IT - Italy
The country pages are currently in the process of being modified. The full update will be completed by June 2024.
This page includes links to the European Audiovisual Observatory’s databases and to reports in which Italy is prominently featured, as well as links to national public authorities and other organisations relevant to the audiovisual sector. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Resources from the Observatory databases
Legal resources
AVMSDatabase: Rules transposing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in Italy
European works table: Rules pertaining to European works in Italy
Public service media table: Rules pertaining to the public service media in Italy
Merlin database: Newsletter articles featuring Italy
Market resources
MAVISE database: MAVISE data for Italy
LUMIERE VOD: LUMIERE VOD data for Italy
This page includes links to national public authorities and other organisations where useful information and resources relevant to the audiovisual sector can be found. Indicative translations of the names of linked organisations are given for reference.
Main Public Institutions and Bodies
- Parlamento - Parliament
- Governo - Government
- Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo - Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico - Ministry of Economic Development
- Dipartimento per le Comunicazioni – Department of Communications
- Corte costituzionale - Constitutional Court
Official Publishing and Statistical Organisations
- Gazzetta ufficiale - Official Gazette
- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica - National Statistical Office
Regulatory Authorities for Audiovisual and Communication Sectors
- Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni (AGCOM) - Communications Authority
Competition Authorities
- Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato - Competition Authority
Data Protection Authority
- Garante per la protezione dei dati personali - Data Protection Authority
Self and Co-regulatory Bodies
- Ordine dei Giornalisti - National council of Journalists
- Istituto dell'Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria - Advertising Review Board
- Comitato TV e Minori - Committee TV and Minors
Copyright and Intellectual Property Offices
- Direzione Generale per le Biblioteche, gli Istituti Culturali e il Diritto d'Autore - Directorate General for Library Heritage, Cultural Institutes and Copyright of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
- Direzione Generale Lotta alla Contraffazione - Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi - Patent and Trademark Office - Directorate General for Combating Counterfeiting of the Ministry of Economic Development
Copyright Collecting Societies
- Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE) - Italian Society of Authors and Publishers
Film Institutions
- Direzione Generale per il Cinema - Directorate General of Cinema
- Luce Cinecittà- Filmitalia - Promotion of Italian Films
- Cineteca Nazionale - National Film Archive of the Experimental Cinematography Centre Foundation
- Europa Creativa Media - Desk of the media programme
Television and On-demand Audiovisual Services
For a list of television and on-demand audiovisual services in this country search the MAVISE database
Disclaimer: Please note that the list contains links to external websites where information is created by other organisations. The European Audiovisual Observatory takes no responsibility for the content and accuracy of information provided by linked sites and inclusion does not constitute an endorsement by our organisation.