Horacio Gennari

The Report analyzes the evolution of HDTV in Latin America from the beginning: the first HD broadcasts from the year 2005, at which time only one Mexican carrier offered HD in TV. Currently, Business Bureau identifies 90 operators have been incorporated into the transmission of contents in this format and a market of almost 200 signals, including so-called “Premium”. The consultant notes that in 2012, HD Signals Market in Latin America ended with 4.7 million subscribers.

Business Bureau develops, as part of its Report; a projection of what will be the future number of subscribers adhered to HD service in 2017. “If today there 5 million households receiving HD, for the 2017 market it will triple, exceeding 15.5 million” says Horacio Gennari, president of the Company.

According to Business Bureau, is also necessary to recognize that, today, there is great difficulty by the Cable Operators at Latam level to increase markedly their HD offerings, mainly due to a delay in investment and a possible lack of HD ability although many networks have been digitalized. “LATAM Telecommunications regulations are somewhat anachronistic putting several barriers to entry for new players who want to distribute content,” concluded Genari.

From 2014 all the country’s telecommunication companies will offer plans for fixed and mobile services to their customers, in bundled form. Today they are only entitled to use that mode with fixed telephone, fixed broadband and Pay TV.

The change will allow inclusion to that offer mobile broadband and mobile telephony, which involves offering four or five services jointly. And it’s not something the government has established or an agreement between the companies, but it allowed a ruling by TDLC in December last year.

In its opinion, known as the fault on net/off net (calls made on the network of a company to another) – the court identified six conditions to companies offering jointly telecommunications services (bundling).

The last one specifies the statements govern until the time the provision of data transmission services 4G has started in every one of the coverage areas defined in the concession decrees. “When that happens, will immediately void without an express declaration by this court,” says the report.

As Entel, Movistar and Claro will have deployed the 4G or LTE network in 2014 in the country, as pledged in the 2600 MHz spectrum tender, next year all telecommunication companies can offer their services on the same ballot.

This, regardless of whether they deliver to its customers 4G technology. Therefore, in the industry it’s believed that the ruling favors companies like VTR and GTD.

VTR’s commercial VP, Christian Ariztía, noted that “the court’s ruling was good news, because it recognizes a trend that is occurring throughout the world: companies are mutating 4Play (bundling four services) to take advantage of benefits of fixed-mobile convergence. In fact, in almost all Latin American countries, including Chile, Claro and Movistar are present, two international operators have fixed and mobile networks. Indeed, to face competition that will generate about bundling 4Play services is that it was essential for VTR to enter the mobile business so we can compete these fixed-mobile operators”, he explained.

Patricio Cáceres, Director of Strategy and Regulation of Movistar, shared that “we are preparing the business offer and systems needed to pass this new bundling stage in the mass market, now also with mobile services, as of March 2014. “

Entel, Claro and Nextel would not comment.

Today the industry can offer companies tied fixed and mobile services, because the TDLC only made it a condition rather than offering to individuals. In any case, the general instructions of the TDLC may be modified by the Supreme Court, which accepted it for processing the claim lodged by the enterprise “Tu Ves” in this case.

Rob Moore, VP Paramount Pictures

Richard L. Gelfond, CEO IMAX

Continuing the legacy that began as the IMAX pioneer, Christopher Nolan and his use of IMAX ® cameras 70mm in The Dark Knight, Nolan and Michael Bay will return again to roll materials and sequences for the premieres of 2014.

(left to right): Manuel Pérez, VP & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Venevision International (VVI); Miguel Somoza,
Sales Director VVI; Razmig Hovaghimian, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and cofounder of Viki;
and César Díaz, VP Sales VVI

“It is a great opportunity to showcase our productions in different languages”, said Manuel Pérez, during the international market MIPTV in Cannes, France. There he announced the signing of a global content agreement with Viki, a global digital TV site with an audience exceeding 20 million, for the rights of some of its most successful telenovelas, including his most recent international successes Eva Luna and Corazon Apasionado.

“We are going to exhibit our internationally renowned telenovelas to new audiences thanks to Viki innovations, that allows users to translate the dialogue and thus adapt the program to a particular culture and language, making it ideal for every market”, noted Manuel Perez, VP and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Venevision International.

Meanwhile, Razmig Hovaghimian, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and cofounder of Viki, said: “We are excited to break the barriers of languages around these fantastic shows and we are confident in the new markets that will enjoy this entertainment in their own language “.

Viki is a global TV site empowered by a community of volunteer fans who translate the shows in over 150 languages. Launched in December 2010, Viki has 22 million users each month in www.viki.com and 7 million access through their mobile devices to watch movies and music videos from around the world. With over 2 billion videos and over 325 million words translated to date.