Fremantle has announced the promotion of Johanna Helman to Managing Director of Fremantle Mexico & Head of Production Latin America, reporting to Ganesh Rajaram, CEO Asia & Latin America, Fremantle. Helman joined Fremantle in 2016 as Executive Producer of Cocineros Mexicanos, Fremantle’s first live show for TV Azteca. In 2020, she led the first unscripted […]
Fox Sports Mexico has acquired the multi-region broadcast rights to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the wrestling organisation which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary. With this long-term agreement, Fox Sports Mexico will broadcast all AEW programmes and special events, including AEW Dynamite, AEW Rampage and AEW Collision. On October 12th, audiences will be able to watch […]
Luckia, the Spain-based gambling and entertainment company, has reached an international agreement with La Liga to become its new official partner in Spain and Mexico for the next three seasons. Luckia joins the list of official La Liga sponsors that includes EA Sports, Puma, Microsoft, Mahou and El Corte Inglés, among others. The agreement also […]
Harmonic has announced that Vivo Worldwide Productions is powering Caliente TV, a new sports TV channel in Mexico, with Harmonic’s comprehensive playout and distribution solution. Simplifying all stages of media processing, playout and distribution to affiliates and partners, Harmonic’s VOS360 Media SaaS and ProView IRD and stream processor ensure an outstanding experience for Caliente TV […]
Grupo Televisa, the Mexican telco, has announced that the approval from the Federal Telecommunications Institute (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones) has been received with regards to the acquisition by the company of the participation in Sky Mexico previously held by AT&T. The transaction, first announced in April 2023, has now been carried out. Consequently, Televisa now […]
Video software provider Synamedia has announced that Televisa, the Mexican telecommunications and broadcasting company, has chosen Synamedia as its partner of choice for a complete overhaul of its broadcast distribution. Televisa is leveraging Synamedia’s Media Edge Gateway (MEG) and PowerVu throughout its nationwide network, spanning 180 stations across the country, to increase video distribution, processing […]
Satellite operator Intelsat has signed agreements with two of the biggest names in broadcasting in Latin America, MVS Television (Mexico) and Caracol Television (Colombia), to manage broadcast distribution services. “Intelsat is seeing increased interest in our managed media services – terrestrial solutions such as IntelsatOne Fiber, IntelsatOne IP, uplink, downlink, and teleport services – throughout […]
Mexican telco Grupo Televisa has reached an agreement with AT&T for the acquisition of its participation in Sky Mexico, by which the company would become owner of 100 per cent of Sky’s capital stock. As part of this agreement, the transaction price would be paid by the company in 2027 and 2028. The transaction is […]
Eutelsat Group has announced that StarTV, one of Mexico’s leading DTH operators, has selected the Eutelsat 117 West B satellite for the deployment of StarFlix, its new video streaming service. This multi-year, multi-transponder capacity agreement will enable StarTV to offer a new streaming and on-demand service to customers with a wide variety of content, in […]
The Mediapro facilities in Mexico City are now home to the new beIN Sports production centre, the sports content TV network. In the agreement the group will be putting its human and technical resources at the channel’s disposal for broadcast production as well as the facilities, a set, a control room and six commentary booths. […]