Welo.tv platform launched a promotion that allows publishers in Latin America to make video clips -and embed them in their websites- with all the official games and contents of the 2018 World Cup, completely free of charge. This initiative comes after an agreement with DirecTV, main holder of the rights of the sporting event. The [...]
The international satellite operator Intelsat has partnered with Brazilian broadcaster Globo to demonstrate live 8K video transmissions for the 2018 World Cup. The content will be broadcast as part of an exhibition at the Museu do Amanhã in Rio de Janeiro. The 8K signal will be transmitted as a 200 Mbps video stream at the [...]
The Brazilian telecommunications company Oi announced the launch of its 4K service. The operator is offering the World Cup matches through the SporTV channel. In this way, Oi joins Net, the country’s main operator, which is also offering this technology in the country. The contents are available to subscribers of the Oi Total Solução Completa [...]
Telemundo Deportes announced that is offering a virtual reality experience, as well as other new digital initiatives to complement its coverage of the soccer World Cup in Russia. The company said in a press release that the coverage includes a full-service virtual reality experience, which is available on the Telemundo Deportes VR App. The launch [...]
TyC Sports will offer all the matches of the FIFA World Cup (32 of them live) on pay TV and its TV Everywhere platform. The channel will dedicate 24 hours of its programming to the exclusive coverage of the event, with a journalistic team in Russia. TyC Sports has more than 60 reporters that will [...]
StarTimes Ghana has officially launched its App video streaming service ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Africa’s leading digital TV operator plans to give Ghanaians the opportunity to watch the World Cup on the move anytime and anywhere. To mark the launching of the new service, StarTimes announced that the first 30,000 users can [...]
Argentine pay TV operator Telecentro announced the launch of a new 4K set-top box (STB) to access the World Cup matches through DirecTV Sports network, among other contents. Customers can change their current boxes or ask for the new equipment when subscribing the service. The company said in a statement that digital subscribers with the [...]
Televisa Deportes announced that it will use Facebook to complement its World Cup coverage, which also includes pay TV, free-to-air TV, websites and apps. In a statement, the Mexican giant said that fans on Facebook can use the augmented reality masks to “wear the shirt of the Mexican National Team”, among other options. In addition, [...]
Movistar announced that it will broadcast on pay TV and through its streaming platform Movistar Play, Peru’s matches at home in the qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, and all of its friendly matches. The coverage will be available through Movistar Deportes channel. “As a gold sponsor of the Peruvian national team, we are [...]
Customers of the mobile phone company Personal and pay TV operator Cablevisión in Argentina will be able to access all 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia without using mobile data. Through this initiative, Personal postpaid customers who are also Cablevisión clientes and are using Flow App will be able to access [...]