españolAmnet Increases Investment in HondurasWednesday, October 7, 2009 Amnet acquired rights to broadcast two additional TV channels. Samuel Zúñiga, executive director of Amnet Honduras, reported the company is investing approximately $800.000 a month in this project. Spanish Cinema Channel Opens in GuatemalaMonday, June 7, 2010 Dar TV, the first Spanish Cinema channel in Latin America, will open its administrative offices in Guatemala. The channel will now have its administrative office in Guatemala, its technical agency in Miami and its operative center in Madrid. Problems in Transition to Digital TVTuesday, October 14, 2014 Costa Rica has initiated meetings to address the change to digital television looking to the Spanish company Ingenia-Telecom as neutral mediator between the government and operators. In a forum held by the National Chamber of Radio and Television, companies operating open channels emphasized the lack of a public policy to order the transition to digital television. C&W Purchases Panamanian Cable Company for $1 MillionMonday, June 14, 2010 Cable & Wireless Panama acquired the company Cable Hogar, which served the province of Coclé. The purchase of Cable Hogar comes shortly after another acquisition by C&W: Cable Unión, which provided cable services in Tocumen, Cerro Viento and Las Mañanitas. Tender for TV and Radio Broadcasting RightsThursday, August 22, 2019 In Guatemala, the rights for the transmission and reproduction of sports events of the national teams of the National Football Federation, in all its categories and modalities, are tendered. According to the rules of the contest, the rights that comprise the transmissions by open television, cable television, and radio, produced and transmitted within the national territory. Panama: $20 Million in Digital TVMonday, November 9, 2009 Company Cable Onda announced they will invest in a country-wide digital television platform. Its marketing chief, Manuel García, explained that most of the resources will be used in buying equipment and infrastructure for signal reproduction. Cable TV, a rising market in PanamaMonday, November 24, 2008 Ten companies are interested in entering the Cable TV market and are in the process of getting established. Currently only six operate in the country. But if these 10 successfully complete their business plans, 16 companies will be competing for clients in the Panama market. Increased Telecommunications Rates in PanamaThursday, November 10, 2011 A new rate will be charged to customers of telecommunications services, which will pay for underground wiring works. The bill approved by the Council of Ministers, which will be presented to the National Assembly, would create a law to establish the rate to be paid by users of telecommunication services (telephone, cable television and internet). Panama: Transition to Digital TV AnnouncedMonday, September 30, 2019 From October 1, 2020, the analog television signal will cease to function in the provinces of Panama, Panama West and Colon, to switch to the digital signal. Starts analog power off countdown for open TV signal. On October 1, 2020, the Digital Terrestrial Television open signal enters into force in Phase I in the provinces of Panama, Colon and West Panama, informed the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP). Honduras Prepares its Transition to Digital TVThursday, January 16, 2020 As of April 27, 2020, the analog television signal will cease to operate in the country, which is why the channels must broadcast their content in digital format. Representatives of the National Telecoms Commission (Conatel) urged the television channels that transmit their signal in the country to make their technical adjustments and test digital transmission before the announced date. Panama: Cable Onda acquires AdvancedMonday, November 1, 2010 Cable Onda acquired 100% of Advanced operations following an agreement between the shareholders of both institutions. Following this transaction, Cable Onda increases its market share in business telephone, internet and cable TV in both residential and corporate and SME. Pay TV Continues to Grow in PanamaMonday, September 23, 2013 The number of customers of pay TV services has increased from 15,000 six years ago to 133,000 today. The data, provided by the National Authority of Public Services (ASEP), also indicates that ten suppliers are competing for this growing market. Panamanian Cable Company Invests $20 MillionMonday, May 24, 2010 Company Cable Onda launched a project to turn its signal to digital in the entire country. Manuel García Villareal, marketing manager, commented that the project will require a year and a half to be ready. It will start in Panama City, expanding from there to the rest of the country. Cable TV Market in PanamaTuesday, January 13, 2015 More choice and diversity in programming characterize a market where, of the 15 licenses granted, eight are in operation three are 'Preparing for Entry' and four have stopped operating. According to statistics from the National Institute of Statistics and Census of the Comptroller General of the Republic, there are currently 919,000 TV users, of which 46% watch cable TV, ie there are 423,000 households with cable TV service. New Cable Operators in PanamaMonday, November 30, 2009 9 companies are currently installing coaxial and fiber optic networks to provide their services in the country. According to data from public services authority ASEP, these enterprises are: Compañía de Comunicaciones, Corporación de Frecuencias, Technical Information Group, Very-Cable, Panama Telecom, Hi-Tech Cable Panama, Mocatel Tecnology, International Contact Center and Advanced Communication Network. |
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