If the Secretary of Commerce approves the merger, Disney would monopolize 7 of the 9 sports channels in the country. This concentration would promote the creation of more on demand platforms to bypass cable operators: a pay TV subscription will no longer be enough to watch sports.

Disney started 2021 with the award of 50% of the contract with the Argentine Football Association (AFA, in Spanish) for the broadcast rights of Professional Football League matches until 2030, an objective that was added to the approval of the ESPN merger (Disney) and FOX by the Secretary of Commerce.

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ESPN-FOX merger would anticipate the sports OTT business

If the Secretary of Commerce approves the merger, Disney would monopolize 7 of the 9 sports channels in the country. This concentration would promote the creation of more on demand platforms to bypass cable operators: a pay TV subscription will no longer be enough to watch sports.

MORE ANALYSIS

AI distillation, the new focus of global concern

The release of the Kimi 3 model from Chinese AI lab Moonshot AI has raised concerns among the U.S. government and companies such as Anthropic, which are challenging the use of the distillation technique, considering it intellectual property theft and a national security risk.

Entre Ríos government signs agreement with Salesforce for AI initiatives

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed during an event held at the MiradorTEC Technology Park in the city of Paraná. One of its key areas is the digital and agentic transformation of the provincial government.

AI wave benefits Nokia and boosts its second-quarter results

The Finnish vendor generated sales of €4.815 billion, with a strong 9% year-on-year increase on a constant-currency basis. Operating profit rose 18% year on year to €434 million. However, net profit was negative due to severance payments related to layoffs.

América Móvil increased profit by 9.2% in the second quarter

The increase was the result of higher revenue (+3.1%) and EBITDA growth of 3.8%. Exchange rate stability and the expansion of its subscriber base contributed to the performance. At the end of June, the company had accumulated 414.5 million access lines across all types of services.

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A GSMA report indicates that poverty declined by 4.8% in Brazilian municipalities where mobile coverage became available. Recommendations for the next federal government.

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