Tag Archives: cable TV

Cuba establishes regulations to start providing pay TV

The Cuban Government published last Tuesday, August 17th, in the Gaceta Oficial  the Decreto Ley 35, which establishes a set of regulations for the telecommunications, information and communication technologies and the use of the radioelectric spectrum on the island. In the document, and for the first time, the bases for developing a pay TV offer [...]

Telefonica Peru is identified as a dominant pay TV player and must share its network with other operators

Peruvian Organismo Supervisor de Inversion Privada de Telecomunicaciones (Osiptel), in charge of regulating the countrys telecommunications market, has officially announced this last Thursday, June 18th, that Telefonica del Peru has a dominant position in the pay TV market, specifically in the cable TV offer.  The announcement took place after the entity made a market analysis, [...]

Cuba reforzará producción de STBs para TDT

Según han informado varios websites especializados de Cuba, el Ministro de Comunicaciones del país, José Luis Perdomo Dilella, aseguró que se reforzará la distribución de STBs para TV digital a partir del segundo trimestre del año, especialmente en aquellas zonas donde se prevé un mayor avance del proceso de migración a TDT. Asimismo, junto con [...]

Cuba to strengthen DTT STBs production

As reported on several specialized websites in Cuba, the country’s Communications Minister, Jose Luis Perdomo Dilella, informed that the distribution of STBs for digital TV will be strengthened in the country from the second quarter of the year, especially in those areas where it is expected a greater progress in the DTT migration process. Likewise, [...]

Subtel asks CDF and cable TV operators to compensate its subscribers for not having broadcast football in Chile

The Chilean Professional Football National Association  (ANFP) decided to call the countrys local football tournament off due to the political and social situation in the country, the Telecommunications Subsecretary (Subtel) requested cable operators and the Chilean Football Channel (CDF) to collect information on possible discounts, compensation measures and availability of customer service platforms to cancel  [...]

Subtel asks CDF and cable TV operators to compensate its subscribers for not having broadcast football in Chile

The Chilean Professional Football National Association  (ANFP) decided to call the countrys local football tournament off due to the political and social situation in the country, the Telecommunications Subsecretary (Subtel) requested cable operators and the Chilean Football Channel (CDF) to collect information on possible discounts, compensation measures and availability of customer service platforms to cancel  [...]

Costa Rica adds pay TV subscribers and loses FTA accesses in 2018

In its 2018 Telecommunications Statistics Report, Costa Rican Telecommunications Superintendency (Sutel) recorded 883,883 pay TV subscribers in the country. Clients in the market has been rising in the last five years and, related to 2017, it added 51,976 subscribers.  According to what Sutel officially reported, Costa Rican pay TV recorded 732,546 subscribers. The previous mentioned [...]

Cadena H expands itself in Mexico and joins Izzi

The pay TV channel Cadena H has joined Mexican Izzis programming and expands its reach in that country. It will also make changes in its programming to consolidate its family offer in pay TV systems. The TV network is already located on Izzis channel 75 in Mexico City and the Metropolitan Area. Our intention is [...]

Altice and Multimedios del Caribe take MLB 2019 to the Dominican Republic

Telecommunications company Altice Dominicana confirmed  it will broadcast Major League MLB matches in Dominican territory through an agreement with the group Multimedios Del Caribe, on  channels CDN (channel 37) and CDN Sportsmax, and CDN Radio. Altice TV offers Major League Baseball broadcast on cable TV since 2009 and guarantees full coverage of the MLB in [...]

Red Intercable against Conmebol-Facebook agreement for Libertadores Cup releases

Conmebol and Facebook ran an agreement in October 2018 to broadcast  some Libertadores Cup matches on the social network between 2019 and 2022. According to it, those matches played on Thursdays can be watched in Argentina only through Facebook. Social networks entrance to sports broadcasts generated a statement from Red Intercable, an independent cable TV [...]