The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a financing package of up to €1 billion for FiberCop, a company that digital infrastructure in Italy, to expand and modernise the national ultrafast broadband network. An initial tranche of €500 million was signed in Rome by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and the Chairman and CEO of FiberCop Massimo Sarmi. The financing […]

The Communications Regulatory Authority’s 2025 Observatory reveals a continued decline in traditional TV viewership in Italy. Compared to 2024, average daily ratings decreased by 2.5 per cent during prime time and 2.8 per cent for the full day. In prime-time, Mediaset took the lead in 2025 with almost 7 million viewers (37.6 per cent share), […]

MFE-MediaForEurope improved its financial performance in its first-quarter 2026 results, a period marked by considerable macroeconomic and geopolitical instability. Consolidated revenues totalled €1.46 billion, though these are not directly comparable to the previous year due to the full consolidation of ProSiebenSat.1. Consolidated EBIT jumped to €13.6 million, a major improvement from a pro forma loss […]

Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has updated its list of events of ‘significant public importance’ that must be broadcast free-to-air to at least 80 per cent of the Italian population. This revised list is notably broader than previous versions, encompassing a diverse range of sporting and cultural milestones. Major sporting events include the Olympics and Paralympics, […]

Sky is seeking up to €1.9 billion in damages from Telecom Italia (TIM) and sports streamer DAZN. TIM confirmed in documents ⁠released with its Q1 earning that Sky has alleged in a judicial claim that ​it suffered losses due to a breach of antitrust rules linked to a 2021 deal ​between TIM and DAZN to […]

Sky and Formula 1 have announced a new multi-year agreement giving Sky Sports viewers in the UK and Ireland, and Sky Sport viewers in Italy, access to all the action from every F1 race weekend. In the UK and Ireland, fans will be able to watch all the action through to the end of 2034 […]

Prima TV, a company owned by Tarak Ben Ammar and Naguib Sawiris, has sold its DTT multiplex (Mux) in Italy to Syes (System Engineering Solutions) for approximately €2.5 million. This transaction was approved by Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom). The sale comes after Prima TV’s Mux business unit, called 3DFree, was initially transferred to a new […]

As of December 2025, Italy has 283 TV channels nationwide, operated by just under 100 broadcasters – two‑thirds of them domestic. Excluding duplicates and time‑shifted versions, there are 211 parent channels, according to the 2025 report of the Italian broadcasting association Confindustria Radio TV. High definition has become the standard, with 130 HD channels; for […]

Sky and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) are renewing their partnership in Italy. The new deal brings an array of channels, on-demand content, movies, and digital services back to Sky. Effective immediately, WBD channels are back among the Sky lineup including: Food Network, HGTV, Nove, Discovery, Real Time, Dmax, Giallo, Discovery Turbo, K2 and Frisbee.  They […]