Televisa's presence diminished in Mexican pay-TV market
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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez
| 27 March 2018

Complying with the country's Supreme Court's, Mexico's watchdog has ruled that pay-TV giant Televisa is no longer a dominant player in the country's pay-TV market.

Following a ruling published last February, the IFT has now stated that there are not the necessary conditions to continue considering Televisa as a preponderant player, despite controlling over 60% of the market, according to the latest figures.

As a result, Televisa won't have to comply with any of the measures established last year by the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) in order to boost competition within the market.

However, the decision might be temporary, as the IFT has announced a new market analysis to carried out, focusing on data between January 2009 and August 2014, which could be different from the current market situation.

In recent months, several analyses have pointed out that Mexico's pay-TV is competitive in despite of Televisa's dominance position, and an asymmetric regulation could be counter-productive.