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Globo taps Amagi for Brazilian FAST rollout

Brazilian media giant Globo has tappeed cloud-based SaaS technology and FAST tech enabler Amagi to…

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Telefónica sees TV base decline

Telefónica saw its global TV base decline by 2.4% year-on-year to 10.206 million at the…

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Brazil’s SBT taps Brightcove to deliver new AVOD app

Brazilian TV network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) has chosen online video specialist Brightcove as its official…

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Stenna taps Playbox New for streaming channels

Brazilian broadcast outfit Stenna Group has chosen media production and playout solutions from PlayBox Neo…

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Brazil’s Oi threatens action as Sky pulls out of DTH acquisition deal

Brazilian pay TV operator Sky Brasil has unilaterally pulled out of a deal to acquire…

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Brazil’s AVS taps Eutelsat for C-band for video

Brazilian service provider and integrator AVS has signed multiple contracts with satellite operator Eutelsat for…

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SBT taps Amagi and AD Digital to launch FAST channel TV Zyn

Brazilian pay TV provider Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) has tapped Amagi and AD Digital…

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Satellite decline sees Telefónica TV numbers drop

Telefónica had 10.34 million pay TV customers at the end of June, down 4.4% year-on-year….

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Brazilian multi-play operators Vero and Americanet to merge

Brazilian independent multi-play operators Vero and Americanet have agreed to merge, creating a single larger…

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Insys and Power Diamond team up to target Latin American market

Polish OTT TV technology outfit Insys Video Technologies has teamed up Brazilian engineering and technology…

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Brazil’s Neo teams up with Vubiquity to offer SVOD to operators

Brazilian aggregator for small and medium-sized operator Neo has teamed up with technology provider and…

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Telefónica sees big drop in TV numbers

Telecom giant Telefónica has posted its Q1 figures, including grim news on its pay TV…

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Globo taps NetRange for Globoplay upgrade

Brazilian media group Globo has tapped Access-owned white-label smart TV and OTT specialist NetRange for…

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Oi taps Velocix to expand Oi Play streamer

Oi, Brazil’s third largest broadband operator, has selected technology outfit Velocix’s CDN software to upgrade…

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Disney and Starz team up for triple offer in Latin America

The Walt Disney Company and Starz have teamed up to offer bundle which provides consumers…

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Brazil adopts key ATSC tech for next-gen TV standard

The Brazilian digital-terrestrial TV standards body, the Fórum Sistema Brasileiro TV Digital Terrestre (SBTVD Forum),…

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Hispasat to take 100% control of Brazilian subsidiary

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has agreed to acquire from telecom group Oi/Telemar the 19.04% of…

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Brazil’s Città Telecom taps SmartLabs for OTT offering

Brazilian ISP Città Telecom has chosen technology from SmartLabs for its OTT service and mobile…

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Russia’s RSCC enters Brazilian market with Romantis Brazil

Russian satellite operator RSCC has entered the Brazilian market through a partnership with service provider…

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Telefónica sees OTT growth offset pay TV decline

Telefónica’s TV base continued to grow in the third quarter thanked to the continued success…

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Watch Brasil taps Accedo for SVOD

Brazilian video-on-demand outfit Watch Brasil has tapped technology company Accedo to build, launch, and support…

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Roku launches first streaming stick for Brazil

US streaming device maker Roku has announced the launch of Roku Express in Brazil, its…

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Brazilian DTH service BluTV launches on Eutelsat

Uberlândia, Minas Gerais-based Brazilian pay TV outfit 1Sat Telecomunicaçoes has launched a new DTH service,…

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Telefónica sees pay TV fall and OTT rise as it commits to full fibre coverage

Telefónica has posted Q2 numbers that saw its global pay TV base decline by 6%…

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Netflix ‘Gay Jesus’ comedy ban overturned in Brazil

The Brazilian Supreme Court has overruled a Rio de Janeiro judge who ordered Netflix to…

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Starzplay launches as standalone service in UK, France, Germany, Brazil and Mexico

Lionsgate-backed cable channel Starz is rolling out a direct-to-consumer app in five countries, including the…

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Brazil drops 1.25 million pay TV subs YOY

Brazil has seen a steep decline of 1.23 million pay TV subscribers year-over-year. As collated…

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Nielsen expands measurement for YouTube app on mobile to 26 new countries

Nielsen has expanded its advertising measurement to YouTube’s mobile app. Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings for…

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DAZN kicks off Brazilian service offering

Sports streaming disruptor DAZN has launched in Brazil. This is the ninth market that the…

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DAZN launches in Spain, targets Brazil next

Sports streaming service DAZN launches today in Spain, with a line-up of content including English…