News and comments about the Italian telecommunications market
Telecom Italia will design and deploy a terrestrial repeater network throughout Italy for WorldSpace Italia to facilitate the start of commercial satellite radio in Italy.
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Vodafone is going to broadcast mobile TV premium content supplied by SKY Italia on its mobile-TV network based on DVB-H technology.
Continue reading ‘Sky’s content on Vodafone’s DVB-H mobile TV network’
Fastweb and Sky Italia, the Italian satellite operator fully owned by News Corporation, have today announced a major joint partnership agreement regarding content distribution and co-marketing.
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Telecom Italia and Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) have struck a deal to offer on-demand major blockbuster movies from the US movie studio Telecom Italia’s TV via Internet service and Telecom’s Italia ADSL portal.
Fixed-mobile convergence, “one company” model, multi-platform content delivery, … Telecom Italia was just kidding. The new stategy of the Italian incumbent is to sell its mobile subsidiary TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), that was merged into the main company less than two years ago with much fanfare about synergies and “strategic advantages” of the fixed-mobile convergence.
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Tomorrow the long awaited Italian football season will begin. For the first time, Serie A football matches will also be available live over mobile DVB-H-capable videophones.
