Latin America Digital TV News

CalaTelevision to launch CalaWeather channel with PlayBox Neo
Apr 6, 2023 – CalaTelevision will add a new cloud-based playout system for its CalaWeather channel – Cloud2TV from PlayBox Neo. CalaWeather provides weather for the Caribbean and Central America.
News categories: PlayBox Neo, CalaTelevision, Caribbean, Central America, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow

New products and more countries for Amazon-built TV range
Mar 22, 2023 – As the number of Fire TV devices sold passes 200 million globally, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced the expansion of its Amazon-built TV series and their availability in more countries.
News categories: Amazon, Daniel Rausch, Digital TV, Germany, Mexico, Smart TV, TV OS, UK, USA, Worldwide

StarGroup renews with Eutelsat for StarTV DTH in Mexico
Mar 15, 2023 – StarGroup has once again selected Eutelsat (Euronext Paris: ETL) for StarTV, its DTH pay-TV service. StarTV will continue to benefit from the coverage of Mexico at 117° West.
News categories: Eutelsat, StarGroup, José Ignacio González-Núñez, Jose Aguirre, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mexico, Satellite

PCTV scales up video services across Latin America with Eutelsat
Mar 13, 2023 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced that PCTV has boosted its capacity on EUTELSAT 117 West A to enable the expansion of its video services from Mexico to the entire Latin America region.
News categories: Eutelsat, PCTV, José Ignacio González-Núñez, Jorge Alejandro Tanaka, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Latin America, Satellite

Latin American AVOD and SVOD revenues to each grow $3bn by 2028
Mar 6, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, OTT TV revenues in Latin America will increase by $7 billion between 2022 and 2028 to reach $16 billion, with AVOD and SVOD each adding $3 billion over the period.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Streaming

Latin America shifts from satellite to IPTV
Mar 2, 2023 – According to Digital TV Research, Latin America’s pay TV subscriber base will stay steady at 61 million, although this is down from the peak of 73 million in 2017. Brazil's decline has bottomed out.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Latin America, Subscribers

V-Nova and Globo show benefits of MPEG-5 LCEVC at 2023 Carnival in Brazil
Mar 1, 2023 – V-Nova has collaborated with Globo Mediatech Lab in the delivery of an LCEVC-enhanced stream for the 2023 Carnival in Brazil to demonstrate the benefits of MPEG-5 LCEVC in live streaming applications.
News categories: V-Nova, MainConcept, Globo, Guido Meardi, Deacon Johnson, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming

Megacable video subscribers up 83,000 in 4Q 2022
Feb 23, 2023 – Megacable (BMV: MEGA.CPO) has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2022 and full-year 2022. The company's Video Segment ended with 3,675,615 subscribers, up 83,000 versus the previous quarter.
News categories: Megacable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Comedy most pirated genre of entertainment
Feb 2, 2023 – Synamedia has unveiled research, conducted by Ampere Analysis, analysing the impact of sports and entertainment piracy and the potential revenues that would result from converting pirate viewers to legal subscribers.
News categories: Synamedia, Ampere Analysis, Avigail Gutman, Guy Bisson, Brazil, Content Protection, Digital TV, Germany, India, Italy, Market Research, Thailand, UK, USA