Tiscali inks movie deal with Sony and Disney

May 8, 2008 – Italian telco Tiscali has revealed that it has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International and Disney-ABC Intl. Television under which it will offer Sony and Disney movies on its IPTV service.

Following the deal, Tiscali can now offer a library of up to 1,000 Italian and international movies.  No financial details were disclosed.

Tiscali also stated that it has extended its IPTV service to a further six Italian cities, bringing the total number of cities reached to nine.  The company is reportedly targeting a customer penetration in Italy of 11% by 2009.