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Italy

Italy Media Stats

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STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK HISTORY
Active military personnel 180,270 2013 1st out of 1
Average cost of local call 0.11 2001 25th out of 104
Book > Production > Titles by the Universal Decimal Classification > Religion > Theology 2,338 1999 2nd out of 44
Broadcast media two Italian media giants - the publicly-owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately-owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations - dominate; additional broadcasts by a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; some 1,300 commercial radio stations 2007
Cable TV subscribers 1 2005 18th out of 18
Cinema > Number of cinemas 1,910 2006 6th out of 61
Cinema > Number of national feature films produced 155 2011 11th out of 82
Cinema attendance 104.9 million 2003 12th out of 78
Cinema attendance per capita 1.82 2003 21st out of 77
Cinemas > Annual attendance 104.9 million 1999 8th out of 52
Cinemas > Annual attendance per capita 1.84 1999 17th out of 51
Cinemas > Per capita 0.081 per 1,000 people 1998 5th out of 52
Daily newspapers > Per 1,000 people 137.1 2004 29th out of 77
Films produced 134 2003 6th out of 50
Films produced per million 2.33 2003 14th out of 48
Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers > Per 1,000 people 1,659.34 per 1,000 people 2005 4th out of 140
Households with television 95.5% 2004 16th out of 37
Information and communication technology spending > Current US$ $104.47 billion 2009 7th out of 69
International voice traffic > Out and in > Minutes 13.59 billion min. 2003 2nd out of 109
Internet > Broadband subscribers per 1000 115.69 2005 26th out of 114
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 13.48 million 2012 11th out of 188
Internet > Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 221.33 2012 40th out of 188
Internet > Hosts 17.7 million 2008 4th out of 226
Internet > Hosts per 1000 295.86 2008 18th out of 198
Internet > IP addresses per capita 832.5 2014 41st out of 233
Internet > ISP 93 2000 3rd out of 161
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 119,794 Mbps 2003 7th out of 134
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 2,079.59 Mbps per 1 million peop 2003 16th out of 134
Internet > International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 2,079.59 Mbps 2003 16th out of 133
Internet > Internet Service Providers 93 2003 12th out of 229
Internet > Internet penetration 58% 2013 69th out of 209
Internet > Internet users 35.53 million 2013 18th out of 209
Internet > Internet users > Per 100 people 58 2012 65th out of 201
Internet > Internet users per thousand people 577.91 2013 67th out of 205
Internet > Percent using internet 58% 2012 64th out of 200
Internet > Users 32 million 2007 8th out of 154
Internet > Users > Per capita 550.32 per 1,000 people 2007 27th out of 152
Internet > Users per 1000 538.94 2007 28th out of 149
Internet penetration 51.7 2010 28th out of 45
Internet users 30.03 million 2010 5th out of 45
Internet users > Per 100 people 41.77 2008 52nd out of 186
Mobile phone subscribers 72.2 million 2005 8th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers > Per capita 1,231.93 per 1,000 people 2005 4th out of 168
Mobile phone subscribers per 1000 1,231.93 2005 4th out of 167
Mobile phones 92.65 per 100 people 2002 4th out of 43
News Agencies > List of news agencies

Ansa

AGI

2013
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Number of titles 96 2004 19th out of 163
Newspapers > Daily newspapers > Total average circulation 8.02 million 2004 9th out of 83
Newspapers > List of newspapers

Corriere della Sera - Milan-based, major daily

La Repubblica - Rome-based daily, owned by L'Espresso group

Il Messaggero - Rome-based daily


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2013
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily > Per capita 110.15 per 1,000 people 2000 31st out of 57
Newspapers and periodicals > Circulation > Daily per 1000 110.16 2000 31st out of 57
Number of PCs per million 311.99 2004 28th out of 162
Personal computers 21.49 million 2005 2nd out of 58
Personal computers > Per capita 366.61 per 1,000 people 2005 9th out of 58
Personal computers per 1000 366.61 2005 9th out of 58
Radio > List of radio stations

