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On 25 February 2015, AGCOM’s President, Professor Angelo Marcello Cardani, was heard by the IX Permanent Commission for Transportation, Mail Services and Telecommunications of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in relation to a fact-finding survey on the system of audiovisual media and radio services, started by the Committee on 30 April 2014 (see IRIS 2015-3/20). In particular, in his report, the President focused on (a) the current trends of the TV sector; (b) the main issues, which involve the expertise and the regulatory activities of AGCOM; (c) the remaining problems to solve in order to guarantee...

During the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on 3 March 2015, the Italian Government approved the Italian strategies for ultra-broadband and digital growth for the years 2014-2020. The Italian strategy for ultra-broadband, which provides the allocation of public resources for a total amount of EUR 6 billion (taken from the FESR - Fondo europeo di sviluppo regionale - and FEASR - Fondo europeo agricolo per lo sviluppo rurale - European Funds, the Development and Cohesion Fund and the funds in connection with the Investment Plan for Europe), shall be articulated as follows: (a) simplification...

On 13 January 2015, the Italian Communications Authority - AGCOM (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni) approved, by Resolution no. 19/15/CONS, the final text of the investigation related to the drafting of a White Paper on “Television 2.0 in the Age of Convergence”. The investigation was launched by AGCOM by means of Resolution no. 93/13/CONS of 6 February 2013, with the aim at carrying out an in-depth analysis of the general issues related to new television services through IP protocol in the electronic communications sector. According to AGCOM, there were three main points to be investigated:...

On 2 February 2015, the Italian Communications Authority - AGCOM (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni) launched a public consultation on a codified regulation on the obligations to promote European works applicable to both linear and non-linear or on-demand audiovisual media service providers (Resolution no. 21/15/CONS), as well as a fact-finding inquiry aimed at collecting information on the production of the audiovisual content sector (Resolution no. 21/15/CONS). First, due to changes to the relevant legal provisions, the current regulatory framework has been substantially amended several...

On 7 January 2015, the Appeals Court of Milan issued a decision that represents a turning point in Italian case law on the role and liability of internet service providers (ISPs), insofar as it rejects the “Italian” distinction between “active” and “passive” hosting providers, lending a new perspective to the issue. The case was brought by Reti Televisive Italiane S.p.A (RTI), Italy’s main private broadcaster and part of the Mediaset group, against Yahoo! Italia S.r.l. (Yahoo! Italia) and Yahoo!, Inc. The decision overturned a previous decision of the Milan Court of First Instance issued on 19...