AT&T sells its Hulu’s 10% part

Hulu announced it acquired the WarnerMedia’s (AT&T) 10% stake in the streaming platform. The transaction was valued in USD 1,430 million. With the acquisition, Hulu becomes the owner of Disney (which concentrates a 60% after formalizing the merger with Fox) and Comcast / NBCUniversal (30%). The sale of AT&T shares made Hulu to be valued at USD 15 bill...

BBC and Channels Television roll out new TV programme ‘Gist Nigeria’

BBC and Nigeria’s Channels Television launch new current affairs programme called ‘Gist Nigeria’ on Channels TV in Nigeria. The studio-based programme will emphasize on the stories behind the news, with original storytelling and audience interaction via @GistNigeriaTV and its studio in Lagos.Co-produced by Channels Televisi...

Repretel broadcasts American Cup’s matches exclusively in Costa Rica

Pablo Guzman, Costa Rican Repretel Group’s Sports Director, confirmed that the company completed the American Cup broadcasting ...

Smithsonian Channel arrives at Brazil in Net’s programming

Brazilian Bandeirantes Communication Group officially announced the arrival of the pay TV Smithsonian Channel, available from next April ...

SBT, Record and Rede TV to invest in Brazilian films realizations

Simba Content, a joint venture that brings together Brazilian pay TV channels Rede TV, Record and SBT, together with the Paris Enter...

Tigo Sports to broadcast new Central America Premier Cup

Tigo Sports (Millicom) will develop Central America Premier Cup’s broadcasts, new football championship endorsed by the Confederation of Nort...

DAZN buys Brazilian Football Championship’s Serie C

The sports OTT DAZN acquired the rights to broadcast the Brazillian Football Championship’s Serie C, the third tier of the Brazilian football le...

The NTT IndyCar Series is available in Latin America through Claro Video

Claro Video presented the launch of the NTT IndyCar Series races 2019 season , the highest category of motorsports in the Uni...

Burkina Faso to end transmission of analogue television signals by November 2019

Burkina Faso plans to end the transmission of analogue television signals as from November 2019. This decision was ta...

Music channel Mezzo now available on Canal+ Africa

French music channel Mezzo, dedicated to classical music, jazz and dance, is now available on Les Bouquets Canal+, distributed in 22 African countr...

Ooredoo offers a more thrilling experience with Stream on HD

Ooredoo offers the new Stream On HD service entirely available for New Shababiah customers. Users can subscribe daily and access a world ...

Disney+ to be launched next November 12th and will cost USD 7 monthly

The Walt Disney Company officially announced that its OTT Disney + will be launched next November 12th in the US. The subscripti...

Personal launches Flow in Paraguay

Pay-TV operator Personal (Telecom) launched Flow in Paraguay, an IPTV service with new features that allow subscribers to watch live TV, series, movies and premier...

EBC joins TV Brazil and NBR programming on Nova TV

Alexandre Graziani,  Brazil Communication Company’s President (EBC), approved an ordinance to unify TV Brasil and NBR programming on Nova TV Brasil...

Facebook and Fox Sports extend Libertadores Cup’s broadcast

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and Facebook agreed to extend from 28 to 46 Copa Libertadores matches broadcast for...

Telefonica to produce original series in Latin America

Telefonica announced it will produce original fiction series in Latin America. According to the company, the first three are being pre produced...

Procon notifies Brazilian pay TV operators about football broadcasts in PPV

Consumer Protection and Defense Foundation (Procon), based in San Pablo, Brazil, notified Pay TV operators Claro, Sky, Viv...

e.TV Ghana to roll out new TV shows

e.TV Ghana is bringing an array of exciting new shows this April. The introduction of the new shows is part of e.TV Ghana’s offer to bring quality television cont...

Discovery offers ‘Real Time’ And ‘Discovery Family’ To StarTimes subscribers across Africa

Discovery, Inc. rolls out channel ‘Real Time’ across Africa. Since 15 April 2019, the female genera...

UFC inks multi-year rights deal with Abu Dhabi Media for MENA

Pay-television broadcaster Abu Dhabi Media has obtained exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship media rights in MENA, with the state-ru...

Real Madrid TV is available in Mexico through Izzi

Mexican pay TV operator Izzi informed that it already has the official Real Madrid channel available to its subscribers. The network is called ‘Rea...

DirecTV launches new sports newscast in Peru

DirecTV announced the launching of Connection DirecTV, its new sports newscast, which is being premiered today on DirecTV Sports in Peru. The program wil...

Chilean classic football match was broadcast for the first time in Argentina

Chilean classic football match between teams Catholic University and Chilean University, which was played yesterday at th...

Uruguayan pay TV operators are digitized with Nagra and Bold

Eight Uruguayan pay TV operators, associated with the Uruguayan Television Chamber for Subscribers (CUTA), started their pay TV digital o...

LaLiga advances against audiovisual piracy in Peru

Six Peruvian websites that broadcast matches from LaLiga Santander and other audiovisual content were blocked by the  Competition Defense and Intel...

Telefonica asks to avoid double taxes payment in Mexico

Finance and Public Credit Ministry’s (SHCP) proposal to impose a tax to OTTs in Mexico from 2020 would also apply for Movistar Play, recently ...

