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Latin America
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Telefónica sees strong TV growth in Spain and Latin America
Telefónica had 8.3 million TV customers at the end of the year, up 12% year-on-year,…
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Televisa creates Netflix SVoD rival
Mexican broadcaster Televisa has launched an SVoD service, Blim, which will go head-to-head with Netflix…
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Intelsat 29e due for late January launch
Intelsat’s new Intelsat 29e satellite, which will provide coverage over Latin America, is due to…
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Telefónica to launch TV services in seven new Lat Am countries
Telefónica is to launch video services in seven new Latin American markets next year. The…
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BBC Earth launching in Latin America
BBC Worldwide is launching its factual channel BBC Earth in Latin America in September. Earth…
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Latin America set for massive OTT growth
There will be a huge increase in uptake of OTT services in Latin America over…
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OTT to account for 25% of LatAm video in 10 years
Over-the-top (OTT) video services like Netflix will account for 25% of Latin American video consumption…
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BBC Worldwide OTT exec takes LatAm role
Anna Gordon has stepped up to the executive VP post at BBC Worldwide Latin America…
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Liberty Global’s CEE boss moves to LatAm post
The managing director for Liberty Global’s Central and Eastern European (CEE) region, Betzalel Kenigsztein, has…
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Liberty Global to distribute Lat Am tracking shares on July 1
Liberty Global is to implement the distribution of its LiLAC tracking stock on July 1,…
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Telefónica to aggregate content buying across territories
Telefónica plans to realise major synergies from aggregating TV content acquisition across all the territories…
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Bridge Technologies appoints regional manager
Bridge Technologies has appointed former Technicolor and Grass Valley executive Emerson Perez as regional manager…
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Atresmedia to expand to Latin America, plans Spanish kids channel
Spanish media group Atresmedia, owner of channels Antena 3 and La Sexta, plans to expand…
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Netflix hits five million Latin America customers
Netflix hit five million Latin American customers in the fourth quarter of last quarter, from…
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Satellite TV revenues to hit US$100 billion in 2020
Satellite TV revenues will reach US$99.9 billion (€74 billion) in 2020 and will overtake cable…
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Digital TV homes will top one billion this year
The addition of 130 million new digital TV homes will take the global total to…
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SES providing capacity for Eurovision ultra HD World Cup coverage
Satellite operator SES has said it is distributing Eurovision ultra HD coverage of the football…
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Millicom makes Lat Am DTH move in capacity deal with Eutelsat Americas
International telco and media company Millicom has signed a capacity deal with Eutelsat Americas –…
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AT&T agrees US$48.5 billion buyout of DirecTV
US telco AT&T has agreed to buy satellite pay TV operator DirecTV for a total…
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Hispasat acquires new frequencies for Latin America
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has secured new orbital rights at the 61° West position through…
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Strong TV performance lifts Telefónica
Telefónica had 3.6 million pay TV customers globally, up 8% year-on-year, at the end of…
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DTT taking off in Latin America
Digital terrestrial television is booming in Latin America and will be in 94.5% of homes…
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Americas takes bigger share for Hispasat
The Americas now accounts for well over half of Spanish satellite operator Hispasat’s revenues, according…
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Liberty may split international businesses
Cable giant Liberty Global is considering separating its European and Latin American businesses. Attending the…
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Technicolor signs global deal with Telefonica
French technology firm Technicolor has signed a major global deal with Telefonica, establishing it as…
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France’s Trace launches Trace Sport Stars in the US, Latin America
Trace TV, the French youth-focused thematic channel provider, is launching its Trace Sport Stars network in…
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Spacecom eyes Latin America for future satellite launch
Israel-based Spacecom, the operator of the Amos satellite fleet, is considering covering Latin America for…
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Eutelsat targets Latin America with US$1.14bn Satmex deal
European satellite operator Eutelsat has agreed to by 100% of Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) for US$1.142…
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Totalmovie to target users new to pay TV with combined live and SVOD service
Grupo Salinas-owned Latin American subscription video-on-demand service Totalmovie says it will launch what it describes…
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Totalmovie plans April revamp, ME and CEE expansion
Latin American VOD service Totalmovie is to relaunch its website and go live on more…