Titles and formats
TV fiction supply per season (# titles)
Trend of the last 5 seasons
Source: OFI
- The number of titles of Italian original fiction has grown (+1 title) compared to last season
- Rai is once again absolute market leader, having produced nearly two thirds of the overall number of the season’s titles.
TV fiction supply (# titles)
Percentages and absolute values
Season 2020-2021
Source: OFI
# titles per network/platform Season 2020-2021 and Interseasonal variation 2019-2020
| 2020-2021 (hours) | Variation | |
| Rai | 36 | = |
| Sky | 7 | +2 |
| Mediaset | 5 | = |
| Netflix | 4 | -1 |
| Amazon Prime | 3 | +2 |
| Disney | 1 | = |
| Fox | 0 | -2 |
| Timvision | 0 | -1 |
| Totale | 56 | +1 |
Formats (# titles)
Interseasonal variation
Source: OFI
- The 2020-2021 season fiction offer is almost entirely based on TV series.
- Limited series (max 8 episodes / 4 evenings), internationally adopted by streaming platforms, are the fastest growing format compared to last season (+ 7 titles). Limited series are a hybrid between series and miniseries and can be considered the favorite format of Italian fiction, this season covering more than half the number of titles.
- TV Movies and dailies can be found in Rai’s offer only.
Formats (# titles)
Distribution per networks/platforms
Source: OFI
- Rai offers two thirds of the season titles and is the only producer that covers all format ranges and privileges medium and long TV series compared to limited series.
- Limited series are the main offer of the remaining operators of Italian fiction, except for Disney.