{"id":3693,"date":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2011\/12\/20\/italy-to-auction-dtt-frequencies\/"},"modified":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-20T00:00:00","slug":"italy-to-auction-dtt-frequencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2011\/12\/20\/italy-to-auction-dtt-frequencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy to Auction DTT Frequencies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">ROME: Italy has scrapped its plans to give away digital TV&nbsp;frequencies, instead opting to auction off its remaining DTT slots.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Italy&#8217;s Ministry of Economic Development had previously planned a competition for the six frequencies. A reported ten companies were vying for the slot. The plan was to assign the frequencies for free, based on criteria set by the Italian telecommunications regulator Agcom and the ministry. The process was being referred to as a &quot;beauty contest.&quot; Sky Italia even withdrew its bid, criticizing the process for being too slow and unfairly favoring incumbent operators such as RAI and Mediaset. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The decision has been made to now auction the frequencies, which could bring in some 2.4 billion euros, according to analyst estimates. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME: Italy has scrapped its plans to give away digital TV&nbsp;frequencies, instead opting to auction off its remaining DTT slots. Italy&#8217;s Ministry of Economic Development had previously planned a competition for the six frequencies. A reported ten companies were vying for the slot. 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