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Claro Video adds Paramount+ as part of its offer in Mexico as of September 1st

ViacomCBS Networks Americas has officially announced this last Monday a new partnership through which ViacomCBSs SVOD OTT Paramount+ premium catalog, will be available for Claro Video (America Movil) subscribers. The new agreement is valid for Mexico, and will take effect as of this coming Wednesday, September 1st. According to the information that was officially reported [...]

Telcel and Claro join LLA from 2021 to strengthen and expand eSports in Latin America

The League of Legends Latin American League (LLA), the highest competition category of League of Legends, video game developed by Riot Games- in Latin America, has recently announced that, as of 2021, it will join the telecommunications companies Telcel and Claro (America Mpvil ), with the aim of expanding and strengthening esports in Latin America. [...]

Telcel launches new plans with Netflix and Claro Video included

Mexican telecommunications company Telcel (America Movil) announced the launch of new packages with the Netflix subscription included, which it called Max Play. Apart from Netflix, the company’s customers will also have free access to Claro Video. Plans include a promotion with double GBs; in addition to minutes, unlimited SMS and access to different social networks [...]

Carlos Slim Domit questions competition dynamics in Mexico

Carlos Slim Domit, America Movil Board of Directors Chairman, made critics on todays pay TV prices in Mexico and said that, with the lack of competition in the area, prices have increased in a considerable way, while telephony and Internet are maintaining cheaper rates than in the US. Telcel and Telmex, by investing in towns [...]

America Movil request authorization to offer pay TV in Mexico again

America Movil sent a formal request to the Mexican Telecommunications Federal Institute (IFT), in which it asks the regulator  to get authorized to enter the TV market in the country again, either via satellite or internet. Some of the arguments presented by the company in the request were that enabling TV access for any of [...]

America Movil requests license in Mexico with Claro TV

Newspaper El Economista reported that América Móvil asked the Telecommunications Federal Institute (IFT) for a pay TV license in Mexico through a new subsidiary called Claro TV S.A. de C.V. -same brand that it uses in the region- and not through its mobile subsidiary Telcel (Radiomovil Dipsa), as it had previously transcended The IFT had [...]

Telcel increases prices of 24 TV plans in Bolivia

Telefonica Celular of Bolivia -Telcel, which commercial brand is Tigo Bolivia-, informed it customers that it has increased 24 TV plans prices through HCF technology. New values are valid since February, and they mainly affect the Basic, Advanced, HD, TV, Triple Play and Home plans. The increase in the service payment belongs to programming costs [...]

America Movil confirmed it requested a pay TV license in Mexico through Telcel

Daniel Hajj, America Movil General Director, pointed that to give pay TV, we have already sent our request. It is under review at the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), as reported on Wednesday in a conference call with analysts. Mobile subsidiary Telcel -through its legal name, Radiomóvil Dipsa-, has already started procedures to avoid the prohibition [...]