The Italian TivùSat free satellite platform, has reached the milestone of 1.8 million active smart cards.
Telecom Italia sells La7 to Cairo
Telecom Italia Media (TIM) has agreed to sell Italian national broadcaster La7 to Cairo Communications for €1 million.
Sky Italia pushes throttle on Sky Sport F1
Sky Italia has launched its new dedicated Formula1 channel that adds interactive screens to the broadcaster’s coverage of the 2013 championship.
Russia gets more grip on broadcasters
The Russian government has widened its grip on broadcasting, according to a new report on digital switchover focusing on Russia and the CIS countries published by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Della Valle confirms interest in La7
Italian entrepreneur Diego Della Valle has confirmed his interest in buying the La7 network from Telecom Italia Media (TIM).
Swisscom TV reaches 791,000 subs
Swisscom has said that the number of IPTV connections increased year-on-year by 183,000 or 30.1% to 791,000 (+63,000 in the fourth quarter).
Discovery buys Italy’s Switchover Media
Discovery Communications is continuing its buying spree with the acquisition of Italy’s Switchover Media. The broadcaster runs four free-to-air channels and one pay-TV channel in the country.
Mediaset Premium Play breaks 1 million
Mediaset’s Premium Play is to be made available on connected TVs.
Italy prepares for DVB-T2 road map
DGTVi, the Italian association for DTT, is preparing for the introduction of DVB-T2 in the country.
Sky Italia expands Sky Go
Sky Italia is launching a series of innovations to its Sky Go service. Launched in Italy nine months ago, Sky Go has already been activated by 1.1 million subscribers.