Pluto TV increases its international audience

“The free linear OTT Pluto TV, recently acquired by Viacom, currently records 15 million monthly active users. According to the company, Pluto TV ended ...

HBO Go arrives at Cinepolis Klic

After announcing that it is available on LG and Samsung’s Smart TVs, it will also be possible to hire HBO Go through Cinepolis Klic. Those who want to have access to...

CDF adds new National B Division’s matches

Chilean Football Channel (CDF)  has added a new National B Division match to its live broadcasts, and totalizes two from the promotion that will be seen ...

HBO Go is also available on Samsung Smart TVs

After HBO announced on March 20th that its OTT HBO Go is available on LG's Smart TVs, the company reported that since last Monday, HBO Go customers will...

RCA launches new 32-inch Android TV in Argentina

RCA is launching the first Smart TV in conventional size in Argentina, with Android as operating system and compatible with Google Play and Google As...

Uruguay leads anime audience in Latin America

The OTT Crunchyroll, the biggest anime market referent with more than one million subscribers,  published a 10 countries list that represented anime’s c...

Mondo TV arrives at Latin America with Amazon Prime Video Direct

Mondo TV Ibero-America announced it will add part of its series and animated films catalog to its Latin American customers base in Am...

Liberty Puerto Rico broadcast contents from Telemundo and other channels again

Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico and NBC Universal finally came to terms with Telemundo (Channel 2), NBC Puerto Rico,...

TV Azteca leaves Santos Laguna’s football matches broadcasts

After several rumorous days, versions were confirmed and Mexican football team Santos Laguna officially confirmed that TV Azteca will s...

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...

QubitTV joins Roku in Argentina

Argentine OTT QubitTV incorporated its full films catalog in Roku, which includes movies from all times into its most outstanding contents. ‘Since 2018 Roku and Qubit...

Peru could also collect taxes from OTTs

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented a report that suggests that Peru would collect taxes from Netflix and...

Chilean TV channels want to postpone analog blackout for April 2025

Chilean National TV Association (Anatel) asked the Telecommunications Sub-Secretary (Subtel)  to extend for five more years the de...

Mega becomes Megamedia holding company

Chilean group Mega became from last April 1st the Mega Media Holding, a brand that brings together its FTA, pay TV, radio and websites areas and will offer new...

Mexican Radio Centro Group to broadcast on FTA with Channel 8

Mexican Radio Centro Group’s (GRC) president, Francisco Aguirre Gomez, confirmed that the company will start broadcasts on FTA TV in Oct...

Mirada launches Iris with Digital Cable TV in Bolivia

Mirada, leading integrated software products and services for digital TV operators and broadcasters provider, announced the launching of its Iri...

UOL offers ESPN full catalog at UOL Esporte Clube

ESPN will launch all of its linear channels -ESPN Brasil, ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Extra -this week in UOL Esporte Clube, the Universe OInline’s  (UOL)...

Sky has more programming options for prepaid subscribers

Brazilian satellite pay TV operator Sky has expanded its prepaid channel packages catalog with different time periods and programming. The Di...

Netflix inked deal to collaborate on its first African animated original

Netflix has inked a deal to team up with South Africa’s Triggerfish Animation Studios and UK distributor CAKE on animated act...

Telstar secures mobile phone license in Angola

Telstar has secured mobile phone license in Angola. The telecom operator was awarded this license after winning the tender issued by the Angolan govern...

MTN launched Bundle Bonanza promotion in SA

As from Tuesday, 16 April 2019, new MTN prepaid subscribers will now obtain integrated bundles when they recharge with 1.42 USD (R20) or more which will a...

FRiENDi mobile subscribers to migrate to Ooredoo’s mobile network

Ooredoo Oman and FRiENDi mobile, part of the Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa group, have inked a long-term agreement to off...

Netflix to produce new Arabic series ‘Al Rawabi School for Girls’

Netflix’s latest original Arabic series, is a high school drama produced with a full female Arab cast and crew. Al Rawabi School...

Prime TV suspension lifted in Zambia

The Independent Broadcasting Authority has lifted the suspension of Prime Television, effective immediately. The ban was enforced ‘exhibiting unprofessional elem...

BBC sealed deal with Showstopper Media for African version of The Great British Bake Off

Showstopper Media and BBC will adapt the hit cookery show ‘The Great British Bake Off’ for the East African m...

Jamii Telecom secures 4G licence in Kenya

Jamii Telecom put a request through the Communications Authority of Kenya to pay the 4G spectrum fee of KES 2.5 billion in instalments. The proposal was for...

MTN South Africa launched 5G trial

MTN has deployed a trial 5G network as an indoor business solution, and the company stated that commercial-grade 5G network equipment and devices were used in this...

Ooredoo Money offered instant cash back reward

Ooredoo Money customers who send money for the first time using existing Ooredoo Money International Money Transfer partners MoneyGram, Aldar Exchange ...

StarTimes and MTN partnered for mobile internet

StarTimes Nigeria and MTN has partnered together to offer mobile internet to its subscribers on the network a special data bundle known as ‘StarTimes ...

Boomplay, the next Spotify of Africa

Boomplay, a service founded by Transsnet has raised $20 million in outside funding as it looks to break into more sub-Saharan countries and continue to build up ...