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VIS, Minera announce first Paramount+ Original for Italy

VIS, the international studio division of ViacomCBS Network International (VCNI), and Minerva Pictures, the independent Italian film production and distribution company,have announced their first co-production for the TV series Miss Fallaci Takes America. The series will be the first Paramount+ Original set for the ViacomCBS-owned premium streaming service, following its Italian launch in 2022. “As […]

October 15, 2021

Eleven Italy on Amazon Prime Video

Eleven has announced it will now be distributed on Amazon Prime Video in Italy. The deal will see Eleven Italy make the best of its Serie C coverage available through the Amazon Prime Video platform. Ten Serie C games will be offered up every matchday on Amazon in addition to the Serie C play-offs and […]

October 14, 2021

Pluto TV adds new BBC channels in Europe

Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, has announced a partnership with BBC Studios that brings three new channels to the streaming service across the five European countries of Germany, Switzerland, Austria (GSA), France and Spain. In France, audiences can now enjoy a new Doctor Who channel, which features the first 10 seasons of the BBC action-adventure […]

October 11, 2021

Eutelsat adds German broadband to France, Italy

Eutelsat has signed up German telco Deutsche Telecom to distribute its Konnect broadband service from the end of 2021. Both companies are also discussing an extension of their partnership in the future. Deutsche Telekom is already using Eutelsat capacity to provide telecommunications and disaster relief in the areas affected by the floods this summer. Investment […]

October 11, 2021By Chris Forrester

Research: Connected TVs in 45% of Italian homes

The number of Connected TVs in Italy reached 15 million in September 2021, and they are currently present and used in 45 per cent of households. Two thirds of them are Smart TVs, while the rest are attached devices (such as Amazon Fire and Google Chromecast) and gaming consoles, according to IAB Italia’s White Paper […]

October 8, 2021From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Eleven Italy relaunches on Group’s global platform

Eleven Italy has relaunched on the Eleven Group’s global streaming service for the 2021/22 season. The local platform will continue to bring fans comprehensive live coverage of Serie C football every matchday, alongside local handball, waterpolo and motorsports. In addition, Italian audiences will now have access to Eleven Sports’ offering of live sport, including thousands […]

October 6, 2021

Vodafone adds Facebook Watch to STB platform

Vodafone is to add Facebook Watch to Vodafone TV in Europe, becoming the first pay-TV operator in the region to offer the service on its set-top boxes. Vodafone TV is currently offering a cloud-based television service to 22 million customers across 10 markets in Europe, combining a variety of live and on-demand video content in […]

September 29, 2021

Italy: NAGRA watermarking for RAI

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen TV solutions, has announced that Radio Televisione Italiana (RAI), the Italian national public broadcasting company, is leveraging NAGRA’s NexGuard forensic watermarking and Anti-Piracy Services Platform to protect its streaming content and related advertising revenues. “Our watermarking-based anti-piracy solutions are essential for RAI […]

September 29, 2021

OneWeb wraps TrustComm acquisition

Broadband-by-satellite operator OneWeb has completed its purchase of Texas-based TrustComm. TrustComm provides managed satellite services to commercial and government entities. Under its new ownership the company will now be known as OneWeb Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OneWeb. Under the terms of a Proxy Agreement with the US Government, OneWeb Technologies will be tasked with […]

September 23, 2021By Chris Forrester

Pluto TV launches in Italy in October

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced that Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, will launch in Italy on October 28th. With over 52 million global monthly active users spanning 25 countries in three continents, Pluto TV will be Italy’s first Free ad-supported television (FAST) service and will complement Paramount+ when the premium streaming service […]

September 22, 2021