You're welcome :) I really don't know the current trends, but anime have always been a staple of free-to-air television. It all started with regional channels

You're welcome :) I really don't know the current trends, but anime have always been a staple of free-to-air television. It all started with regional channels in the early 80s; national channels (most famously, Italia 1) followed suit a few years later. Italia 1 still does feature several "oldies" shows daily, and recently aired Dragon Ball Super (as I said, Dragon Ball is wildly popular). I don't think we have an anime-only service à la crunchyroll yet, but most streaming services feature anime as part of their offer. A controversial new dub of NGE by Netflix Italy even raised a minor commotion among fans.