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Sky México

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Corporacion Novavision S. DE R.L DE C.V
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryTelecommunication
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
FounderSky
HeadquartersMexico City, Mexico
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite
OwnerGrupo Televisa
Websitewww.sky.com.mx

Corporacion Novavision S. DE R.L DE C.V doing business as SKY México, is a company that operates a subscription television service in Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels. It is one of Mexico's leading pay-TV providers and is owned by Grupo Televisa.[1] As of 2022, Sky Mexico had a 59% share of the subscription TV market.[2]

History

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Logo of Sky México from 2003 to 2016

The Mexican company was founded on 25 July 1996, a joint venture between Sky (formerly British Sky Broadcasting), News Corporation (former owner of 20th Century Fox, now known as 20th Century Studios), Liberty Media and Grupo Televisa and was later launched on 15 December 1996. During the course of the decade, most Sky operations in Latin America were rebranded to DirecTV, with the exception of the Mexican and Brazilian operations, which absorbed into DirecTV in 2005 but kept the Sky name.[3]

The merger was approved in October 2004. As a consequence, Televisa's Innova cut its share from 60% to 57% while News Corporation increased its share from 30% to 43%. Both companies were in charge of the 10% divested by Liberty Global.[4] DirecTV was a loss-making operation since the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[5]

The company also operated a magazines division. There were two prints: SkyView and Sky Premiere.[6] As of 2016, it is unknown what happened to the magazines division. It either went out of print or it was sold to another company and then went unlicensed.

In 2024, AT&T divested their 58.7% in Sky Mexico to Televisa, pending regulatory approval which signified a significant consolidation in the Mexican broadcasting market with the move underscoreing Televisa's strategic positioning and dominance in the satellite TV sector, potentially reshaping competition and consumer choices in Mexico's media landscape.[7] Said merger started with the gradual inclusion of events exclusive to Sky Sports on Izzi such as UEFA Euro 2024[8][9] and later the adding of such channels to Izzi, on August 15, 2024.[10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sky México: Numeros e Historia
  2. ^ "Anuario Estadístico 2023" (PDF). Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones.
  3. ^ México, Medios. "Octubre de 2004: DirecTV se va de México". mediosenmexico.blogspot.com.
  4. ^ Darío Celis, “Tiempo de Negocios”, Reforma, October 12, 2004
  5. ^ Javier Tejado, “Espectro”, Reforma, October 12, 2004
  6. ^ "▷ Cómo rentar películas con SKY Premiere y su precio [2022]". Que plan. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Mexican broadcaster Televisa buys out AT&T's stake in Sky Mexico". Reuters. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Izzi transmitirá todos los partidos de la Eurocopa 2024". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  9. ^ Amaya, Hernán (17 June 2024). "México: Televisa comienza a unir Izzi y Sky al utilizar la licencia de TV de la Eurocopa de Sky para transmitir partidos en Izzi". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  10. ^ Amaya, Hernán (15 August 2024). "México: Izzi añadió las señales de Sky Sports: Continúa avanzando la combinación de los dos operadores de Televisa". TAVI (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Estos son los canales de Sky Sports que podrás ver en Izzi". Diario del Istmo (in Mexican Spanish). 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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