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DAZN offers Brazilian users live streaming of soccer matches on Facebook and YouTube

Sports streaming platform DAZN has entered the Brazilian market with the transmission of one Serie A match on Facebook and YouTube. In March 2019, the company will launch its OTT SVOD service in the country. Cove...
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Launch of AT&T’s new OTT service could find obstacles outside the U.S.

During a presentation with analysts this week, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said that the new OTT service that Warner Media plans for Q419 will be initially available in the United States, since "it's not that simp...
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MTN launches MusicTime streaming service

MTN announced the launch of music streaming service, MusicTime which is now ‘a world first offering’ from the team at Simfy Africa. MusicTime is a time-based music streaming service, offering users premium trending and locally relevant music through partner...

Vivo tests ‘pay as you grow’ model to expand FTTH in Brazil

Telefónica, which in Brazil operates under the Vivo brand, carried out tests in two cities of the country - Brazil (DF) and Uberlândia...

Analog TV users will have channels with same number on DTT

Peruvian Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) proposed to make some modifications to the Master Plan for the Implementation ...

New original National Geographic franchise exceeds 3.7 million viewers

"Bios. Vidas que marcaron la tuya", the new National Geographic franchise recorded "historical ratings" with more than 3.7 mill...

DirecTV acquires Copa Sudamericana rights

DirecTV Latin America has acquired rights to broadcast the Copa Sudamericana and the Recopa in Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Caribbean for the peri...

Chilean Pay TV market reaches 3.4 million subscribers in Q318

According to statistics presented by the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel), the Chilean pay TV market recorded 3.36 millio...

Costa Rica’s ICE absorbs Cable Visión business

The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) has assumed the rights to operate its subsidiary Cable Visión. The state-owned company said in a stateme...

Kwesé launches VoD product in Kenya

Kwesé has changed its strategy and launched a video streaming product Kwesé Play that will allow users to access VoD platforms from their homes. Kwesé attributed...

HStv to hit the broadcasting market in Zimbabwe

HEART & SOUL Broadcasting Services (HStv), an Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) subsidiary, is set to hit the market with a bang by scouting for talent a...

Kwesé to offer gadgets for Internet TV connection clients

Pay TV provider Kwese has delivered converter boxes that offer customers with traditional television sets to connect to the Internet.The de...

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DirecTV to stop buying satellites, to focus on online video business

AT&T, owner of DTH operator DirecTV, announced that is finished buying satellites. Instead, it will focus on growing its onli...

Digital content platform ‘Otro’ launches with soccer stars

The new online service "Otro", focused on the soccer universe, was recently announced globally. It is backed by some of the sport's big...

AT&T could sell its 10% stake in Hulu

In a meeting with analysts, AT&T’s CFO John Stephens said the company is considering selling off its 10% stake in Hulu, the video streaming service, in ...

Sports streaming service DAZN to launch in Brazil

DAZN, the live and on demand sports streaming service, announced that it will launch in Brazil in March 2019, its first market in Latin America. The...

Mediapro launches U-BEAT eSports platform

Spanish group Mediapro announced, at an event held in Barcelona, the international launch of U-BEAT, its new OTT eSports platform, which will offer VOD and ...

Telecine launches standalone OTT service in Brazil

During the NexTV Series Brasil 2018, Globoplay CEO João Mesquita said that "in less than a week" Telecine Play will be available as standalone SVOD...

Showmax adding two South African movies to its library

The local streaming service, Showmax has declared that it will be adding two acclaimed South African films to its content offering.This year’s ...

StarTimes ON app now accessible in Kenya

StarTimes has officially launched its on demand mobile video streaming service in Kenya. The service, StarTimes ON, allows you to watch an array of content f...

MTN rolls out first Disney Mobile Web Service in Nigeria

MTN Nigeria has introduced the first Disney mobile web service in Nigeria, Disney nigeria.mobi which is Disney-themed short-form content, gam...

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Inside Secure enters into an exclusive agreement to acquire Verimatrix

Inside Secure announced that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement to acquire Verimatrix, the global independent leading...

Globo launches direct-to-consumer services Telecine and Premiere

Globo announced that it has launched Telecine and Premiere as direct-to-consumer services. This way, users can access the content wit...

Linear TV channel offering to reduce in the next 10 years, says Hulu CEO

Randy Freer, CEO of the streaming platform Hulu, said that the traditional pay TV offering that includes more than 300 linear...

DirecTV Latin America has a new president

Manuel Abelleyra was appointed president of DirecTV Latin America, a new organizational unit of Vrio Corp. as of October 2018. Previously, the executive was...

Colombian soccer league to be broadcast on a new premium channel

Dimayor, the entity in charge of managing soccer tournaments in Colombia, formally approved the creation of a premium channel to broa...

Fox premieres third season of original series #LlámameBruna

Fox announced the launch in Latin America of the third season of the original Brazilian series #LlámameBruna. All episodes will be availa...

ESPN acquires rights to Italy’s Serie A in Latin America

ESPN International has reached a broad multimedia rights agreement to televise Italy’s Serie A TIM throughout Spanish-speaking Latin Americ...

