Univision launches online content platform

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Over the course of Upfront 2012, the Hispanic network, Univision, announced the launching of UVideos, an online platform that offers Univision TV networks’ content and will be accessed to through different devices. To such ends, three web-soap-operas will also be … >More

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BBC Worldwide inks deals in Latam

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BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution has announced the sale of music programming to Turner, Globosat Brazil and A&E Latin America. The company has informed that the agreement with Turner is one of the most important ones as it includes 44 … >More

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Sky Brazil hits 42 HD channels

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Sky Brazil has added Bio HD (The Biography Channel) to its channel lineup, thus reaching a total of 42 channels under such technology – “the greatest number and variety in high definition in Latin America”, as disclosed by the company. … >More

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DLA widens sport offer

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DLA (América Móvil Group) has closed an agreement with Red Bull Media House beverage company that will enable the Latin American integrator to offer main extreme sport events and series through Rush HD channel and its VOD service in the … >More

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RCN and DirecTV launch Colombian soccer channel

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A new sport channel will step in the Colombian Pay-TV market and will hold local soccer TV rights thanks to an agreement with Dimayor -entity that administrates tournaments- for about USD 35 annual million. The new channel results from the … >More

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The Film Zone launches in HD

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The Film Zone movie and series channel, owned by Moviecity Group, has released its HD version in Latin America – available in the satellite for all operators. Unlike the standard definition channel, The Film Zone HD will rely on original-language … >More

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Terra to broadcast the Olympics in HD and 3D

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Terra (Telefónica Group) portal will broadcast all the Olympic Games 2012 competitions live for Latin America. To such ends, the portal will rely on 36 channels simultaneously, for the broadcasting of a total of 4.760 HD hours. Likewise, it will … >More

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Argentine audiovisual content portal launched

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Dondequieras.TV, the first Argentine platform that enables the creation and distribution of local Internet audiovisual content, is already available. The site is introduced as “the first channel of this type in Argentina and the region, opening a window for independent … >More

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HD offer grows in Latam

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In just seven months, from September 2011 to April 2012, the number of HD-channel-offering Pay-TV systems grew from 36 to 45 operators in the seven main Latin American markets. In average, there are about 21 HD channels per operator per … >More

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Argentina makes its DTT sport channel official

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The Argentine Government has formalized the creation of its so-called ‘DeporTV’ DTT sport channel through ruling 396/2012 released in the Official Bulletin. Argentine President Cristina Fernández had already disclosed in advance the arrival of the new channel, as informed by … >More

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