
To find out more about subscribing contact a representative about purchasing options.The story begins in 2016, when Vincent Bolloré decided that he wanted his French company, Vivendi, to rescue Silvio Berlusconi’s Italy-based Mediaset Premium, a pay-TV service that was in dire financial straits.Īmong other companies, Vivendi owns Canal Plus, a European pioneer of satellite TV and pay-TV services, and in 2016, Bolloré planned to return to the Italian TV market - he’d previously owned Italy’s satellite TV service Tele Piú in 1996 (before it was sold to 21st Century Fox and was renamed Sky Italia) - by having him become a shareholder in Mediaset’s Premium, which was Sky’s biggest competitor in Italy. You must be a subscriber to view this ABI Insight. Italy is the largest pay DTT market in Western Europe and accounts for more than 5… Impact on the Pay DTT Market in Western Europe A minimum of 1.2 Mbps broadband connection is required to stream the Infinity service. Users can access the Infinity service via compatible devices, including iOS and Android devices, smart TVs, game consoles, and streaming boxes. The Infinity streaming service was first launched in 2013 with the aim of capturing the audience who prefers to access TV service via the Internet. Mediaset offers their Infinity service for free for the first 10 days after that, the Infinity service will cost EUR7.99 (US$9) per month. Mediaset’s Premium service subscribers can cancel their subscription at no cost or choose to subscribe to Mediaset’s streaming service Infinity. The Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset ceased its pay Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) TV service Premium and switched to providing streaming service starting in June 2019. Mediaset Migrates Pay DTT Service to Streaming Service
