Company: LILA
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001712184-25-000031
Chunk: 81

Company: Liberty Latin America Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 81
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i) services over HFC cable networks, (ii) DTH satellite services, (iii) IPTV over broadband internet connections using asymmetric DSL or VDSL or an enhancement to VDSL called “vectoring,” (iv) IPTV over FTTH networks, or (v) LTE services. Many of these competitors have a national footprint and offer features, pricing and video services individually and in bundles comparable to what we offer. In certain markets, we also compete with other cable or FTTH based providers who have overbuilt portions of our systems.

OTT aggregators and SVoD services utilizing our or our competitors’ high-speed broadband connections are also a significant competitive factor as are other video service providers that overlap our service areas. OTT video providers (such as Max, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ and Netflix in most of our markets, and Hulu, DirecTV Now, Sling, and Sportsmax in selected markets) offer rich VoD catalogs and/or linear channels. In some cases, these AVoD services are provided free-of-charge (such as YouTube and Pluto TV). Typically, these services are available on multiple devices in and out of the home. To augment our video services, we continue to deploy and develop newer technologies and platforms that create flexibility for our subscribers and improve their experience.  For example, through our user interface, subscribers can seamlessly subscribe to these OTT and TVE services, conduct searches, discover content, and engage in the consumption of programs. Our businesses also compete to varying degrees with other sources of entertainment and information, such as online entertainment, newspapers, magazines, books, live entertainment/concerts and sporting events.

Piracy and other unauthorized uses and distribution of content, including through web-based applications, devices and online platforms, also present challenges for our video business. These platforms illegally stream copyrighted content, for example, Premier League games that can be viewed with an internet connection. While piracy is a challenge in most jurisdictions in which we operate, it is particularly prevalent in those jurisdictions that lack developed copyright laws and effective enforcement of copyright laws.

We believe that our deep-fiber access, where available, provides us with several competitive advantages. For instance, our networks allow us to concurrently deliver internet access, together with real-time television and VoD content, without impairing our high-speed internet service. In addition, our cable infrastructure in most of our footprint allows us to provide triple-play bundled services of broadband internet, television and fixed-line telephony services without relying on a third-party service provider or network