Italy - Receiver Market - History
18.10.2019
Budget law 2018-2020 (all radios sold from 2020 to be digitally capable)
Official announcement of Italian law requiring all radio receivers to have digital capability from 1 Jan 2020: http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2017/12/29/17G00222/sg.
According to a survey conducted by GfK and DAB Italia in September 2019, 4.5 million Italians own a DAB+ receiver - approximately one million more than in June 2018.
21.03.2019
Budget law 2018-2020 (all radios sold from 2020 to be digitally capable)
Official announcement of Italian law requiring all radio receivers to have digital capability from 1 Jan 2020: http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2017/12/29/17G00222/sg. Article 1, 1044 provides for all radios sold from 2020 to have digital capability (image attached). Budget law number 205 of the 27th of December 2017 was published on the Official Journal number 302 of the 29th of December 2017 entered into force on the 01/01/2018.
DAB receivers widely available
DAB receivers for the home as well as car converters are widely available throughout Italy via retail outlets and online.
18.04.2018
Budget law 2018-2020 (all radios sold from 2020 to be digitally capable)
Official announcement of Italian law requiring all radio receivers to have digital capability from 1 Jan 2020: http://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2017/12/29/17G00222/sg. Article 1 comma 1044 provides for all radios sold from 2020 to have digital capability (image attached). Budget law number 205 of the 27th of December 2017 was published on the Official Journal number 302 of the 29th of December 2017 entered into force on the 01/01/2018.
DAB receivers widely available
DAB receivers for the home as well as car converters are widely available throughout Italy via retail outlets and online.