"TimVision proved to live up to expectations. We are the richest platform in Italy thanks to the agreements with Disney, Amazon, Netflix, Discovery and many others but also thanks to the productions that TimVision does alone” – So began Tim's CEO, Luigi Gubitosi, during the presentation of the TimVision schedule.
“We don't have the ambition to be a big producer, to compete – continued Gubitosi – but to cover those niches that interest large sections of the public and are not covered by others, in particular by international producers who don't have such an interest for our country".
In less than a year, TimVision has become the most complete and competitive TV platform on the Italian market, with over 2 million customers. From January, the partnership with Discovery Italia and all the contents of Discovery +: 8 hours of entertainment, 3 hours of complete series and over 2 hours of digital preview content. Among these also the XXXII Olympic Games in Tokyo which will be held next summer.
The new partnership joins the exclusive agreement with Disney + and collaborations with Netflix, Sky/Now Tv, DAZN, Mediaset, Turner, ViacomCBS Networks Italia, Chili, Prime Video and VatiVision.
Watching becomes easier with the Tim Vision Box which, in a single interface, allows you to access the contents of TimVision and its partners, many other entertainment APPs and digital terrestrial channels. So that the TV is ready for the new DVB-T2 technology.
“In just a few months we have managed to build an excellent entertainment proposal, which can be enjoyed comfortably on the TimVision Box and accessible by customers without incurring constraints and with a clear price advantage” – he declared Andrew Fabian, Tim's Head of Entertainment.
The news of TimVision
New original productions made exclusively for Tim's platform. Here's the news.
Already on the air since December 2nd “Bravo! The companies that light up Italy”, the public can discover how the products we use every day are made, as well as the evolution of techniques and the challenges that companies have had to face.
While for sports lovers there will be two productions available: “Fabio, take it or leave it”, the documentary-film on the rehabilitation of tennis player Fabio Fognini; And “Unique”, the docu-series that traces the stories of the women's Serie A soccer players. Both available from January.
“Riccardo Muti Academy”, broadcast from 11 December, has great classical music and opera as its protagonist. These are 5 episodes dedicated to the selection of 4 new conductors of the Italian Opera Academy, founded by the Maestro in 2015 in Ravenna.
“OnDance”, dedicated to dance lovers: from classical to street dance. A project born from Roberto Bolle, which for 16 episodes will accompany the viewer in an unpublished masterclass on different dance styles.
For animal lovers it will be available from December 14th "Dr Giordy", which will guide the public through the stories and environments of a farmhouse surrounded by nature and dedicated to animal welfare.
For primary school children, however, Tim's streaming platform offers “TimVision School”, a daily appointment that children can follow to learn in an interactive and fun way starting from 11 January.
Coming in January too "Sonia's Books", the program conducted by Sonia Bruganelli who will meet the authors of the books in the standings.
A "magic box capable of satisfying everyone's wishes thanks to extraordinary worlds of content which are now joined by our first original production projects"- he underlined Luca Josi, Tim's Director Brand Strategy, Media & Multimedia Entertainment.
All very nice, but I have a criticism relating to a TimVision Plus service, via APP or Smart TV: the live broadcasts of the 4 Sky channels: Sky Uno, Sky TG24, Sky Sport 24 and Sky Arte are literally live only, you cannot pause or go back, let alone watch on-demand content. Impossible to watch X-Factor or Masterchef the day after the broadcast, which is obviously very possible with a very normal Sky or Now TV decoder. Considering that technically with little effort it would be possible to enable live pause or programs on demand, it seems that live broadcasting of Sky channels is only to be able to say that it is there, but it is not a service at the level of what one can expect.