According to information disclosed by the Telecommunications Sub-Secretary, Chilean Pay-TV closed 2011 with 2.06 million subscribers; that is, annual growth fell to 7.1% from the 15.9% recorded in 2010. DirecTV and Telefónica DTHs recorded positive results and actually recorded the … >More

The Mexican operator Cablevision (Televisa Group) is waiting for a definition to be taken by the MexicanFederal Competition Commission (FCC) regarding Televisa’s acquisition of a 50% stake in Iusacell (Salinas Group) so as to move forward with its 4Play plans. … >More

Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá (ETB) has confirmed the launching of its direct Pay-TV offer in the Colombian capital in December. The company expects to rely on about 50.000 subscribers initially, as disclosed by ETB President Saúl Kattan, who also … >More

DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) closed its first quarter of the year with 12.75 million users in the region – figure that includes Sky Mexico subscribers. During the period, the operator recorded a historical 593,000 net additions and a million gross … >More

The MSO Cablevisión, of Clarín Group, closed 2011 with 3.26 million subscribers in Argentina, 875.000 of whom are digital platform clients, that is, the 26,8% of the total. If Uruguay and Paraguay operations are considered, the operator records 1.08 million … >More

According to the American newspaper New York Post, Google might be looking to sale Motorola’s STB unit. Motorola records important penetration rates in the Latin American Pay-TV market. The main operators of the region, except from Net Brazil, have already … >More

The Paraguayan goverment appears to have ruled out the acquisition of Cablevision, the MSO owned by Argentinian media conglomerate Grupo Clarin. The news comes after soccer club Olimpia’s president Marcelo Recanate revealed the decision shared during a meeting by the … >More

Embratel (América Móvil) has announced that its DTH Vía Embratel will be named Claro TV, while Livre telephony brand will be replaced by Claro Fixo. It is about a strategy aimed at “simplifying communication in the residential market”, stated Embratel … >More

The main DTH in Brazil, Sky, has started a campaign against Act 12.485, which sets new content and national channel quotas for Pay-TV. Under the motto: “Ancine wants to determine what you will see in Pay-TV”, the campaign relies on … >More

Amidst investigations that are being carried out in Colombia on the grounds of alleged subscriber underreporting, the National TV Commission (CNTV) submitted its new January report and disclosed that Pay-TV in such country added more than 45.000 new subscribers in … >More