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Liberty Latin America presented an offer to buy Millicom

Liberty Latin America,VTR Chile, Liberty Puerto Rico and Cable & Wireless (Flow) owner in the Caribbean y Panamá, presented an offer to buy the company Millicom (Tigo). If the arrangement runs, it would create one of the largest telecomm...
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Tigo will integrate the Amazon Prime Video OTT platform

Tigo (Millicom) will integrate and bill the Amazon Prime Video OTT platform for its postpaid mobile clients and TV and residential Internet subscribers (from 4 megas). The first subsidiary running the agreement is Tigo Guatemala.Tigo’s custom...
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My-HD extends deal with SPI International for MENA

Middle East pay TV platform My-HD will carry channel provider SPI International’s flagship TV channels for another three years thanks to a new deal between the companies.The new agreement ensures that subscribers to My-HD pay TV services will cont...

Record TV made the first live voting with digital TV middleware in Brazil

Brazilian free-to-air  TV network Record TV made the first live voting in Brazilian digital TV through remote control, with ...

ICE files complaint for Cable Visión’s purchase in 2013

Costa Rican Institute of Electricity (ICE) made a complaint to Public Ministry for Cable Visión of Costa Rica purchase, in 2013, when the c...

Minerva and Izzi Telecom choose TiVo as metadata supplier

TiVo Corporation has linked two metadata deals with  metadata supplier of cloud TV solutions Minerva Networks and Mexican cable operator Izz...

Netflix came to terms with Pol-ka to broadcast its third Argentinian serie

Netflix announced the launching of 'Puerta 7', its third original Argentinian serie. It will be produced by Pol-ka (Artear)...

Cinelive will broadcast the Superbowl Final in Brazilian cinemas

Cinelive, a company of the Brazilian group Casablanca, leader in satellite transmission in its country, confirmed it will broadcast ...

AT&T insists with Hulu and Sky Mexico sale

International holding AT&T mentioned the possibility of selling its assets in Hulu and Sky Mexico again, in order to  gain cash after buying Time W...

StarTimes to broadcast UNILAG TV in Lagos

The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, gave the assurance at a news conference to launch the University of Lagos Television Stat...

Safaricom announces new TubeStar base station

Safaricom has launched a new base station technology, TubeStar, developed by Chinese multinational ICT firm Huawei and designed to extend the reach of t...

My-HD extends deal with SPI International for MENA

Middle East pay TV platform My-HD will carry channel provider SPI International’s flagship TV channels for another three years thanks to a new deal...

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Claro Brazil questions in Anatel direct-to-consumer from Pay TV Networks

Pay TV operator Claro made a formal presentation to Anatel, in which it questions direct-to-consumer models that Fox and Turn...

CPC wants to double taxes in Chile for Netflix

Alfonso Swett, president of Chilean Confederation of Production and Commerce (CPC), propose to charge a new tax and a major tribute to OTTs, more expen...

Argentinian holding Interam will launch its DTH NiceTV in March with Chinal and Paraguayan companies

Argentinian holding Interam confirmed the launching of its new DTH  'NiceTV', using the enabling ...

RTVE will launch its OTT platform in Americas

The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE announced the launching of its OTT platform 'RTVE Play' in Latin America, USA and Canada.The already mentioned servi...

Axtel sells a portion of its business to Televisa

Mexican telecommunications company Axtel announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell a portion of its fiber (FTTX) mass market busin...

FNE approves Turner purchase of CDF

Chilean anti-trust regulator FNE approved, with conditions, Turner’s acquisition of soccer broadcaster Canal del Fútbol (CDF). "This acquisition, given the mitiga...

StarTimes offers Satellite TV access to 1000 Nigerian villages

About 1000 Nigerian villages will benefit from the 10,000 African Villages Project, an initiative of the Chinese Government to provide ...

Wildflower is back on StarTimes

The second season of the acclaimed Filipino telenovelas will be aired from January 20th exclusive on ST Novela E Plus. Wildflower is one of the most watched series on...

Cable Network Egypt (CNE) renewed its agreement with beIN

BeIN Sports has restarted airing its linear TV channels in Egypt just one day after the network went off air following a disagreement with c...

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Mexican Pay TV reached more than 22 million subscribers in 2018

As reported by the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), mexican Pay TV ended the second quarter 2018 with 22.458.619 subscriber...

ReporTV closes new deals in Brazil and Belize

Argentinian TV supplier ReporTV came to terms with Brazilian and Belizan operators, in order to bring them its metadata services completely in English a...

CES 2019 shows 8K TV boom

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) new edition  in Las Vegas showed the 8K TV launchings from its leading manufacturers: Samsung (Samsung 65-, 75 and 98- inch LCD), Sonny (Son...

Seventh year of audience leadership in FTA for Telefe

According to data provided by Kantar Ibope Media, Telefe (Viacom) led argentinian audience for the seventh consecutive year in 2018.Telefe share...

Mexican football team Chivas deals with Multimedios for FTA

Mexican Sports Club Guadalajara's policy achieved an agreement with Channel 6 Multimedios, to broadcast local Chiva's football matches by ...

Chilean Mega launches its new TV channel Megaplus

 Megaplus, third TV network of Mega Media group, began its emissions  through channels 736 HD of VTR and 24 in analogue cable. The new channel will ...

