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Chile watchdog green lights ViacomCBS acquisition of Chilevision

Thursday 8 July 2021 | 12:13 CET | News
Chile's antitrust and competition authority FNE has approved the sale of 100 percent of free-to-air TV channel Chilevision to ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) from WarnerMedia (AT&T). In a statement, the regulator said the deal is not anti-competitive and would in fact have a positive effect on free competition in the FTA TV, pay TV, advertising and digital markets.

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Categories: Broadcast & Satellite
Companies: AT&T / ViacomCBS / WarnerMedia
Countries: Chile
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