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OTT Revenue Will Double in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Western European OTT TV and video revenues will more than double between 2015 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. From the $894 million in 2010, and $6.3 billion expected this year, revenues will climb …

Tags:Europe| France| Germany| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OTT Video| Spain| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 28

Italy Likely to Miss 2020 Deadline

by Tom Allen

Italy’s communications regulator, Agcom, has said that the country is unlikely to meet the 2020 deadline for turning the 700MHz spectrum over to the telecoms sector. Agcom’s Vincenzo Lobianco said that a switch to …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Optoma Brings Middle East to Milan

by Tom Allen

Click to enlargeA VR underwater landscape, set in the Arabian Sea, and a projection of a Middle Eastern kitchen were created by LM Productions for the Milan Expo (1st May – 31st October). The …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Netflix Expands in Southern Europe

by Tom Allen

Netflix has announced that it will launch its services in Italy, Spain and Portugal this October.

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Portugal| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 24

Thomson Enables UltraHD in Italy

by Tom Allen

Thomson Video Networks has announced that Chili, the Italian content provider, is using the ViBE VS7000 multi-screen and HEVC encoding platform. The VS7000 is being used to deliver UltraHD content through Chili’s pay-TV platform.

Tags:4k| HEVC (H.265)| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 23

Mediaset, Sky Italia Negotiate Pay-TV Deal

by Helen Vince

Mediaset and Sky italia are reported to be in negotiations about setting up a joint venture pay-TV company. According to Italian sources, Sky Italia would take the majority stake in the JV, which is …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Italian Final Shot in UltraHD With ‘Better Pixels’

by Tom Allen

Italy’s Coppo Italia cup final, between Juventus and Lazio, was captured in UltraHD HDR, at 50fps. The match was shot by DBW Productions, from Rome, who said that it was the first time that …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Italy| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 21

3D Lives at Sky Italia

by Tom Allen

Sky Italia has begun shooting on a new 3D production focused on Florence and its Uffizi Gallery. The documentary Florence and the Uffizi is being captured in 6k for 3D. It will be downcoverted …

Tags:3D| 3D Content Creation| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 22 - Issue 21

OVAB: Benelux Signage Sentiment Up, But Italy is Volatile

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has conducted more polls of digital signage sentiment around Europe, using its Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). Sentiment in the Benelux signage market continued to rise in March/April, according to the …

Tags:Belgium| Digital Signage| Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Europe| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Norway| Sweden| Vol 22 - Issue 16

OVAB Reports Mixed Signage Results Across Europe

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released its first set of surveys covering the European digital signage market in 2015, covering Russia, Poland; Benelux; Italy; and Spain & Portugal. OVAB tracks these areas with the Digital Signage …

Tags:Belgium| Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Netherlands| Poland| Portugal| Russia| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Wuaki Reaches Italy, Has Big Plans in Europe

by Tom Allen

Spanish VoD service Wuaki.tv has now been launched in Italy. It aims to be in 15 European countries by the end of the year, having finished 2014 in four, with two million users. Ireland …

Tags:Austria| Europe| IPTV| Ireland| Italy| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 10

DBCI Results Vary Across Europe

by Tom Allen

Mediterranean countries were added to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) last year. Three of these were Italy, Spain and Portugal (the latter two measured together). Italy’s business sentiment was volatile last …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| France| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Portugal| Russia| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 05