The European Commission has cleared News Corp’s Italian satellite unit Sky Italia to compete for a digital terrestrial television frequency in Italy, a move that will escalate competition with rival Mediaset.
The clearance is given on the condition that Sky Italia uses the frequency for free-to-air television and not for pay- TV, the commission said. Italian telecommunications regulator AGCOM was waiting for the commission’s decision before opening a tender among Italy’s main broadcasters aimed at assigning five new digital terrestrial frequencies.
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