AT&T Sells Its DirecTV Latin America Unit Vrio To Holding Company Grupo Werthein

Vrio provides live and on-demand video services viaLatin America, Sky Brasil and OTT service DirectTV GO in Brazil, Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Curacao, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay. Vrio’s broadband operations in Colombia and AT&T’s interest in Sky Mexico are not included in the transaction.for at least a bit longer – is set to announce quarterly earnings Thursday.

In late 2020, however, AT&T made its first big move to downsize its entertainment holding, agreeing to sell a big chunk of DirecTV to TPG and create a new standalone company.“This transaction will further allow us to sharpen our focus on investing in connectivity for customers,” said Lori Lee, CEO of AT&T Latin America. said the telco giant remains “committed to Latin America through our wireless business in Mexico and services for multinational corporations operating in the region.

Ahead of of the transaction, AT&T said it classified Vrio as ‘held-for-sale’ as of June 30, resulting in a $4.6 billion impairment — including $2.1 billion in foreign currency adjustments. The negative valuation is a calculation of fair value less cost to sell.

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