Extreme E, the off-road electric racing championship, has announced that Chile’s Canal 13 has renewed its broadcast partnership with the series. This extension means that the Santiago-based commercial station will continue to deliver a comprehensive coverage package of Extreme E’s races. Viewers can expect a line-up that includes live race feeds, previews and magazine shows. […]
Canal 13, the open television broadcaster for Chile, has partnered with cloud video platform Grabyo to increase its social and digital video content offering. With around 90 per cent of the Chilean population using social media, it has become a major channel for broadcasters in the country to reach large audiences. Since January 1st 2023, the […]
Extreme E, the electric racing series which has just completed its second season, has appointed David Gillett joining as Head of Media Rights. Gillett previously worked at Formula One Management from 2006 where he spent 11 years working in the media rights team. He then moved to Pitch International and worked on behalf of […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of OTT and TV platforms, content protection, and advanced data solutions, has announced that Chilean telecommunications operator GTD is optimising its IPTV service and new OTT offering with VO’s Service Delivery Platform (SDP). With VO’s platform, GTD can efficiently manage its service delivery and offer a variety of personalised content, improving […]
TuneIn, the live streaming audio service, has announce that users can now stream the biggest UEFA Champions League games this season. Football fans in the US, Canada and Chile will now be able to experience enhanced audio coverage on behalf of a newly signed content distribution deal between TuneIn and the UEFA Champions League. Football […]
Andesat, a satellite service provider in the Andean Region, has tapped SES to offer enhanced connectivity services via the SES-14 satellite, supporting enterprise services and universal service obligation (USO) commitments over Chile and Peru. In Chile, Andesat will leverage SES-14’s mix of wide beams and high throughput (HTS) spot beams to support a broad range […]
As the series celebrates the end of its inaugural season, Extreme E has its attention firmly fixed on 2022 as it unveils its Season 2 calendar.The sport for purpose championship takes place in off-road locations as part of its mission to drive awareness of climate change issues, such as global warming, melting ice caps, rising […]
Chilean telecoms Secretary of State for Telecommunications regulator Subtel has granted permission for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system to operate in the country. Local reports say that Starlink has been testing services and connectivity for “some months”. Subtel is allowing five satellite ground stations to be established in Caldera, Coquimbo, San Clemente, Puerto Saavedra, and Puerto […]