Telefónica deploys NAGRA SSP to secure Movistar IPTV in Latin America

Telefónica has deployed the Nagra Security Services Platform (SSP) managing the Nagra Connect client to secure its Movistar IPT...

Uruguayan Pay TV surpassed 700 thousand subscribers in June 2018

Uruguayan Pay TV services increased 1.58% its subscribers in June 2018, totalizing 735 thousand. This numbers means a 2.11% growth in...

Venezuelan Pay TV decreases subscribers since 2015

Pay TV market reported 4.640.925 subscribers in Venezuela in the first quarter 2018. According to National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel),...

VTR subscribers announced a lawsuit after removal of six channels

Chilean Telecommunications company VTR subscribers decided to organize a class action lawsuit against the company, in response to th...

El Salvador started its transition to DTT

According to the announcement made by the General Superintendence of Electricity and Telecommunications (Siget), Channel 10 of El Salvador will be the first...

Brazilian Pay TV lost more than 520 thousand suscribers in 2018

National Telecomunications Agency (Anatel) announced that the total number of pay tv active contracts in Brazil rised to 17.6 millions...

Fox launches new digital advertising strategy

Fox Networks Group (FNG) Latin America has launched a new digital content distribution strategy, called Fox Amplified Network (FAN), which will offer ad...

GoMusic launches smart TV app

GoMusic, the OTT platform that offers live and VOD music concerts and shows, announced the launch of a new smart TV app, in partnership with Foxxum. It will be availabl...

DirecTV signs ad sales deal with Viacom

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed an ad sales deal with DirecTV. In this way, Viacom will be the exclusive advertising sales representativ...

Conmebol makes official the TV rights to Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana

The Council of the South American Soccer Confederation (Conmebol) approved the allocation of TV rights for competitio...

Win launches TV app, seeks to grow in the Peruvian market

Fixed broadband operator Win, which belongs to the Optical Networks group and offers services through fiber optic, has reached more than 50,...

Oscar de la Hoya: “Pay-Per-View is dead”

In the press conference of the fight between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Michael "Rocky" Fielding at Madison Square Garden, former world boxing champion an...

Dish Mexico and Hispasat partner to offer satellite internet service

Mexican DTH operator Dish has partnered with Hispasat to offer a new high-quality broadband satellite service through ON Internet...

Fox Sports breaks rating records with Copa Libertadores final

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final on Fox Sports recorded 45.9 rating points in Argentina, 8% more than in the first game, ac...

IVC Networks now available on DirecTV Latin America

Pay TV channel IVC Networks announced that it is now available on DirecTV’s programming lineup for Latin America and the Caribbean. IVC is an int...

Disney reorganizes international business unit

Disney appointed the top executives who will head three units of the international business, once the agreement with Twenty-First Century Fox closes. D...

ATVC adds DirecTV as member

Argentina's cable association ATVC announced that it has added DirecTV as a member. In addition, the entity renewed its authorities until 2020. Walter Burzaco continues a...

Eutelsat, The Switch partner for global satellite and fiber network

Satellite operator Eutelsat has partnered with The Switch to provide a new, independent offer delivering a satellite and fiber vid...

Bharti Airtel plan to acquire Telkom Kenya

Indian based telco Bharti Airtel is reportedly planning to acquire Kenya's smallest telecoms operator, Telkom Kenya.The move is intended to help Airtel sca...

Ooredoo to partner with Silicon Valley based ‘Plug and Play’

Ooredoo recently signed a partnership with Silicon-Valley based ‘Plug and Play’, the “world’s largest” start-up accelerator and corpo...

StarTimes offers Satellite TV access to 1000 Nigerian villages

About 1000 Nigerian villages will benefit from the 10,000 African Villages Project, an initiative of the Chinese Government to provide ...

ICASA plans World Cup on Free to Air

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced a number of recommendations regarding access to televised high-profile sporting ev...

Ethiopia to acquire a communication satellite through Ethio Telecom

Ethiopian operator Ethio Telecom, is planning to acquire a communication satellite to serve the education, health and agriculture ...

Wildflower is back on StarTimes

The second season of the acclaimed Filipino telenovelas will be aired from January 20th exclusive on ST Novela E Plus. Wildflower is one of the most watched series on...

Metro TV rolls out ‘Diplomatic Affairs’ in Ghana

The first episode of new Television talk show, ‘Diplomatic Affairs’ is programmed to debut on Metro TV at 6.30 pm on Sunday, January 13. The 30-...

Azam TV hosts Sinema Zetu International Film Festival 2019

The 2nd Sinema Zetu International Film Festival (SZIFF) started on 1st of January 2019. These 53 days long festival focus on 'Swahili Panor...

Islamic TV Al Bayane to be launched in Ivory Coast

Islamic TV Al Bayane - The manifesto in Arabic - is expected to to be launched in March. The announcement was made on December 29 by the President ...

Safaricom rolls out overdrafts to M-Pesa in Kenya

Safaricom has introduced a new service which will enable users to send money or pay using the mobile money transfer service with insufficient balanc...

MultiChoice launches ‘Step Up’ Campaign on DStv and GOtv in Nigeria

MultiChoice Nigeria starts the new year with a brand-new offer ‘Step Up’ for DStv and GOtv customers.As from Tuesday, ...

MBC rolls out ‘Shahid Original’ productions

MBC Group reiterated its aim to line up its digital offerings with a strong investment strategy for the next five years by starting with the l...