Monthly Archives: March 2021

Pope Francis documentary to be available in UAE

A documentary about Pope Francis will make its MENA debut on Starzplay on April 1, ahead of Easter. In January, Francesco was acquired globally by discovery+. Francesco, a film by Oscar-nominated director and producer Evgeny Afineevsky, gives audiences an intimate look at the head of the Catholic church and global leader. Topics that will be addressed include climate change, [...]

Babeleye delivers EPG solution to SES for the new HD+ Service in Ghana

Babeleye, the global specialist in content metadata for video platforms, announced today that it has integrated its Electronic Program Guide (EPG) solution into the HD+ Service, the recently launched premium broadcast TV service marketed by SES HD PLUS Ghana, a subsidiary of SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions. Babeleye and SES HD PLUS [...]

Adquisición de Crunchyroll por Sony podría retrasarse por riesgo de monopolio en el mercado de animé

Según reportó el website especializado The Information y otros, la adquisición de la plataforma Crunchyroll, enfocada en contenidos de animé, por parte de Sony, anunciada oficialmente en diciembre de 2020, podría retrasarse. El acuerdo de venta de Crunchyroll a Sony está valorado en USD 1.175 millones en efectivo.  De acuerdo a la información reportada, el [...]

Base de suscriptores a TV paga sigue en baja en Brasil y se sitúa por debajo de los 15 millones de suscriptores desde noviembre

De acuerdo a los últimos datos reportados por la Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Anatel) de Brasil, el mercado de TV paga finalizó enero con 14,644 millones de suscriptores, 184 mil clientes menos que los 14,828 millones reportados en diciembre de 2020. Asimismo, la entidad informó que, durante el último año, el sector reportó una caída [...]

Crunchyroll’s acquisition by Sony could be delayed due to monopoly risk in the anime market

As reported by the specialized website The Information and others, the acquisition of the Crunchyroll platform, focused on anime content, by Sony, officially announced in December 2020, could be delayed. Crunchyroll’s deal to sell to Sony is valued at USD 1.175 million in cash. According to the information reported, the US Department of Justice will [...]

Pay TV subscribers base continues to decline and stands below 15 million subscribers since November in Brazil

According to the latest information reported by the Brazilian Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (Anatel), telecommunications regulator in the country, the pay TV market ended January with 14,644 million subscribers, 184 thousand customers less than the 14,828 million reported in December 2020. Likewise, the entity reported that, during the last year, the area reported a 4.97% [...]

Rubens Menin pasa a detentar el 100% de CNN Brasil

Douglas Tavolaro, CEO de CNN Brasil, anunció su decisión de abandonar su puesto y vender su participación societaria al billonario Rubens Menin, fundador, principal accionista y presidente del consorcio MRV Engenharia, el mayor constructor y desarrollador inmobiliario de Brasil.  Hasta el momento, desde CNN Brasil no reportaron el nombre del ejecutivo que reemplazará a Tavolaro, [...]

Rubens Menin now owns 100% of CNN Brazil

Douglas Tavolaro, CEO at CNN Brazil, announced his decision to leave his position and sell his equity stake to illionaire Rubens Menin, founder, main shareholder and president of MRV Engenharia, which is the biggest Brazilian homebuilder and real estate company. Up to now, CNN Brazil has not reported the name of the executive who will [...]

Mercado Libre se enfocará en la venta de OTT y D2C

El Product & Technology Chief Operating Officer (COO) de Mercado Libre, Daniel Ravinobich, reveló en una reunión de emprendedores de la Red Innova en Buenos Aires, que la mayor empresa de Argentina, y también la más grande de e-commerce de Latinoamérica, se va a enfocar en la agregación de productos de streaming de contenidos. En [...]

Mercado Libre to focus on OTT and D2C selling

Mercado Libres Product & Technology Chief Operating Officer (COO), Daniel Ravinobich, reported during an entrepreneurs meeting of the Innova Network in Buenos Aires, that the largest company in Argentina, and also the largest e-commerce business in Latin America, will focus on the content streaming products aggregation. During his presentation, which took place in Lobos, Buenos [...]