Italy Digital TV News

Swisscom receives clearance for acquisition of Vodafone Italia
Dec 20, 2024 – Swisscom has received clearance for the acquisition of Vodafone Italia from both the Italian Competition Authority and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT).
News categories: Swisscom, Vodafone Italia, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, MandA, Regulation

Agile Content powers Linkem My Ti-Vi streaming service in Italy
Nov 26, 2024 – Agile Content has announced that it is providing the end-to-end TVaaS (TV-as-a-Service) platform that powers Tiscali's Linkem My Ti-Vi on-demand streaming service in Italy.
News categories: Agile Content, Linkem, Koldo Unanue, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming, UX

LG and Rakuten TV launch VOD service in Europe
Sep 25, 2024 – LG and Rakuten TV have launched LG Movies & TV, a VOD service accessible without the need for a subscription and now available on LG TVs across the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
News categories: Rakuten TV, LG Electronics, Sidharth Jayant, Chris Jo, Digital TV, Germany, Italy, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK

EU clears Swisscom's acquisition of Vodafone Italia
Sep 24, 2024 – The EU, under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation, has cleared Swisscom's proposed acquisition of Vodafone Italia unconditionally. The transaction is still subject to other regulatory approvals.
News categories: Swisscom, European Commission, Vodafone Italia, Italy, MandA, Regulation

Agile Content powers Convergenze TV in Italy
Sep 19, 2024 – Agile Content, in partnership with Convergenze, has announced that the technology and content of its Agile TV platform will now be available in Italy as Convergenze TV.
News categories: Agile Content, Convergenze, Koldo Unanue, Rosario Pingaro, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy

Engineering and ContentWise partner on RaiPlay personalisation
Sep 19, 2024 – Engineering and ContentWise have developed a content recommendation solution based on the user's browsing history on RaiPlay, RAI's streaming platform, to offer even more personalized content.
News categories: ContentWise, Engineering, RaiPlay, Alessandro Vacca, Guido Porro, Elena Capparelli, Big Data, Digital TV, Italy, Streaming, UX

RAI begins transition of DTT to DVB-T2
Aug 28, 2024 – RAI has announced that it began the transition to DVB-T2 television transmission on August 28, 2024. Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio 2 Visual channels have moved to the new format.
News categories: Radiotelevisione italiana, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Italy

Persidera upgrades terrestrial video delivery with Harmonic
Aug 21, 2024 – Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Persidera has deployed the company's XOS Advanced Media Processor to enhance video delivery at its new broadcast center.
News categories: Harmonic, Persidera, Stephane Cloirec, Guido Fermetti, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, Italy, Terrestrial

Italy approves regulation defining icon for DTT devices
Jul 15, 2024 – Italy's Communications Regulatory Authority, AGCOM, has approved a regulation aimed at ensuring easy and clear accessibility to DTT content, via an icon to be used on the home screen of TV devices.
News categories: AGCOM, Digital TV, Italy, Regulation, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UX