Fremantle has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Nicola Maccanico to the newly created role of CEO of Fremantle Italy Group, and the promotion of Bruno Fallot to CEO France, Iberia and Israel. Both will take up the role with immediate effect reporting to Andrea Scrosati, Fremantle’s Group COO and CEO Continental […]
Prime Video has debuted the trailer and official key art for Citadel: Diana, the highly anticipated Italian series born from the world of Citadel, produced by Cattleya – part of ITV Studios – and Amazon MGM Studios, and executive produced by the Russo Brothers’ AGBO. Citadel: Diana stars Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing) in a […]
With the start of the new Serie A football season in Italy, the ongoing battle against pay-TV piracy is faced with new challenges. Last month, the Lega Calcio suffered a legal setback, in which it was supported by Sky Italia and DAZN, against US CDN Cloudflare, highlighting the complexity of the issue. While the court […]
Following the announcement of the acquisition of Vodafone Italia in March, Swisscom has confirmed that it has formally notified the Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) of the transaction on August 12th. The notification occurs in the context of the work underway to secure the regulatory approvals needed to finalise the […]
Trans Audio Video (TAV), an industry player and one of the leading brands of cine-video-photo production products, and Sony Europe supported the creation of exclusive images during Vasco Rossi’s live concerts held in Milan from June 7th to the 20th and then in Bari from June 25th to the 30th. For the first time as […]
The European Commission (EC) has raised press freedom concerns after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government was accused of interfering with Italian public broadcaster Rai and silencing critical voices. Věra Jourová, the European Commission vice-president overseeing values and transparency, warned of a funding squeeze and alleged “intimidation” of journalists after unveiling an annual report on the […]
In the first quarter of 2024, streaming subscriptions in Italy grew by 12.5 per cent, surpassing pay-TV subscriptions for the first time and accounting for 20.4 per cent of total revenues. According to Mediobanca Research, the Italian broadcasting sector experienced modest growth of 1.6 per cent in 2023, reaching €8.9 billion in turnover. All sectors […]
Clear-Com has partnered with Video Progetti to deliver an advanced intercom solution for Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), Italy’s state broadcaster. This innovative deployment is set to enhance RAI’s production capabilities across its extensive network of production centres and regional stations, making it one of the most sophisticated intercom setups in Europe. RAI, the Italian state broadcaster, […]
From August 28th, as established in the National Service Contract between the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy and RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (the Italian public broadcaster), a mux of the public broadcaster (Mux B) will switch exclusively to transmissions in the DVB-T2 HEVC standard. In particular, Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio […]
DAZN Italia has rolled out a new, cheaper subscription option, called Goal Pass, targeting the country’s football fans who are on a budget. For €13.99 a month (or €129 annually), Goal Pass subscribers gain access up to three Italian Serie A matches per day (ie those co-exclusive with Sky), in addition to Spain’s La Liga […]