Argentina renews DTT deal with RT

Russian TV network RT will continue to be available on the DTT platform in Argentina. Its executives renewed the distribution deal until 2022. The signing ceremony ...

Oi grows with pay TV and surpasses Vivo

According to data from regulator Anatel, the Brazilian pay TV market registered 17.7 million active subscribers in October 2018, which represented a fall of 4...

Formula 1 launches VR app

Formula 1 announced that it has reached a partnership agreement with virtual reality (VR) 360º providers The Dream VR to offer fans a new viewership experience, available o...

Canal 1 announces new programming

Colombian network Canal 1 made its upfront presentation in Bogota and announced the new programming slate for 2019, which includes new national productions, movies ...

Turner leads pay TV audience in Peru

Turner Latin America reached the first place in audience among all pay TV groups operating in Peru, thanks to the performance of its channel portfolio, said the ...

Uno TV contents arrive to Mexico’s DTT

The signal of Uno TV, which belongs to the América Móvil group, is available on the DTT platform in Mexico through the channel 6.4 of MVS Television, whi...

Brazil moves forward with DTT transition

Brazil completed the analogue switch-off in the west of Paraná and in the south of Rio Grande do Sul. Meanwhile, in the interior of Rio de Janeiro and São Pa...

Nagra analyzes the future of OTT live sports streaming

Nagra, a Kudelski Group company and a leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, believes that OT...

Grupo Acon acquires ISP operator in Brazil

Grupo Acon completed the acquisition of Conexão Telecom, an ISP provider based in São João da Boa Vista (State of São Paulo, Brazil). With this acquisition...

History launches new branded content initiative

History premiered the new production "Escala Yaris", a branded content initiative with Toyota. It is a short format special for television that visits...

Fox launches new Brazilian original series

Fox announced the release in Latin America of "Impuros - Hasta que la Muerte los Separe", a new original Brazilian production based on real events and set ...

Mexican film industry calls for taxes on OTT platforms

The Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences (AMACC) requested that OTT services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video pay taxes in the count...

Children’s channels to simultaneously broadcast animated short on inclusion

The main children's channels will broadcast simultaneously, on Friday, November 30, “Ian, una historia que nos movil...

Peru’s IRTP signs co-production deal with RTVE

The National Institute of Radio and Television of Peru (IRTP) signed an agreement with the Spanish corporation RTVE to co-produce a series about the ...

Fox Sports secures Copa Libertadores rights until 2022

Fox Sports Latin America renewed for another four seasons -from 2019 to 2022- the multi-platform rights in South America to the Copa Conmebol L...

Cinépolis asks to delay release of “Roma” on Netflix

Cinépolis, the Mexican movie theater chain, which also owns the OTT Cinépolis Klic, issued a statement in which it asks Netflix to p...

YouTube tests ‘ad pods’ format

YouTube announced that it began testing a new advertising format called Ad Pods, which consists of two ads stacked back to back, where viewers have the option to s...

Ooredoo experimenting its 5G network reach in Qatar

Ooredoo has declared that customers will be able to enjoy the high speeds of 5G across Qatar’s desert as soon as commercial devices are available ...

Mobile Operator Tigo rolls out 4G in Senegal

The mobile operator Tigo has officially rolled out 4G in Senegal. The agreement was signed on December 4 in Dakar between Mass Thiam, CEO of Tigo and Abd...

Kwesé iflix to offer epic movies and drama series for the festive season

Kwesé iflix, Africa’s live streaming and video-on-demand (VOD) service has launched an array of entertainment TV shows and m...

Snapchat inks deal with 20 local media brands in MENA

Social media company Snapchat has inked new deals with 20 local media brands to publish its daily stories and shows in content channel known as ...

New TV show ‘’Looking for Love Naija’’ to be aired on Africa Magic Urban Channel

‘’Looking for Love Naija’’ is an Afro reality-TV show presented by BusuMelo Media. Each episode highlights tw...

The 5th season of Vikings available on Starz Play in MENA

TV series Vikings comes back to MENA-based SVOD platform Starz Play. The latest season of Vikings will be offered exclusively across the MEN...

Telkom Kenya seals €35-million loan to extend network

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has offered a loan of €35-million (approximately US$40 million) to Telkom Kenya, the East African country's...

Sotelma-Malitel launched 4G in Mali

The telecommunications company of Mali, Sotelma-Malitel officially launched its 4G network to further improve the quality of the internet connection in Mali. The ...

Liquid Telecom collaborates with Western Cape Government to provide Wi-Fi hotspots

Liquid Telecom has collaborated with the Western Cape government to boost public Wi-Fi hotspots from 178 to 1 600. ...

The new face of BET in Africa is Nomalanga Shozi

The 23 year old TV personality and Rhythm City actress Nomalanga Shozi has been announced as the new face of BET in Africa where she will also be the...

Konnect Africa Launches Its Satellite Internet in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Konnect Africa, an initiative of the satellite operator Eutelsat dedicated to satellite broadband on the African co...

Nokia collaborates with broadband operator, AIS Fibre to launch mesh Wi-Fi solution

Broadband operator, AIS Fibre is teaming up with Nokia to provide residential customers with a new premium service...