Rai - public, stations include flagship national network Radio 1, entertainment-based Radio 2, cultural station Radio 3 and parliamentary station GR Parlamento

Radio 24 - commercial, news and business

R101 - commercial, pop music


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Radio broadcast stations AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 1998
Radio receivers 50.5 million 1997 10th out of 187
Radio receivers > Per capita 0.888 per capita 1997 22nd out of 181
Radio receivers per 1000 887.67 1997 22nd out of 179
Radios 50.5 million 2003 10th out of 221
Radios per 1000 876.67 2003 25th out of 196
Telecommunications > Telephone > Fixed telephone lines 21.66 million 2012 13th out of 211
Telecommunications > Telephone > Main fixed phone lines per 100 people 35.4 2012 44th out of 202
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile phones 88.58 million 2014 16th out of 66
Telecommunications > Telephone > Mobile phone > Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 97.27 million 2012 13th out of 199
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.23 million 2012 14th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions > Per 100 people 159.48 2012 19th out of 200
Telecoms > Mobile cellular subscriptions per 1000 1,596.01 2012 18th out of 200
Telecoms > Telephone lines 21.66 million 2012 13th out of 203
Telecoms > Telephone lines per 1000 355.49 2012 45th out of 203
Telephone average cost of call to US > US$ per three minutes 0.79$ 2004 87th out of 111
Telephone mainlines per 1000 427.41 2005 23th out of 141
Telephone system > General assessment modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services 2013
Telephone system > International country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and NA Eutelsat 2012
Telephones > Main lines in use 22.12 million 2011 13th out of 189
Telephones > Main lines in use > Per capita 459.1 per 1,000 people 2006 20th out of 147
Telephones > Main lines in use per 1000 353.86 2009 42nd out of 193
Telephones > Mobile cellular 96 million 2011 11th out of 192
Telephones > Mobile cellular > Per capita 1,341.47 per 1,000 people 2006 4th out of 148
Telephones > Mobile cellular per 1000 1,505.38 2009 9th out of 187
Television > List of TV stations

Rai - public, stations include Rai Uno, Rai Due, Rai Tre, rolling news channel Rai News 24 and cable/satellite services

Mediaset - main private broadcaster, operates Italia 1, Rete 4 and Canale 5

La7 - private, owned by Telecom Italia Media

2013
Television broadcast stations 358 1995 6th out of 30
Television broadcast stations > Per capita 6.3 per 1 million people 1995 10th out of 28
Television receivers 30.3 million 1997 10th out of 184
Television receivers > Per capita 532.57 per 1,000 people 1997 14th out of 178
Television receivers per 1000 532.6 1997 16th out of 176
Television viewing 27 hours per person per wee 2002 3rd out of 13
Television viewing per million 0.472 hours per person per wee 2002 9th out of 13
Televisions 30.3 million 2003 10th out of 214
Televisions per 1000 526 2003 18th out of 191

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel (The list); Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; OECD Communications Outlook 2005; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003; UNESCO Institute for Statistics, March 11, 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.; Internet Movie Database 2003; Internet Movie Database 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Digital Planet: The Global Information Economy, and Global Insight, Inc.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; Internet World Stats, June 30, 2010; International Telecommunication Union; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; ITU. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; International Telecommunications Union; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of mobile phones in use; International Telecommunications Union. Source tables; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996); Figures for European countries are from Andries van den Broek, 'Leisure across Europe. Comparing 14 populations, conveying 1 pattern' (Paper to International Association for Time Use Research, Annual Conference, Lisbon, 2002). The American figure is from Sanchez-Tabernero, Media Concentration in Europe. The Australian figure is from Australian Commercial Television 1986-1995 (Bureau of Transport and Communication Economics, AGPS, Canberra, 1996). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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