Tag Archives: TV

Brazil is close to approve new rules for football broadcasts on TV

Brazilian Senate has approved this last Tuesday the Lei do Mandante (N°. 2,336; 2021), which introduces changes on football matches broadcasting rights in Brazil. The text makes changes on the current regulations established in the Lei Pele (N° 9,615; 1998), which reports that the TV rights of the teams that star in a football match [...]

FTTH represents 60% of ETB’s fixed services customers base in Colombia

As part of its Q2 2021 results report presentation, the Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota (ETB) reported that its FTTH customer base achieved a 11% growth during the first half of the year, and ended June with 374 thousand subscribers, which represents around 37 thousand new subscribers in relation to December 2020. Likewise, the company [...]

Jovem Pan starts its TV expansion with match between Athlético Paranaense and Corinthians

Brazilian Group Jovem Pan  has officially announced a new partnership to start its expansion into the sports field. According to the information that was reported, the initiative will start this coming Sunday, August 22nd, with the match between Brazilian teams Athletico Paranaense and Corinthians, due to the Brazilian Professional Football League, known as Brasileirão. With [...]

Entel launches new pay TV offer via streaming for mobile customers in Bolivia

Telecommunications company Entel Bolivia has officially announced on August 16th the launch of Entel TV Smart, its new pay TV offering via streaming, available to the company’s mobile customers, both prepaid and postpaid, although, as reported, it will soon be available to clients of other operators in the country. The app is available for download [...]

Panasonic to stop marketing TVs and sound systems in Brazil

According to the information reported on several specialized websites in Brazil and other countries in the region, the Japanese company Panasonic plans to stop marketing TVs and sound systems in Brazil, after 40 years working on the development of that business in the companys facilities located in Manaus.  This way, the company plans not to [...]

Totalplay strengthens its entertainment offer with Totalplay TV

Mexican telecommunications company Totalplay (Grupo Salinas) has officially announced this Wednesday, August 11th, the launch of Totalplay TV. It is a new STB through which it aims to redefine its clients entertainment experience The device was developed in partnership with the French technology company Sagemcom. According to the information reported by Totalplay, the new STB [...]

Jovem Pan gets ready to launch its new TV channel and premiers program on History Channel

Brazilian Group Jovem Pan, which owns several radio stations in Brazil, has announced a new partnership with A+E Networks, so that the journalistic program Jornal da Manhã, leader in terms of live radio streaming, is available on pay TV through History Channel. The agreement became effective on August 3rd, and allows History subscribers to access [...]

Millicom to invest USD 250 million to expand its TV and internet offerings in Panama

Millicom International Cellular, whose operations in Latin America are known under the Tigo brand, announced a USD 250 million investment, with the aim of expanding its fixed and mobile internet services in Panama, where it also plans to create a Fintech Hub, according to the information that the company has officially reported this week. The [...]

Claro launches new Android TV STB in Colombia

Telecommunications company Claro (America Movil)  has recently announced the launch of a new Android TV STB in Colombia. According to the information officially reported by the company, the offer has been available in Bogota since last May 3rd, and will be launched in other cities of the country soon. As pay TV service leaders in [...]