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Italian Football Coaches Association chooses Pixellot

Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports video and analytics solutions, has announced its selection as the official video analysis provider for the Italian Football Coaches Association (AIAC). The new partnership and the technological solution will be presented during the annual AIAC event in Rimini from June 8th – 10th.   AIAC is the largest association […]

June 8, 2023

Sony, Lega Serie A collaborate at the Coppa Italia Final

Lega Serie A is set to use cutting edge Sony cameras and technology systems for Italy’s biggest football event of the year, the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa final, with equipment which bring the drama and emotion of the stadium to life in a way never seen before. The 2023 Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Final will decide the […]

May 24, 2023

Iliad revenues up 8% in Q1

French telco Iliad has reported that its performance in Q1 2023 was is in line with its full-year 2022 outlook, with a strong commercial showing and an increase in revenues. Despite a much more unfavourable economic context than in first-quarter 2022 as well as higher growth capex in France, operating free cash flow generation remained […]

May 17, 2023

Thales Alenia wins space tug contract

The Thales Alenia Space consortium has been awarded a significant €235 million contract from Italy’s Space Agency to design and build an in-orbit satellite servicing craft, or space tug, to enter service in 2026. The object is to use the new craft to refuel an orbiting satellite. The new contract follows on from the European […]

May 16, 2023By Chris Forrester

Italy: Number of TV channels drops

Italian households had the potential of receiving 343 TV channels on DTT and satellite in 2022, down from 413 in 2021, distributed by over 100 broadcasters, of which 80 based in Italy. The annual survey by Confindustria Radio Televisioni (CRTV), shows that 292 channels were owned by broadcasters based in Italy, of which 106 distributed […]

April 21, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Pixellot powers return of Torneo Delle Regioni

Pixellot, a provider of AI-automated sports production and Torneo Delle Regioni, the annual Italian football tournament for youth teams which represent the Italian regions, have signed an agreement by which Pixellot will provide the systems to enable the broadcast of all of the upcoming tournament games that are not televised.  After a three year hiatus […]

April 12, 2023

DAZN opens Network Operation Centre in Italy

DAZN Italia has opened a Network Operation Centre (NOC) in Cologno Monzese (Milan) to monitor network performance and streaming quality. Before the setting up of the Italian NOC, these tasks were carried out by DAZN’s Network Operation Centre Global, which is located in Leeds, UK. Before a football match, the NOC controls the allocation of […]

March 29, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Italy: 93m connected screens

The expansion of broadband coverage in Italy – currently available to 90 per cent of households – has been followed by a boom in connected screen ownership, according to the annual report from audience rating company Auditel. In the last five years, the number of connected screens has risen from 70 million to over 93 […]

March 27, 2023From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Mediaset future-proofs TV production with Sony

Italian broadcaster Mediaset is future-proofing its TV production infrastructure with a progressive migration to ST.2110 open standards. As part of this IP evolution Mediaset has equipped production centres in Milan and Rome with Sony’s XVS-7000 video switchers as well as PVM-X2400 24-inch 4K HDR TRIMASTER monitors for high-grade picture quality control. Offering a range of […]

February 28, 2023

Prime Video extends Champions League rights in Italy

Prime Video has secured the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League in Italy for three additional seasons from 2024/25 and will remain the exclusive provider for the top-pick match on Wednesday until the 2026/27 season. From 2024, this will include 18 live and exclusive matches per season and continues the promise to feature an […]

February 20, 2023