In November 2019, Italian broadcaster Mediaset began a project to migrate its production and media infrastructure over to IP, with work starting just before COVID-19 hit in early 2020. Due to the pandemic, the delivery of the complete operational infrastructure, initially scheduled for September, was delayed. However, the first of four production centres, the Palatino […] More
Italian broadcast and audiovisual industries have united under a new association, the National Association of Broadcast and Audiovisual Companies in Italy (ANIBA). Having accepted the formal commitment to membership of a large group of companies, the hope is that the official constitution of the association will take place at the end of the year. We […] More
At the end of June 2020, Euro Media Group (EMG) acquired Milan-based studios operator Infront Centro di Produzione TV (ICP), taking over all productions. ICP’s central Milan location, which occupies an area of over 6000 square metres, provided EMG with an opportunity to launch a new Italian subsidiary, 3Zero2 Studios, which joins three existing ones: […] More
The 2020 Superbike World Championship went to Circuito Estoril in Portugal for the 2020 grand finale earlier this month (16-18 October), with Global Production providing the host broadcast coverage based around a complex RF set-up. The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), Circuito do Estoril officials and Dorna WSBK Organisation (DWO) announced in August an additional […] More
When the 2020-21 Serie A season kicks off this weekend, Sky Italy will be showing seven of the 10 games across each matchday including one per week in native 4K with high dynamic range (HDR). Viewers in Italy, as long as they have the correct Sky Q box of course, will get to see the […] More
A clutch of new broadcast technologies were on show in Portimao, Portugal last weekend (1-2 August) during the host coverage of The Ferrari Challenge, the single-brand championship organised by Ferrari Corse Clienti. The Ferrari Challenge includes seven races in Europe plus the World Finals that will take place in Abu Dhabi on 7 November. All […] More
At the end of June, the Italian subsidiaries of the international Euro Media Group (EMG) completed the acquisition of the Infront Production Centre (ICP). The Milan TV studio complex is used to produce sports and entertainment shows for Eurosport Italia, DAZN, Sky, Mediaset and Serie A. ICP consists of five studios covering a total area […] More
After the COVID-19 emergency of the first months of 2020, the coveted resumption of sports activities has had to deal with a less spectacular television show due to the total lack of fans in the stadiums. Empty stands and the missing enthusiasm of the fans have removed a lot of ‘colour’ from matches and forced […] More
The weekend of 20-21 June marks the re-start of the Italian top flight, Serie A, following the long pause caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The season resumes with Torino taking on Parma and Verona up against Cagliari on Saturday 20 June, while Atlanta v Sassuolo and Inter v Sampdoria will take place on 21 June. […] More
The client that commissioned the latest OB van from Italian company Aret Video & Audio Engineering is called Qatar Cultural and Heritage Events Centre. At the time of writing the new nine-metre long vehicle is ready for delivery, does not yet have a ‘stage name’, and is also awaiting external graphic customisation. This vehicle comes […] More
