new global streaming platform, which will feature both free ad-supported (AVOD) AND premium subscription (SVOD) based offerings, and whose launch is scheduled for [...]

Netflix plans to expand its content catalog with video games as of 2022

According to information reported by the US financial advisory company Bloomberg, Netflix plans to expand its catalog beyond movies and series, and is evaluating the addition of video games as part of its content offering, as of 2022 on a global scale. According to Bloomberg, Netflix does not plan to charge its subscribers an extra [...]

Univision confirms the launch of a new global OTT after merging its assets with Televisa

Univision Communications has officially announced this last Monday, June 21st, its plans to launch a new global OTT, which includes both free ad-supported (AVOD) and premium subscription (SVOD) based options, to launch in the US and Latin America in 2022. The news comes after, in mid-April, Univision and Televisa merged their assets and announced the [...]

YouTube to broadcast San Pablo’s Paulistão Ligue starting in 2022

The Federacion Paulista de Futbol (FPF), entity that regulates football in São Paulo, Brazil, has announced this last Monday, June 7th, an agreement with YouTube (Google) through which the platform will be able to broadcast Paulistãos matches, name by which the Paulista Football League is known, made up by professional football clubs of São Paulo. [...]

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment sign licensing deal for feature films in the US from 2022

According to the information that Netflix has officially reported, the company and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have announced a multiyear, exclusive first pay window licensing deal in the US for theatrically released SPE feature films, beginning with their 2022 film slate. The new partnership will replace the one Netflix had run with Starz. In addition, [...]

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment sign licensing deal for feature films in the US from 2022

According to the information that Netflix has officially reported, the company and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have announced a multiyear, exclusive first pay window licensing deal in the US for theatrically released SPE feature films, beginning with their 2022 film slate. The new partnership will replace the one Netflix had run with Starz. In addition, [...]

Dominican Republic to invest USD 30 million in STBs for DTT

Nelson de Jesus Arroyo, President of the Board of Directors of the  Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Indotel), reported that the Dominican telecommunications regulator will remain focused on the analog blackout’s implementation in the Caribbean country, which is scheduled for 2022 This way, a USD 30 million investment in STBs for DTT on the island [...]

Band to broadcast F1 races in Brazil until the end of 2022

As reported by the Folha de São Paulos and other specialized websites in Brazil, the Bandeirantes Group has announced this Tuesday, February 9th, an agreement to broadcast Formula 1 races (F1) exclusively in the country, until the end of 2022. The competitions 2021 season is scheduled to start next March 28th, and will run until [...]

Chile to update TV audience measurement system and include on demand consumption in 2022

As reported by La Cuarta and other specialized websites in Chile, the country will change the way it measures TV programs audiences, and will leave behind the people meter system, which has been implemented in the country since 1991, starting in 2022. As part of the change, a tender will be opened in order to [...]

SBT may acquire Copa Libertadores TV broadcasting rights in Brazil until 2022

According to what several Brazilian websites have recently reported, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and SBT would be about to run an agreement on the negotiation so that the Brazilian FTA TV channel can broadcast two weekly matches of the Copa Libertadores in Brazil until 2022. Up to now, SBT and Conmebol have not [...]