San Marino’s public broadcaster, San Marino RTV, 50 per cent owned by Italian pubcaster Rai, has successfully restructured after facing financial difficulties. New director Roberto Sergio has overseen a significant turnaround. While previous efforts focused solely on addressing the broadcaster’s substantial financial losses of nearly €2 million in 2023 and a projected €1.5 million loss […]
Despute global trends to the contrary, Italian TV viewership increased by 1.1 per cent in 2024, driven by both traditional and connected TV. As detailed in the 2024 Yearbook of Italian Television by the Research Center on Television and Audiovisuals (CeRTA), this growth is primarily driven by streaming. Rai 1 remains the dominant channel, holding […]
EBU members have elected a new Executive Board, made up of eleven senior executives of public service media from throughout Europe. Nine Executive Board members were elected on December 5th at the EBU’s 93rd General Assembly in Lausanne. The Board is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the EBU’s strategy and policies. Six current board […]
The Board of Directors of Rai Way have approved the Company’s Interim Financial Report for the nine months ended September 30th 2024. Consistently with the first half of the year, in the first nine months Rai Way recorded core revenue growth of +1.1 per cent to €206.5 million, higher than the contribution alone of inflation […]
The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy (MIMIT) has committed €5 million to foster the testing and development of 5G-enabled TV technologies. The decree aims to promote technological innovation in TV broadcasting, particularly focusing on LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast, a standard for distributing TV content and other media via 5G mobile networks. This technology […]
Despite global economic challenges, Italy’s Entertainment & Media (E&M) industry thrived in 2023, expanding by 3.7 per cent to €50.1 billion, boosted by a 9.3 per cent growth of advertising revenues to €12 billion. This sector is poised for further growth, with a projected CAGR of 3.1 per cent leading to a €58.4 billion valuation […]
TV viewership in Italy remained relatively stable in H1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. While overall daily viewership remained slightly above 8.55 million, prime-time audiences increased marginally by 0.5 per cent to 20.12 million, according to Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority. However, compared to 2020, both daily and prime-time viewership declined significantly, by […]
The latest annual Turning Digital study from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting reveals that traditional TV continues to hold its ground in Italy and Spain, even as streaming services gain popularity. However, in Europe and the US, VoD platforms are still seeing significant growth. The TV market in Western Europe saw marginal growth of 1 per cent […]
The Italian audiovisual sector has experienced a remarkable surge in recent years, doubling in value and employment since 2017. According to a report by the Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA), the industry was worth over €2 billion in 2023, a 20 per cent increase from the previous year. This growth is driven by significant increases […]
Eaglet Films has announced that PBS Distribution has acquired the North American distribution rights to Eaglet Films’ new kids 2D/CG-animated comedy series, Piripenguins about a lively group of penguin friends who have fun living together on an iceberg. Piripenguins, a 52 x 11’ series, is produced by Eaglet Films together with Red Monk Studio (Italy) and […]