US global asset management firm Oaktree Capital Management has submitted a €1 billion-plus bid for the Italian Serie A TV rights, according to reports. Oaktree is seeking to take a significant stake in a new TV venture run by Italy’s Serie A football league, which would be the first time a major European sport would […]
Italy’s Defence Ministry has filed a notification with the International Telecommunications Union that it wants to launch 19,708 satellites into two sets of orbits. The application is comprehensive and covers frequencies in S, X and Ka-band. The application calls for the satellites to operate in Low and Medium Earth orbits and in 899 different planes. […]
Sports entertainment platform DAZN has signed a multi-year contract with Italian video service provider, EI Towers, to complement its content distribution to homes across Italy via the Hotbird satellites from Eutelsat. DAZN will be distributing two HD channels, one full-time channel and one events-based channel, via Italy’s free satellite TV package, Tivùsat, at 13° East. […]
AVoD and FAST channel programmer and distributor, wedotv, is expanding its distribution strategy to include satellite platforms, with the launch of a new wedotv FAST channel platform for audiences in Italy via Eutelsat’s Hotbird satellites, at 13° East. Starting this month, wedotv will add a lineup of 30 FAST channels, including its own proprietary FAST […]
Vestel will make available in Italy the first Smart TV compatible with the new pan European DVB-I standard allowing Italian broadcasters to test on the market their new Smart TV offering. The Italian Market Trial of this new transmission technology will allow Vestel customers to experience the reception of linear TV channels both directly from […]
FCN, the Italian player specialised in FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television,) joins OKAST Circle as an ‘inner’ partner. Fast Channels Network is a supplier of consultancy services for publishers, rights holders, and channel aggregators. A facilitator and partner for companies that want to position themselves in a rapidly growing market before it reaches future maturation. […]
The Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has launched a public tender procedure for the financing of media projects using 5G and 6G technologies for the production and distribution of content. The initiative aims to introduce new products and services in the production, distribution, and use, by users, of more accessible and attractive audiovisual […]
Italy’s public broadcaster RAI will have to switch to DVB-T2 for one of its national multiplexes by January 10th 2024, according to Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy, Senator Adolfo Urso. He added that the other RAI multiplexes must switch to DVB-T2 according to a roadmap that will be launched by the Ministry of […]
Disney+ has announced that the new Italian Original series “The Lions of Sicily”, the family saga based on Stefania Auci’s bestseller “The Florios of Sicily”, will debut on October 25 with the first four episodes exclusively on the streaming service, while the remaining four will be available from November 1st. From director Paolo Genovese, who […]
Newly formed content distribution and production company, Red Bishop Media, has acquired over 6,000 hours of food, travel and leisure content from LT Multimedia. The library includes programmes previously aired on Italian channels Alice TV, Marco Polo, Leonardo and Nuvolari. Andrew Miller, CEO of Red Bishop Media, commented: “We are proud to re-introduce thousands of […]