Disney+ has announced that the new Latin American thriller series, Santa Evita, is set to premiere under the Star banner on the platform on July 26th in the UK and Ireland. The seven-episode fictional series, based on the best-selling book of the same name written by Argentinian author Tomás Eloy Martínez, follows the intriguing tale […]
Telefe, owned by Paramount, is #1 in ratings once again in Argentina, achieving an average share of 42.33% share and 8.37 rating points in April. Telefe has held onto the #1 spot for 52 consecutive months with a year-to-date average of 43.54 per cent share and 8.29 rating points. In April, Telefe continued to lead […]
CPEtv, the Argentinian cable operators, has launched a major trial with subscribers to the CreNova DVB-Cable TV Dongle for Android TV devices for its cable network and subscribers throughout Argentina. By giving easy to access to content, the device will provide simplicity for the end user to access a tailored content mix of DVB and […]
Mediapro has acquired the international audiovisual broadcasting rights to World Padel Tour. The agreement gives the audiovisual rights for World Padel Tour to Mediapro for the upcoming seasons. World Padel Tour has chosen Mediapro to help with the roll-out of international expansion of the competition. With this coming together, World Padel Tour said it has […]
Disney-owned ESPN has retained the Premier League TV rights in South America after agreeing a new three-year deal, from 2022 to 2025. The value of the deal is reportedly £250 million (€219.4m) across the three years, representing a 35 per cent increase, and covers Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. […]
AT&T has told investors on that it would be selling its Latin American DirecTV unit, Vrio Corp, to Argentina-based investment company Grupo Werthein. The deal involves an impairment charge of $4.6 billion (€3.9bn). AT&T did not reveal the amount it would receive from Werthein. The purchase is likely to close early in 2022. Grupo Werthein […]
Eleven has secured comprehensive live rights to the 2021 Copa America in Italy. The 47th edition of the iconic South American tournament is currently taking place in Brazil and runs until July 11th. Eleven Italy subscribers will have the chance to watch all 28 Copa America matches live and on-demand on Eleven’s OTT platform. Fixtures […]
NENT Group has acquired the exclusive media rights to show the 2021 and 2024 editions of the Copa América, South America’s premier international football tournament, in a wide range of its markets, along with the South American FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers and Brazil and Argentina’s friendly matches between 2022 and 2024. All games will […]
Appear, a provider of video delivery technology, has announced that Gigared, the Argentinian telecommunications operator, has chosen Appear to help deliver HD content to more subscribers across the country. “As we looked to migrate our subscribers to digital TV services, we knew we had a challenge on our hands when it came to interoperability. We […]