Monthly Archives: May 2021

Amazon acquires MGM for USD 8.45 billion

Multinational company Amazon, focused on e-commerce and owner of the SVOD OTT Prime Video, has officially announced this last Wednesday, May 26th, that it will acquire US studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), for a total of USD 8.45 billion. The news confirms the rumors about a possible transaction, which had been launched days ago by several specialized [...]

Airtel rolls out no expiry data bundles in Uganda

Indias Bharti Airtel subsidiary in Uganda has followed MTNs step to launch internet bundles with no expiry dates, allowing subscribers to browse with flexibility and comfort. The Chief Commercial Officer at Airtel Uganda, Amit Kapur, said, The Chillax Bundles do not expire once subscribed to unless exhausted. The launch of these bundles is offering our [...]

Zain expands its network to deliver high-speed connectivity in Bahrain

Zain Bahrain, the leading Mobile Broadband network operator in the Kingdom, has become the first network operator to provide enhanced mobile and broadband network connectivity to the newly developed Khalifa City.  Khalifa city, the second-largest housing project in Bahrain located in the Southern Governorate providing approximately 6,000 residential units. Through this progressive approach, Zain Bahrain [...]

Azam Media inks TV rights deal with Tanzania Football Federation for 10 years

Azam Media Limited has inked a Sh225.6 Billion television rights deal with the Mainland Tanzania Premier League for 10 years. The Chief Executive Officer of Azam Media Limited, Tido Mhando stated that the sponsorship deal start next season with 67 per cent of the amount being seasonal payment to all participating teams in the league. [...]

DirecTV GO ofrecerá acceso gratuito a HBO Max y transmitirá la Copa América y la Eurocopa en algunos países de Latinoamérica

El DTH DirecTV anunció este miércoles que su SVOD OTT DirecTV GO, disponible en varios países de América Latina, ofrecerá a quienes se suscriban a la plataforma la posibilidad de acceder a HBO Max sin costo adicional por dos años a partir del 29 de junio próximo, fecha en la que WarnerMedia (AT&T y Discovery) [...]

DirecTV GO to offer free access to HBO Max and broadcast the Copa América and the Euro 2020 in some Latin American countries

DirecTV has announced this last Wednesday that its SVOD OTT DirecTV GO, available in several Latin American countries, will offer those who subscribe to the platform the possibility of accessing HBO Max for free for two years starting on June 29th, date on which WarnerMedia (AT&T and Discovery) announced the official arrival of the platform [...]

Dataxis llevará adelante nuevo webinar sobre cómo VTR resuelve el dilema del replay TV gap con Liberty Latin America y Media Distillery

Continuando con su calendario de seminarios web previstos para 2021, Dataxis estará organizando ¿Cómo VTR resolvió el dilema de replay TV gap?, el cual se desarrollará en inglés y tendrá lugar el próximo martes 8 de junio a la 1:00 PM (ART). La registración es gratuita, y puede realizarse aquí. Para el desarrollo del webinar, [...]

Dataxis to hold new webinar on how VTR solved the TV replays gap dilemma with Liberty Latin America and Media Distillery

Going on with its webinars calendar scheduled for 2021, Dataxis will be in charge of helding  How VTR solved the replay TV gap dilemma, which will be developed in English and will take place next Tuesday, June 8th at 1:00 PM (ART). Registration is free, and can be done here. For the development of the [...]

ESPN transmitirá la Final de la Champions League en América Latina con relatos especiales para audiencias con discapacidad visual

El canal de TV paga ESPN (The Walt Disney Company) anunció que transmitirá la final de la UEFA Champions League este próximo sábado 29 de junio en varios países de la región. Por primera vez, el canal llevará adelante la transmisión con audio descriptivo adicional, utilizando la programación secundaria de audio (SAP), con el objetivo [...]

ESPN to broadcast UEFA Champions League’s Final in Latin America with special features for visual disability audiences

The pay TV channel ESPN (The Walt Disney Company) announced that it will broadcast the UEFA Champions Leagues Final this coming Saturday, June 29th, in several countries in the region. For the first time, the channel will air the competition with additional descriptive audio, using secondary audio programming (SAP), with the aim of providing a [...]