OpNet, Italy’s first 5G standalone network operator, is partnering with Sandvine to maximise its network performance and improve customer satisfaction as a first step toward offering B2B internet services with strict service level agreements (SLAs). Resulting from the spin-off of Linkem’s Retail branch and its subsequent merger with Tiscali, OpNet is the Italian 5G Wholesale Operator, covering more […]
Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) has approved changes to the Regulation on online copyright concerning the fight against illegal access to live sports content. The amended anti-piracy regulations provide the Italian regulator with the power to issue “dynamic injunctions,” on the basis of the provisions of the Recommendation of the European Commission on the fight against […]
The number of unique users of SVoD platforms in Italy was 15.3 million in March 2023, stable compared to the previous month, but down from 16.7 million in the same month in 2022. A report by Italy’s National Communications Authority (AgCom), shows that Netflix maintained the leadership position with an average of 8.9 million unique […]
The Italian TV sector was worth around €8 billion in revenues during 2022, down 0.3 per cent compared to 2021, according to the Annual Report of the Communications Authority (AgCom). The free-to-air segment accounted for 60 per cent of this figure or €4.8 billion (-0.9 per cent), while pay-TV revenues increased slightly (+0.5 per cent) […]
Sports streaming platform DAZN has expanded its Italian footprint by signing a new distribution deal with DTH platform tivùsat. Starting from the 2023/2024 Italian Serie A football season, tivùsat users who are DAZN subscribers will be able to follow live and on-demand sports streaming coverage on a dedicated satellite channel, which can be activated online. […]
Virgin Galactic will re-start commercial flights before the end of June. Its first mission, dubbed ‘Galactic 01’, and the first commercial flight of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle will happen between June 27th-30th on a scientific mission for the Italian Air Force. SpaceShipTwo will fly from Spaceport America in New Mexico. It will carry three people […]
Silvio Berlusconi, the media tycoon and former Italian prime minister, has died aged 86. He died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, according to reports. Earlier this year, Berlusconi was treated for a lung infection linked to a case of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. Berlusconi first came to office in 1994 and led four governments […]
KidsMe, the Children Content Factory of the De Agostini Group, and Kelebek Media, a UK-based production company active in television, film and media, have partnered to distribute the Italian rights to the animated series Isadora Moon. In the Italian territory, KidsMe will manage the audiovisual and licensing & merchandising rights of the series. The book […]
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 […]
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 […]