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Telecentro revamps its TV Everywhere platform

Argentine operator Telecentro has launched an evolution of its TV Everywhere platform, Telecentro Play. The service now integrates new features in the set-top box, as well as the possibility of watching linear live TV on mobile devices. The new applica...
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Netflix reached 125 million subscribers in Q118

Netflix added 7.4 million subscribers in Q118 (including courtesy accounts), more than the 6.3 million expected by analysts. The service reached 125 million members worldwide (118.9 million are paid accounts). In the United States, Netflix added 1.9...
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Emerge Gaming signed agreement with MTN group for services in Africa

As part of its commercial strategy, Emerge Gaming has signed a profit-sharing agreement with one of the largest telcos in Africa, MTN Group, under which its subsidiary MTN South Africa will provide Emerge Gaming with access to it...

Tigo launches One TV platform in Costa Rica

Tigo has launched its One TV platform in Costa Rica, which integrates linear pay TV with OTT VOD services such as Fox and Crackle, among others. In this w...

Oi includes OTT apps on new mobile plans

Brazilian telecommunications company Oi announced the launch of new postpaid mobile plans that include access to online video apps such as Fox+, WatchESPN, D...

Atrescine launches in Panama with Cable Onda

Atrescine, the new HD channel of Atresmedia Internacional dedicated to Spanish cinema and addressed to the Hispanic market, has signed its first distribu...

Colombia renews Caracol and RCN TV licenses for 10 years

The National Television Board approved the renewal of the TV licenses of the private free-to-air channels Caracol and RCN for a period of 10 ...

Brazil’s TIM introduces FTTH broadband plans with access to video services

Brazilian telecommunications operator TIM (Telecom Italia) reformulated its fixed broadband offer, which it markets u...

Chilean free-to-air channels want to postpone the analog switch-off

Chile's free-to-air TV channels called for an extension of the analogue switch-off date, which is scheduled for 2020, due to the d...

Netflix doubles original productions from Europe, Middle East and Africa

From a supernatural drama set in Jordan to a Turkish series called “The Protector,” Netflix is nearly doubling its film produ...

BBC’s association with ECB ends while TalkSport negotiates FTA rights for SA

BBC‘s association with ECB has ended after TalkSport secured free-to-air radio rights. TalkSport are also in negoti...

ASA new rules on TV commercials content before 9pm

The Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa (ASA) has ruled that sexual health commercials should only be shown after 21:00 on South Africa...

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Latin America SVOD OTT subscribers reached 18.2 million in 2017

According to Dataxis latest research, as at 2017, Latin America reached 18.2 million of active paid account subscribed to a Video on D...

NexTV Series Argentina: Technology leaders to analyze the future of TV

Key technology executives will gather in the next edition of NexTV Series Argentina, on May 16 and 17 in Buenos Aires, to discu...

IFT denies Telmex license to offer pay TV in Mexico

Telmex asked the Mexican Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) for a license to offer pay TV in Mexico since the company will carry out its f...

SES launches Ultra HD platform in Latin America

Global satellite operator SES announced the launch of its Ultra HD platform in Latin America to accelerate commercial 4K rollouts among leading pay TV...

Telefónica selects Ericsson to power its TV services in Latin America

Ericsson announced that it has been selected by Telefónica to power a range of advanced TV services in 13 countries in Latin Am...

DirecTV to offer FIFA World Cup matches in virtual reality

DirecTV announced that it will offer, for the first time, the 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia in Virtual Reality (VR). The tec...

Temperature restores hope in music talents on TV Africa Ghana

Temperature is a platform formed by the station to give young rappers and Dancehall artiste the opportunity to show the world what they ...

Free Digital signals for Samburu households

Sixty households in Samburu County locked out after the analogue to digital TV migration will soon receive free digital set top boxes. The digital TV proj...

SABC2 brings DEKATv to its lineup

SABC2 is adding DEKATv to its growing genre of magazine programmes that are educating and entertaining. The magazine show will debut for the first time on SABC2 o...

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Movistar Play surpasses 580,000 users in Peru

Movistar Peru announced investments of close to S/1,400 million (USD 434 million) this year to improve the infrastructure of its fixed and mobile networ...

Formula 1 to launch streaming service in May

Formula 1 announced that it will launch its streaming service, called F1 TV, in May, ahead of the Formula 1 2018 Gran Premio De Espana. Until that time, ...

FlixLatino signs deal with Sprint

FlixLatino, a Spanish-language streaming service, has signed a distribution deal with US mobile carrier Sprint. now, the operator’s customers can receive an exclusi...

TCC promotes its online platform

Uruguayan pay TV operator TCC launched a new multimedia campaign - "TCC Vivo, el tiempo es tuyo" - to promote its online platform. According to the company, more tha...

Personal to launch web series platform

Argentina’s mobile operator Personal announced that it will launch in May the platform Personal Play Webseries, which will offer short- format content, in part...

Comcast to bundle Netflix into cable packages

Comcast announced an expansion of its partnership with Netflix. The US largest pay TV operator will start offering a Netflix subscription in new and exi...

