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Kovács joins Accedo as VP EMEA & LatAm

Video solutions provider, Accedo has appointed Edit Kovács, as Vice President EMEA and LatAm. Reporting to Martin Sebelius, CEO at Accedo Video Solutions, she will lead teams in eight locations across Europe and LatAm, serving customers across the region with a combination of customer-centric services and software. Kovács brings over 15 years of experience in […]

October 15, 2024

Report: Forgotten subscriptions increasingly common

One in three Americans now pay for a subscription they never use and 35 per cent have lost track of how much they spend on subscriptions each month. According to a report from Bango, this makes American subscribers the most likely to lose track of their spending, compared with Europeans (28 per cent) and those […]

September 17, 2024

Bitmovin Player chosen by Mercado Libre

Bitmovin, a provider of video streaming software solutions, has announced that Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce and technology company, has selected the Bitmovin Player to launch its video streaming service, Mercado Play. Mercado Libre hosts the largest online commerce and payments ecosystem in Latin America. It operates across 18 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, […]

August 22, 2024

Eutelsat, Cable Color renew broadcast deal

Eutelsat Group and Honduras’s Cable Color have signed a new multi-year agreement renewing capacity for video broadcast services over Central America on the Eutelsat 117 West A satellite. Cable Color is a long-standing customer of Eutelsat. The 117° West location is the premium TV neighbourhood for Latin America, offering pan-regional distribution of various major networks […]

August 22, 2024

Elecard, CEF Technology partnership

CEF Technology, a specialist in providing tailored technology solutions for the TV and Video Industry, has announced a new strategic partnership with Elecard, a player in developing software for video compression, processing and video quality monitoring. This collaboration aims to expand CEF Technology’s product offerings by representing and reselling Elecard’s products across LatAm markets. With […]

August 21, 2024

DAZN distributes Tennis TV in LatAm, Brazil, Caribbean

DAZN, the sports streaming platform, and ATP Media, has announced a partnership which will see Tennis TV, ATP Media’s direct-to-consumer service, distributed as a stand-alone channel on the DAZN platform across Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean. This deal will offer tennis fans across these regions another way to access action from the ATP Tour […]

June 25, 2024

Reveiz named Moonbug LatAm head of distribution

Moonbug Entertainment, a part of Candle Media, has announced the appointment of Manuel Reveiz as the company’s new head of distribution and partnerships, Latin America. Reveiz will be responsible for building Moonbug’s presence and long-term growth in Latin American countries, connecting hit Moonbug shows like CoComelon, Blippi and Little Angel to more families in the […]

May 9, 2024

Lost Eutelsat craft stabilised

On February 2nd, Eutelsat’s 113 West A LatAm satellite unexpectedly suffered an orbital malfunction which left it tumbling uncontrolled in space. Eutelsat promptly shifted its clients to near-by satellites. Reports from ground-based observers said that the satellite has been at least stabilised, and is no longer tumbling. “It appears that the attitude control is at […]

March 8, 2024

Max goes live in LatAm, Caribbean

Streaming service Max is now available in Latin America and the Caribbean.  The offering from Warner Bros Discovery offers content across a variety of genres and formats from its family of brands including HBO, Warner Bros., the DC universe, Discovery, Discovery Home & Health, ID, Cartoon Network, Discovery Kids, Cartoonito,and adult swim. “The launch of […]

February 28, 2024

Eutelsat loses LatAm satellite

Eutelsat’s Latino satellite, Eutelsat 113 West A, suffered a major malfunction on January 31st and was declared a total loss on February 2nd. The satellite was reportedly earning Eutelsat about €3 million a year in carriage contracts. Many, if not all of its existing clients, will be shifted to nearby satellites operated by Eutelsat in […]

February 5, 2024By Chris Forrester