Digital TV News: AGCOM

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

HbbTV Symposium 2023 conference programme unveiled
Oct 23, 2023 – The HbbTV Association has unveiled the conference programme of the HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2023. The summit will take place on November 28-29 in Naples, co-hosted by Comunicare Digitale.
News categories: HbbTV Association, Comunicare Digitale, Vincent Grivet, Jon Piesing, Andrea M. Michelozzi, Advertising, Broadcast, Digital TV, HbbTV, Italy, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Mediaset Premium sells 100% of R2 to Sky Italia
Nov 30, 2018 – Mediaset Premium has sold to Sky Italia 100% of R2, the company set up by Mediaset to enable Sky to provide its pay TV offer also on DTT through a supply contract for technical and commercial services.
News categories: Mediaset, Sky Italia, Digital TV, Italy, MandA, Terrestrial

Mediaset agrees partnership with Sky Italia
Mar 30, 2018 – An agreement has been reached between Mediaset and Sky Italia expanding the reach of Mediaset Premium content and channels on one side and increasing the availability of high-quality content for Sky subscribers on the other side.
News categories: Mediaset, Sky Italia, Digital TV, Italy, Satellite, Terrestrial

EU conditionally approves Vivendi's acquisition of Telecom Italia
May 30, 2017 – The European Commission has approved the acquisition of de facto control over Telecom Italia by Vivendi. The decision is conditional on the divestment of Telecom Italia's stake in Persidera.
News categories: European Commission, Vivendi, Telecom Italia, Digital TV, Italy, MandA

Italy - AgCom publishes annual report
Jul 15, 2008 – Italy's communications regulator, Agcom, has published its annual report. At end-March, the number of Italian families with at least one means of access to digital TV was greater than 50%, with satellite and terrestrial being the most widespread.
News categories: Agcom, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial