Sky Italia

Sky Italia, a privately owned company headquartered in Italy, is a subsidiary of Sky Group, ultimately owned by Comcast Corporation. Founded in 2003 through the merger of Tele+ and Stream TV, the company operates with approximately 4,990 employees. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company specializes in media and TV services, serving as Italy's pay-television provider and a broadband operator. It distributes entertainment, including live sports broadcasting, cinematic libraries, and original drama series, via a multi-platform infrastructure covering direct-to-home satellite, managed internet protocol television, and a nation-wide free-to-air digital terrestrial television network with channels like TV8 and Cielo. Sky Italia further monetizes its media properties through NOW, an unbundled direct-to-consumer over-the-top digital streaming service, and Sky Wifi, a fiber-to-the-home fixed broadband network that bundles high-speed connectivity with its entertainment ecosystem.