Data Centre
Telcos ‘will control 56 per cent of Western Europe’s pay-TV subscribers by 2024’
Pay-TV revenues to decline by 13.1 per cent over five years
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Business
Italian regulator imposes restrictions on Sky over Mediaset deal
Deal given partial green light with restrictions
TVBEverywhere
Telecom Italia testing VR via 5G during Giro d’Italia
Company is installing 360-degree cameras during the time trial on 19th May
Business
Mediaset ‘in final negotiations’ to acquire Sony’s Italian channels
Would lead to Sony's exit from the Italian market
Business
ProSiebenSat.1 dismisses takeover speculation
Deputy chief executive rules out takeover by Mediaset
Audio
Shure creates Western Europe sales region
Appoints Nik Gledic, Rob Smith and Tuomo Tolonen as sales leaders
TVBEverywhere
Italy’s RAI to launch 8K next year
Will be the first European broadcaster to launch 8K content
TVBEverywhere
DAZN enables streaming multiple events on one screen
New 'MultiView' feature made available on fourth and fifth generation Apple TV devices
Production & Post
NEP Europe buys 75 IP-enabled 4K UHD HDR cameras
Cameras will be deployed across the company's fleet of OB trucks and studios
Production & Post
ES Broadcast Hire opens Italian office
New office expands company's European presence to six locations
TVBEverywhere
Sky Italia reinstates Mediaset channels
Channels return some three years after retransmission row saw them dropped
TVBEverywhere
Sky Italia and Vodafone partner on first live news broadcast via 5G
Will be broadcast on SkyTG24 and captured with a camera connected to the Vodafone 5G network
Technology
FreeWheel and Comcast Technology Solutions help power Mediaset Play
Collaboration aims to optimise the distribution of Mediaset's video on demand services
Business
Mediaset gives Sky control of Premium tech platform
Option was included in a content deal the two companies signed in April
Technology
NAGRA protects new Sky Italia DVB-T pay-TV service
New service is secured by NAGRA's broadcast and direct-to-TV content protection technologies
Content
EBU delivers 47 million hours of cycling content on FTA channels across Europe
Viewers in France (France Télévisions), Italy (Rai), the Netherlands (NPO), Belgium (VRT & RTBF) and Austria (ORF) watched the most coverage
Content
A+E Networks announces first global event for Crime+Investigation
Twisted Faith will be a seven day block of programming airing in 100 territories globally
Business
Patricio Teubal appointed GM of A+E Networks Italy
Will oversee three channel brands History, Crime+Investigation, and Blaze
TVBEverywhere
TiVo adds three more languages to Conversation Series
Module now supports Italian, German and Portuguese
Technology
Vodafone employs NAGRA Security Services Platform
Platform will secure Vodafone's multi-network TV service across several countries including Italy, Greece and Spain
TVBEverywhere
Juventus unveils new in-house OTT service
The Serie A club has cancelled its linear TV channel
Production & Post
NEP Italy to acquire four new OB vans
Rome-based Top Tech Services will provide the equipment
Technology
RAI and IRT to test 5G broadcast applications
Test sites will be based in Munich and the Aosta Valley
TVBEverywhere
Mediaset launches multi-platform streaming app
Offers free access to Mediaset's live TV channels as well as on-demand access to its TV series and movies
Content
Netflix testing new Ultra package in Europe
Allows four devices to receive Ultra HD video and audio streaming simultaneously
Business
DAZN secures exclusive Serie A rights
On-demand and streaming service secured multi-platform rights for next three years
Business
Sky Italia overhauls senior management team
Areas of the business are being combined and restructured in an effort to bolster its organisational strength
TVBEverywhere
Rakuten TV to offer Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos on Smart TVs
It becomes the first VoD service in Europe to offer the technology
Content
France Télévisions, RAI, ZDF partner on Alliance
New VoD platform aims to take on the likes of Netflix
Business
NEP opens Italy office, acquires sports broadcaster Telerecord
NEP Italy will provide outsourced technical production support for a variety of regional sporting and live events
Business
Sky Italia and Open Fiber to launch fibre-only service
New venture will launch from summer 2019 and sit alongside Sky's existing services
Data Centre
Western Europe pay-TV revenues fall while subscribers increase
Digital TV Research predicts total subscribers to hit 106 million by 2023
TVBEverywhere
Eurosport partners with Facebook to extend Winter Games digital coverage
Daily short form highlights will be available in UK, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Norway
Business
Sky Italia signs exclusive Formula One deal
Only four races will be available on free to air channels
Business
FIFA secures World Cup deals in Russia, Italy
All 64 matches will be broadcast on free-to-air channels in Italy
Business
Channel 4 joins European Broadcaster Exchange
Joint venture with ProSiebenSat.1, TF1, and Mediaset
TVBEverywhere
Huawei to launch streaming service in Italy and Spain
SVoD platform to launch in early 2018