control next year. They ultimately have to be creative, make the most of the owned assets and implement new solutions that will help tie everything together.” Another challenge is that there isn’t always the same uniformity of tech standards across the region. This can require extra mindfulness from companies providing physical gear.
“While countries may share the same language, they have very different politics, which means different rules when it comes to import, export and tariffs – down to voltages and power cords. As a manufacturer, we need to be aware of all the various rules for all the different countries.” Rethinking reporting The traditional news and information sphere has undergone a gradual collapse over the last decade or more. It’s a global issue – and Latin America has been no exception. “The reduction of advertising revenue really hit news broadcasters hard, forcing them to rethink the way they do the news, especially local news broadcasts,” highlights Jara. “In the case of Chile, for example, all of the private broadcasters have had to centralise their news production in Santiago, and the only broadcaster left doing local news production for smaller cities is that state broadcaster of Chile.” Riedel’s Barden tells us a similar tale: “I’m based
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