DAZN, the sports streaming service, reportedly made a loss of $2.33 billion (€2.17bn) in 2021 as it spent heavily on various European football rights, meaning it has lost $5 billion in the last three years. Operating losses were $1.36 billion up from $1.15 billion in the previous year. Meanwhile, in Italy, DAZN, under pressure from […]

December was relatively steady in the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. Some 213 ISPs moved up 0.2 Mbps from November’s results, 217 ISPs stayed the same, and two ISPs, Viettel and VNPT in Vietnam, saw a drop of 0.2 […]

The number of unique users of SVoD platform users in Italy amounted to 15.3 million in September 2022, a drop of 287,000 users year-on-year, according to the Communications Authority (AgCom). Netflix had 8.9 million average unique users (+4.2 per cent), followed by Prime Video with 6.4 million (+11.5 per cent), Disney+ with 3.4 million (+41.7 […]

Over half of the Italian population (52.8 per cent) watched TV over the internet in 2022, a growth of 10.9 per cent on the previous year, according to the annual report from the research institute Censis. The number of smart TVs reached 16.7 million, in comparison to 15.3 million a year earlier. Mobile TV is […]

From January 2nd, sports streaming platform DAZN will offer Italian subscribers the possibility of connecting more devices, as well as add new content. Instead of two simultaneously connected devices in the ‘Standard’ plan and six in ‘Plus’ package, the new limits will be four in the ‘Start’ plan, six with ‘Standard’ and seven with the […]

A new regulation approved by Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) will extend the investment obligations in European audio-visual content and independent productions to streaming platforms based abroad. According to the regulator, the regulation, which replaces the one adopted in 2019, was subject to public consultation and took into account the comments that emerged during the hearings […]

Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) plans to intensify its crackdown on online piracy by introducing instant IP blocking. The regulator is aiming to modify resolution 680 dating back to 2013 that governs the blocking of illegal content. Currently, a precautionary order must be adopted by AgCom within three days of receipt of the complaint by the […]

Thirty-six Internet Service Providers gained 0.2 Mbps in November on the Netflix ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers offer the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. A total of 377 ISPs stayed the same, 17 ISPs dropped 0.2 Mbps and three ISPs – Optix in Pakistan, Zajil Telecom in Kuwait […]

Italian DTH platform Tivùsat has announced it will block the use of uncertified set-top boxes with official smart cards. The Tivusat smart cards are sold in a bundle with certified decoders and CAMs, however it is possible to find pre-activated Tivùsat smart cards on eBay and several online sites. It is a well-known fact that […]

Cube Infrastructure Managers’ Connecting Europe Broadband Fund (CEBF) has announced its investment in a wholesale fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) / fibre-to-the-office (FTTO) project operated by ClioFiber in Italy. The first phase of this project represents an investment plan of circa €50 million. ClioFiber marks a major milestone in CEBF’s history as the fund’s tenth investment since its […]