Telecom Italia S.p.A.: SKY-TELECOM ITALIA STRATEGIC AGREEMENT
10 Aprile 2014 - 12:42PM
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SKY-TELECOM ITALIA STRATEGIC AGREEMENT: THE SKY OFFER ON THE
TELECOM ITALIA ULTRABROADBAND NETWORKS Telecom Italia will carry
Sky content on its new generation network infrastructure, thanks to
a new IP platform and dedicated My Sky HD decoder The offer will be
available from 2015 The offer of Sky contents on the move for TIM
customers is also stronger with Sky TG24
Rome, 10th April 2014
Sky and Telecom Italia have signed an agreement that will allow
Telecom Italia customers to access the whole Sky television offer
through its ultrabroadband networks, with a My Sky HD decoder
specially created for Internet TV. This partnership confirms the
industrial importance for the two companies, leaders in their
respective sectors, of operating in the broad entertainment market
by synergising their assets and skills, also in view of the
development of broadband in Italy. The Sky offer becomes the key
element of Telecom Italia's ultrabroadband strategy, and access to
the new generation network allows Sky to benefit from an additional
distribution platform for its programmes. From 2015 consumer
customers of Telecom Italia will in fact be able to access a Sky
offer that is equivalent, in terms of contents, services and
pricing, to the satellite offer. Similarly, the agreement with
Telecom Italia has strategic importance for Sky, because it makes
the whole of its extensive offer of exclusive services and
programmes available on broadband - starting with High Definition
and the many features of My Sky HD - allowing it to expand the
sales base of pay TV and access a new share of the market
represented by potential subscribers who cannot install a satellite
dish. Consider, for example, families living in the many historical
and artistic centres of Italian cities who to date have not had
access to the best Italian television offer and the new viewing
experiences it offers. The Sky offer will be primarily directed
towards customers who have an optic fibre connection, and will be a
driver for the development of ultrabroadband. Thanks to the
transmission capacity of optic fibre, with connection speeds from
30 Megabits/second, Telecom Italia brings to its customers the
proposals of Sky,
the first Italian pay TV, which offers scheduling rich in exclusive
programmes and quality: the great Sky Sports, with Formula 1,
MotoGP and the Champions League 2014-15; the best of cinema,
entertainment and TV series from around the world, with the new Sky
Atlantic HD channel. All with the most innovative technologies that
guarantee a unique viewing experience. The partnership between the
two companies will also strengthen the Cubovision offer, with high
quality Sky content on the move. After the success of the Winter
Olympics in Sochi, and the great popularity of the Formula 1 World
Championship, TIM customers can access the Sky TG24 all-news
channel on their tablets and smartphones thanks to super-fast
networks (3G and 4G). In the near future the offer will be enriched
with new contents Sky branded. "The agreement with Sky declares
Marco Patuano, Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Italia - is part
of Telecom Italia's overall strategy, which identifies the offer of
premium content as an element that adds value to its new generation
network infrastructure. Indeed, we are totally convinced that one
of the main drivers of our business is the development of
innovative services, particularly in entertainment for the consumer
market. This partnership, which allows our customers to access the
most extensive pay TV offer available on the market, is
particularly satisfying for us, since it creates a new industrial
model for the consumption of audiovisual content, thanks to the
technological skill of Telecom Italia and the production know-how
of Sky". "Until today, satellite was the only technology that could
bring the full richness of our offer into Italian homes,
guaranteeing the quality standards that have always been associated
with the Sky brand declares Andrea Zappia, Chief Executive
Officer of Sky Italia. So we are very satisfied with this important
agreement that, thanks to Telecom Italia's ultrabroadband network
and the possibility of developing a new generation lptv platform,
allows us to assure the excellence of the Sky user experience also
through the internet, with High Definition, on Demand and all the
features that enrich the viewing experience, starting with My Sky
HD. We are convinced that the partnership with Telecom Italia
represents a great opportunity to extend the customer base for pay
TV in Italy, bringing the Sky offer into the homes of all those
families who could not access it before today and creating new
motivations to try Sky Tv specialties". Telecom Italia Press
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