Italy - DVB

Sky Italia and Vodafone unveil mobile TV offering

19 Dec 2006

Sky Italia, the Italian arm of pay-television broadcaster BSkyB, has linked up with its local division of Vodafone to deliver programmes to mobile

DTT Multiplex capacity to be auctioned

28 Nov 2006

Italy’s Communications watchdog (AGCOM), has given the go ahead for new regulations that will allow 40% of the digital multiplex capacity of

Government allocates €120 million for digital switchover

08 Nov 2006

The Italian Government has agreed to set aside €120 million over the next three years to help with the transition from analogue to digital

New Communications Bill approved by Cabinet

17 Oct 2006

The Italian Cabinet has approved the reforms to the television market proposed by the Minister for Communications Paolo Gentiloni. The bill

Italys second commercial DVB-H service launched

16 Sep 2006

Less than two years since the publication of the DVB-H standard by ETSI, mobile TV based on DVB-H is now a commercial reality with over 140,000

Gentiloni calls for an open TV platform similar to Freeview in the UK

29 Aug 2006

At the recent conference organised by the DGTVi, Communications Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, called for the creation of an open DTT platform similar to

Communications Minister Paolo Gentiloni Constitutes “Digital Italy”

22 Aug 2006

Italy’s Communications Minister Paolo Gentiloni has announced the formation of “Italia Digitale” a committee of organisations which will

Mediaset in talks for an all-news channel on the DVB-H network

07 Aug 2006

Italian broadcaster Mediaset is reported by advanced-television.com to be planning an all –news channel for its DVB-H network. Negotiations with

Four million DTT receivers sold in Italy

11 Jul 2006

Research published by GFK Eurisko estimates that 4 million DTT receivers have been sold in Italy during the last two years. More than half of these

Switch off in Sardinia and Val D’Aosta set for 2008

04 Jul 2006

The Minister for Communication, Paolo Gentiloni, has announced the postponement of analogue switch off from 31 July to 1st March 2008 in Sardinia

Firm DTT action called for !

26 Jun 2006

The Communication Minister, Paulo Gentiloni, has called for government action on DTT policy in the next few weeks. He went on to say "Italy needs

3 Italia launches commercial DVB-H services

01 Jun 2006

"Walk TV" services were planned for launch today the 1st June. Walk TV is the first commercial DVB-H service launched in Europe and viewers can

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