Italy - DVB

3 Italia DVB-H service reaches 600,000 subscribers

16 Jul 2007

Italian mobile telephony operator 3 Italia has reached 600,000 subscribers for its mobile TV DVB-H service, which was launched in July 2006 during

EU approves Italian digital TV subsidies

03 Jul 2007

The European Commission has decided that subsidies for equipment for the reception of digital television granted by Italy in 2007 are in compliance

Italy to tender 40% of DTT capacity in July 2007

12 Jun 2007

A tender to assign 40% of Italy’s existing DVB-T multiplex capacity should be ready by the end of July. The tender concerns the capacity

Telecom Italia revenues boosted by DTT

15 May 2007

Telecom Italia has posted revenues of €57.6 million for Q1 up 35% on the same period last year. Growth was said to be particularly noticeable in

Analogue switch of continues

19 Apr 2007

Following the switch-off of analogue services in Sardinia on the 1st March the Valle d’Aosta became the next region to follow when it completed

Pay to view DTT raises broadcaster revenues

02 Apr 2007

Both Mediaset and Telecom Italia Media have reported increases in the revenue from their Pay to view DTT services. Mediaset sold 1.1 million

RAI to test IPTV/DTT hybrid STB’s

27 Mar 2007

RAI Nuovi Media and RaiNet have launched an IPTV/DTT trial using a hybrid Set Top Box (STB). Viewers participating in the trial will be able to

Gentiloni warns against unauthorised use of released analogue spectrum

27 Mar 2007

Italy’s minister Paolo Gentiloni has warned broadcasters that spectrum released when analogue transmissions are switched off will be advertised

DVB-T Hierarchical modulation trialed by 3 Italia and RRD

21 Mar 2007

Mobile operator 3 Italia and network operator Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) have successfully completed hierarchical modulation trials on

DVB-H commercial services with 3 Italia

13 Mar 2007

Alessandro Floris, 3 Italia’s Mobile TV director, speaking at the recent DVB World conference in Dublin, said that in October 2006 there were

Analogue switch-off begins in Sardinia

26 Feb 2007

The analogue channels of public service broadcaster Rai Due and Mediaset's Retequattro will be shut off in the Cagliari area (Sardinia) on 1 March

Switchover planned for Cagliari in March 2007

16 Jan 2007

Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, will switch-off its national analogue transmissions in March 2007 and become the first "all-digital" region in

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