Univision and Disney would launch an English news channel targeted to US Hispanics
The Wall Street Journal has informed that Univision and Disney are in talks to create a news channel that will broadcast in English targeted to US Hispanics. The confirmation of such project would entail a strategy change of the Latin … >More
Multi-Choice TV from Barbados has chosen Conax CAS for its digital service
Barbados operator Multi-Choice TV has chosen Conax for the protection of its digital TV deployment. According to what Conax has disclosed, the company’s security solution “will strengthen the existing digital platform through subscription, Pay Per View and On Demand services”. … >More
Telefónica to offer all new Sony Pictures films in VOD and OTT in Latam
Telefónica Digital -the new media unit of Telefónica Group- and Sony Pictures have reached an agreement through which the Telefónica group will offer in Latin America all new Sony Pictures film releases over the next few years, in addition to … >More
TV sets stood out at CES 2012
The main TV set manufacturers took advantage of the recent edition of CES to present their novelties for this year. Therefore, Samsung will keep on deploying its Smart TV strategy with the introduction of new functionalities, such as voice and … >More
Dish will offer its Latin clientes located in the USA Univision content
The DTH Dish Network and Univision Communications have entered into a multiannual agreement that will enable the operator to offer Dish Latino subscribers in the United States Univision’s new soap-opera, sport and news chains. The agreement also adds more than … >More
GTD-Entel Chile merger fails
Entel’s controlling company, Almendral, has informed the Superintendence of Securities and Insurances that the merger with GTD, agreed upon in November last year, will not become effective because Juan Manuel Casanueva, GTD controller decided not to move forward with the … >More
Chilean Entel-GTD merger has been suspended
The Chilean Free Competition Defense Court (FCDC) has suspended the merger ´process between Entel and GTD after a consultation submitted by the National Economy Prosecutor’s Office in which different telecommunications market and free competition risks were described. Likewise, the Prosecutor’s … >More
ESPN 3 completes its multiscreen strategy in 2012
The new channel ESPN 3, which was launched in Latin America last November 14, will complete its multiscreen strategy and will be available for cell phones and tablets over the first quarter in 2012. The channel is completely produced in … >More
Triple play service demand grows in Mexico
According to information disclosed by the Mexican National Cable Telecommunications Industry Chamber, at present, those members of the entity offer triple play packages to about 850,000 subscribers; that is, a 21.4% growth as compared with the 700,000 clients recorded a … >More
Entel merges with GTD and steps in the Chilean Pay-TV market
The controlling company of Entel -Almendral- and shareholders of GTD Group have executed an intention agreement aimed at merging both telecommunications companies’ operations. Therefore, Entel will absorb all GTD’s affiliates, among them, its Pay-TV business, which relies on DVB-C/IPTV hybrid … >More






