Italy - AgCom publishes annual report

Italy’s communications regulator, Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (Agcom), has published its annual report, covering the Italian communications market.

At the end of March 2008, the number of Italian families with at least one means of access to digital TV was greater than 50%, with satellite, free and pay (28%), and digital terrestrial TV (23%) being the most widespread.

Italian Digital TV access by platform (millions of households)

         Satellite  
       -------------    DTT+
        Free     Pay    IPTV    TOTAL
       -----   -----   -----   ------
2006   2.270   4.030   3.514    9.814
1Q07   2.270   4.170   3.550    9.990
2Q07   2.270   4.200   3.706   10.176
3Q07   2.237   4.240   3.743   10.221
2007   2.190   4.430   3.945   10.565
1Q08   2.263   4.500   4.134   10.897

Source: Autorità from quarterly corporate data and e-Media

Digital TV by platform (% TV households)

          DTT   IPTV  Satellite   TOTAL
         ----   ----  ---------   -----
2006     14.9    0.9       26.8    42.5
1Q07     15.6    0.9       27.3    43.8
2Q07     16.1    0.9       27.3    44.4
3Q07     17.1    1.0       27.3    45.4
2007     20.1    1.1       27.8    49.0
1Q08     23.1    1.3       28.4    52.8

Source: Autorità from quarterly corporate data and e-Media

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