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Roku Express launches in Brazil

Streaming platform Roku has unveiled Roku Express, the company’s first streaming device in Brazil. The Roku Express transforms most traditional TVs into a Smart TV and is set to be available in stores in the upcoming weeks. “We’re thrilled to launch the first Roku streaming player in Brazil,” said Arthur van Rest, vice president of […]

September 3, 2020

Pluto TV heading to Brazil

Pluto TV, the AVoD service globally, has revealed it will lanuch in Brazil in December, with the launch of 24 new curated streaming channels. Pluto TV will be available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices. “Following the launch of Pluto TV in Latin America earlier this year, the service has quickly attracted […]

August 20, 2020

Brazil: Claro adds Starzplay

Starz, a Lionsgate company, has announced that Starzplay, its international premium streaming service, is now available on Claro in Brazil. During the first opening month, anyone who subscribes to the service through Claro will receive a 50 per cent discount in the monthly amount of R$ 14.90 for three months. Claro’s pay-TV customers will be […]

August 12, 2020

Brazil: BluTV on EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite

1Sat Telecomunicaçoes has launched BluTV, a new Direct to Home broadcast platform dedicated to the Brazilian market, leveraging the coverage of Eutelsat Communications’ EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite. BluTV’s basic offer will include over 100 channels of films, series, sports, lifestyle, culture and news, broadcast in a mix of standard and high definition. Commenting on […]

August 10, 2020

Brazil’s Oi to subdivide units

Brazilian telco giant Oi is to spin off and sell four of its businesses from its core operation. Oi, formerly known as Telemar, is in the local equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the spin-offs will happen prior to the sale of its broadband fibre unit. Oi is Brazil’s largest fixed-line operator. The new […]

June 19, 2020By Chris Forrester

Brazil: TV TEM selects Eutelsat 65 West A

TV TEM, an affiliate of TV Globo, has signed a multi-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for capacity on its Eutelsat 65 West A satellite to distribute its programming within its concession region in the São Paulo state. The partnership has enabled TV TEM to seamlessly migrate its feeds from traditional C-Band (3.7 GHz to 4.2 […]

June 8, 2020

DAZN to stream all EPL games in Spain, Canada, Japan

DAZN, the global sports streaming service, will show all 92 remaining Premier League fixtures live and exclusively in Canada, Japan and Spain when the 2019/20 season resumes on June 17th. DAZN has the exclusive live media rights for coverage of the Premier League in Canada, Japan and Spain for the three seasons between 2019 and […]

June 5, 2020