Sony Pictures Television announced the launch of AXN Sci-Fi in Italy through an agreement reached with Sky Italia. The channel goes on the air on November 8, subject to regulatory […]
Mediaset and Sky ready for 3D head-to-head
Italy’s two principal pay-TV providers will this weekend both commence a series of transmissions in the 3D format. For Sky Italia the starting point is the Ryder Cup golf, already […]
Mockridge calls for end to Italian TV restrictions
The war of words between Sky Italia and Mediaset has erupted again after Sky Italia CEO Tom Mockridge called for an early removal of the 2003 legislation preventing Sky from […]
Demand for Sky Italia ‘Digital Key’ nudges one million
Sky Italia CEO Tom Mockridge says shipments of the satcaster’s Digital Key product are close to reaching one million units.
Sky Italia back to subscriber growth
News Corp’s Italian DTH operation returned to positive subscriber growth in the quarter ending June 30, 2010.
EC approval for Sky Italia DTT plans
The European Commission has accepted plans for Sky Italia to bid for digital terrestrial capacity, but on the pre-condition that it is restricted to free-to-air broadcasts until 2015.
Major repackaging by Sky Italia
More details have emerged of the new pay-TV proposition from Sky Italia as the satcaster looks to reverse recent subscriber erosion. The price of the My Sky PVR has been […]
Sky Italia reduces premium prices
Sky Italia is to reduce the price of its premium movie and sports channels to a monthly €29, removing the need for subscribers to buythrough other tiers at a cost […]
Challenging quarter for Sky Italia
Operating income at News Corp’s Italian DTH operation fell back in the first three months of 2010.
Sky Italia still waiting on DTT decision
17:00 Update. Italian media reports that Sky Italia had been granted permission by the European Commission to launch channels on Italy’s DTT platform have been dismissed as inaccurate.