ESPN signs deal with UOL in Brazil

ESPN announced an agreement with UOL for the distribution of ESPN Play service in the recently-launched Esporte Clube platform. This partnership is in line with th...

RT en Español launches on Movistar Peru

News TV channel RT en Español (Russia Today) is now available on the digital platform of Movistar cable operation in Peru, on channel 815 of the Internationa...

GolTV Play arrives in Canada with the Portuguese league

GolTV, the company that owns the TV rights to the soccer leagues in Uruguay and Ecuador, has begun streaming live matches of the Portuguese fi...

Unbrossa selects Eutelsat to launch DTH in the Caribbean

Unbrossa (Unique Broadcasting Service) has signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat Americas for the launch of its new l...

Claro Brasil bets on VOD

Agricio Silva Neto, CEO of Claro Brasil's DTH unit said that “VOD consumption has become stronger and more popular” in the country, allowing customers to be able to customiz...

Hulu and Spotify launch new bundle for USD 12.99

Hulu and Spotify have announced the launch of a new bundle that brings the two popular services together for a USD 12.99 monthly subscription. It wil...

Viacom asks CBS to raise its bid

Viacom has asked CBS to raise its merger bid by USD 2.8 billion or almost a quarter more than CBS's offer, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter. ...

Turner produces first Spanish-language version of “Bake Off”

Turner Latin America is producing in Argentina the first Spanish-language adaptation of the British cooking reality show "Bake Off", ...

Mexico’s TV Azteca acquires Dori Media format “Lalola”

Dori Media Group announced that it has signed an agreement with TV Azteca for the local version of ‘Lalola’, the 150-episode series that ...

Fox and ESPN dominate pay TV sport channels in Latin America

According to Dataxis’ estimations, Fox Sports and ESPN respectively reach a global penetration of 34% and 31% over the total number of TV...

Telefónica brings services under Movistar brand in Argentina

Telefónica formally announced that it has unified all its products in Argentina, which include internet and mobile and fixed telephony, ...

Claro Sports premieres new original series “Sin Derechos”

Claro Sports announced the release of "Sin Derechos", the new original production that will tell the stories of the players of the Mexic...

AT&T announces launch of IPO for Latam pay TV business

AT&T announced the launch of the initial public offering (IPO) of Vrio Corp, the holding company for AT&T's Latin American digital ...

Telefónica selects NPAW to monitor IPTV and OTT networks

Telefónica has selected NPAW, a specialist in video business intelligence and predictive analytics, to develop a tailored solution to monito...

Brazil’s Anatel approves new pay TV rules

Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved new rules for the pay TV market. Among the changes, the regulator established that loca...

Viacom rejects CBS’s offer

Viacom has rejected CBS's first acquisition offer, which is below the market value, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with the situation. According to the report, V...

Mexico to launch new tender for DTT channels

Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) plans to tender new radio and TV stations in the second half of the year, according to the Annual Pro...

DirecTV adds Europa Europa HD in Latin America

AMC Networks International - Latin America announced the launch of Europa Europa HD in DirecTV's lineup in Latin America. As a result of the deal, the ...

AfriDocs documentaries to be available on Channel24 streaming platform

Every week, an African documentary from the AfriDocs platform will be available on Channel24's streaming platform. This was mad...

SACIA aids in developing SA’s broadcast industry

Since 2009, the South African Communication Industries Association (SACIA) has been promoting the adoption of professional standards and ethical bu...

Camtel signs with Friendly Technologies to enhance the triple-play service

In order to improve the triple-play experience of its residential subscribers, Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has sig...

TSTV to start the sale of new Decoder

TSTV Africa launched its activities last year. The company has announced on their social media platform the beginning of the sales of Dexterity decoder. Acc...

Google Go newly launched app in South Africa

Google has announced the launch of Google Go, a new app that will allow users to search and browse using less data. “Users come to us to experience the w...

Arabsat announces the launch of a new satellite by the end of the year for broadband in Africa

During a press conference held on April 12, 2018, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (Arabs...

Big Sister Africa online Registration kicks off in Zimbabwe

South Africa's Gallery Naomi, which is running Big Sister Africa, has opened the online registration for Zimbabweans interested in partici...

CNBC to broadcast from Abu Dhabi HQ

CNBC will unveil its new Middle East headquarters and TV studios. CNBC will broadcast “Capital Connection,” fronted by Middle East anchor Hadley Gamble. The finan...

SuperSport sets World Cup Pop-Up Channels

SuperSport has launched a 24-hour pop-up channel dedicated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament. This follows MultiChoice’s recent announcement of the Hist...

Trace launches a channel dedicated to Congolese music

On Wednesday 4 April, the Trace group launched Trace Kitoko, a television channel dedicated to Congolese music. Announced since August 15, 2017,...

DSA commends ICASA for TV White Space regulations

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance, DSA, congratulates the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, ICASA, for publishing its regulations on...

M-Net revives American Idol for SA viewers

M-Net wants the latest season of the revived American Idol to end in South Africa at the same time as the United States and is putting the drama series Nas...