Portuguese media group Impresa, which controls national commercial broadcaster SIC, has reached an agreement with Italy’s MediaForEurope (MFE) for a capital increase that will see the Italian company inject between €15 million and €40 million. This strategic move allows MFE to acquire a significant stake of just under 33.3 per cent in Impresa, thereby avoiding […]

FiberCop, the company running Italy’s most widespread digital network infrastructure, has signed a strategic partnership with FMC GlobalSat and its 100 per cent owned subsidiary MTNSat (MTN), a satellite network operator, to develop hybrid terrestrial-satellite solutions to deliver stable connectivity in remote areas across Italy. This agreement represents one of the first architectures of its […]

DEGI: The Digital Entertainment Group International, in collaboration with UniVideo, has announced the launch of Mega Movie Week in Italy. Running across seven days (November 3rd-9th), Mega Movie Week brings together a selection of movies to buy and rent at promotional prices. Offers are available across six retailers including the Apple TV app, Chili, Mediaset […]

Tivùsat, the free Italian satellite TV platform co-owned by Rai, Mediaset, and TIM, will gradually phase out its Tiger encryption technology in favour of the more advanced Merlin system. This shift – initiated by Nagravision, the developer of both technologies – aims to bolster security, elevate broadcast quality and introduce new services for Tivùsat users. […]

Smart TVs are becoming increasingly popular in Italy, with over 22 million now in homes, making up over 50 per cent of all TV sets. This shift is changing how people watch TV, with nearly 40 per cent of viewing now happening on connected TVs, according to the Boom Video Streaming study by Sensemakers. While […]

Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67 per cent) and Leonardo (33 per cent), has today unveiled its Space Smart Factory in Rome with a ceremony attended by Italian President Sergio Mattarella. The factory — one of Europe’s largest intelligent, digital, reconfigurable manufacturing facilities — is located at the Tecnopolo Tiburtino high-tech innovation […]

wedotv, the ad-supported streaming TV network, has expanded its footprint in Italy for two of its FAST channels – wedotv movies Italia and wedotv Big Stories  – with distribution on the Sky Italia satellite platform. Sky Italia, which services all of Italy as well as the independent states of San Marino and Vatican City, will […]

MFE-MediaForEurope, the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family, is holding talks regarding the acquistion of a stake in Portuguese media group Impresa. It said in a statement published by Reuters, the Balseger holding company of Portuguese media tycoon Francisco Pinto Balsemao, which controls more than 50 per cent of Impresa, confirmed that MFE is […]

Italian authorities have dismantled a vast criminal network responsible for illicitly distributing pay-TV content and arresting eight individuals described as the “leaders of the illegal Italian streaming market”. The operation uncovered an enterprise with over 900,000 users, estimated profits of €10 million, and damages to the audiovisual industry exceeding €30 million per month. The investigation, […]