DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/987e83/italy_digital_me) has announced the addition of the "Italy - Digital Media Market Insights, Statistics and Analysis" report to their offering.
Italy's market for triple play and converging media applications has been strengthened by the excellent DSL broadband network and the expanding fibre footprint. The digital TV market has progressed well, with a number of regions having switched to digital terrestrial TV and with broadcasters having set up a second DTH satellite platform to compete with Sky Italia. Satellite TV remains the main pay TV platform in the absence of cable TV, while IPTV has an increasing presence strengthened by upgraded fixed-line delivery networks. This report analyses Italy's market for bundled services and digital media in 2011, providing an overview of the country's digital TV markets and an assessment of regulatory and market measures to prepare for analogue switchover in 2012. Key developments: analogue TV spectrum auction troubled by broadcaster compensation claims; Dahlia TV folds; Sky Italia and Fastweb team to provide bundled services; State Council allows Sky Italia to tender for DTT frequencies; regulator's 2010 market data; operator data to Q1 2011.
Companies covered in this report include: Telecom Italia, Wind, Fastweb, Tiscali, Sky Italia, Tivsat.
Key Topics Covered:
1. Synopsis
2. Convergence
2.1 Key general trends
2.2 Business models
2.2.1 Bundled services
2.3 Regulatory issues
3. Digital TV (DTV)
3.1 Broadband (IPTV)
3.2 Cable TV (CATV)
3.3 Satellite-based digital pay TV developments
3.4 Digital Terrestrial TV (DTTV)
3.5 Analogue switchover
3.6 The digital TV network in Italy
3.7 Digital cinema
3.8 Video-on-Demand (VoD)
3.9 Personal Video Recorders (PVRs)
3.10 Free-to-Air (FTA) TV
3.11 VoIP
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