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'''Television in Italy''' was [[Timeline of the introduction of television in countries|introduced in 1939]], when the first experimental broadcasts began. However, this lasted for a very short time: when fascist Italy entered World War II in 1940 all transmissions were interrupted, and were resumed in earnest only nine years after the end of the conflict, on January 3, 1954.
'''Television in Italy''' was [[Timeline of the introduction of television in countries|introduced in 1939]], when the first experimental broadcasts began. However, this lasted for a very short time: when fascist [[Italy]] entered [[World War II]] in 1940, all transmissions were interrupted, and were resumed in earnest only nine years after the end of the war, on January 3, 1954.


There are two main national television organisations responsible for most viewing: state-owned [[RAI]], accounting for 37% of the total viewing figures in May 2014,<ref name="auditel14" /> and [[Mediaset]], a commercial network which holds about 33%.<ref name="auditel14" /> The third largest player, the Italian branch of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]], had a viewing share of 5.8%.<ref name="auditel14">{{cite web|title=Sintesi Mensile 1A|url=http://www.auditel.it/media/filer_public/ec/d4/ecd4dc1b-8293-49ef-a004-d3ab18da594b/sintesi_mensile_05_maggio_2014.pdf|publisher=Auditel|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref> Apart from these three free to air companies, [[Comcast]]'s satellite pay TV platform [[Sky Italia]] is increasing in viewing and shares.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
There are two main national television organisations responsible for most of the viewership: state-owned [[RAI]], accounting for 37% of the total viewing figures in May 2014,<ref name="auditel14" /> and [[Mediaset]], a commercial network which holds about 33%.<ref name="auditel14" /> The third largest player, the Italian branch of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]], had a viewing share of 5.8%.<ref name="auditel14">{{cite web|title=Sintesi Mensile 1A|url=http://www.auditel.it/media/filer_public/ec/d4/ecd4dc1b-8293-49ef-a004-d3ab18da594b/sintesi_mensile_05_maggio_2014.pdf|publisher=Auditel|access-date=30 June 2014}}</ref>


According to the BBC, the Italian television industry is widely considered both inside and outside the country to be overtly [[politics|politicized]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1065345.stm#media |title=Country profile: Italy |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref> Unlike the [[BBC]] which is controlled by an [[BBC Trust|independent trust]], the public broadcaster RAI is under direct control of the parliament. According to a December 2008 poll, only 24% of Italians trusted television [[news programme]]s, compared unfavourably to the British rate of 38%, making Italy one of only three examined countries where online sources are considered more reliable than television ones for information.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tns-us.com/news/our_new_digital_friend_we.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209014103/http://www.tns-us.com/news/our_new_digital_friend_we.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-09 |title=Our new digital friend? We now trust online news as we trust TV and newspapers |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=TNS US |date=2008-12-15 }}</ref>
According to the [[BBC]], the Italian television industry is widely considered both inside and outside the country to be overtly [[politics|politicized]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1065345.stm#media |title=Country profile: Italy |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref> Unlike the BBC which is controlled by a [[BBC Board|board of governors]] regulated by [[Ofcom]], the public broadcaster RAI is under direct control of the parliament. According to a December 2008 poll, only 24% of Italians trusted television [[news programme]]s, compared unfavourably to the British rate of 38%, making Italy one of only three examined countries where online sources are considered more reliable than television ones for information.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tns-us.com/news/our_new_digital_friend_we.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209014103/http://www.tns-us.com/news/our_new_digital_friend_we.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-02-09 |title=Our new digital friend? We now trust online news as we trust TV and newspapers |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=TNS US |date=2008-12-15 }}</ref>


[[Terrestrial television]] has historically been the dominant form of transmission in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/messages/downloadsexceeded.html|access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref>
[[Terrestrial television]] has historically been the dominant form of transmission in the country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Archived |url=https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/messages/downloadsexceeded.html |website=citeseerx.ist.psu.edu |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409124742/https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/messages/downloadsexceeded.html |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |language=en}}{{dl|date=April 2023}}</ref>


==Television providers==
==Television providers==
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During the UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2008 Summer Olympics, RAI started experimental high definition broadcasting on ''Rai Test HD'', available only in Turin, Milan, Rome, Sardinia and Aosta Valley, continuing with the [[2008 UCI Road World Championships]] and a few matches of the UEFA Champions League. In July 2008 the [[European Commission]]'s directorate for competition expressed concerns on whether the actions taken by the current Italian government would be able to alter the current status of duopoly in the broadcasting market held by RAI and Mediaset.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=5441 |title=EU wants Italy to clarify frequency distribution rules |date=July 2008 |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=Broadband TV News }}</ref> Beginning October 31, 2008, in the first [[region of Italy]] planned to interrupt analog transmission, [[Sardinia]], television networks broadcast multiplexes only in digital format. Licence fee payers from the region were entitled to a 50 euros discount off the price of a digital television decoder or a new, digital-compatible TV set.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nonsolocinema.com/Digitale-Terrestre_13105.html |title=Digitale Terrestre Parte in Sardegna lo switch-off |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=NonSoloCinema |date=2008-10-15 |language= it}}</ref>
During the UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2008 Summer Olympics, RAI started experimental high definition broadcasting on ''Rai Test HD'', available only in Turin, Milan, Rome, Sardinia and Aosta Valley, continuing with the [[2008 UCI Road World Championships]] and a few matches of the UEFA Champions League. In July 2008 the [[European Commission]]'s directorate for competition expressed concerns on whether the actions taken by the current Italian government would be able to alter the current status of duopoly in the broadcasting market held by RAI and Mediaset.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=5441 |title=EU wants Italy to clarify frequency distribution rules |date=July 2008 |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=Broadband TV News }}</ref> Beginning October 31, 2008, in the first [[region of Italy]] planned to interrupt analog transmission, [[Sardinia]], television networks broadcast multiplexes only in digital format. Licence fee payers from the region were entitled to a 50 euros discount off the price of a digital television decoder or a new, digital-compatible TV set.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nonsolocinema.com/Digitale-Terrestre_13105.html |title=Digitale Terrestre Parte in Sardegna lo switch-off |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=NonSoloCinema |date=2008-10-15 |language= it}}</ref>

In April 2021, [[Byoblu]] began a national broadcaster and the first Italian TV network that was financially supported by private citizen's donations.<ref name=verità>{{cite news|url=https://www.laverita.info/youtube-byoblu-messora-utenti-canale-2651308543.html|title=Youtube epura Byoblu di Messora. E gli utenti gli comprano un canale tv |author=Fabio Dragoni|newspaper=[[La Verità]]|lang=it|date=1 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=VIAGGIO DENTRO BYOBLU: LA CASA EDITRICE |url=https://www.informazione.it/a/51559218-F0C8-4B09-8D2E-87E3EF96B77B/VIAGGIO-DENTRO-BYOBLU-LA-CASA-EDITRICE |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Informazione - Notizie a Confronto |language=it}}</ref>


===Satellite television===
===Satellite television===
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* '''[[Mediaset Infinity]]''' ([[Mediaset]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Mediaset Infinity]]''' ([[Mediaset]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[TIMvision]]''' ([[Telecom Italia|TIM]]), with almost 2 million households (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[TIMvision]]''' ([[Telecom Italia|TIM]]), with almost 2 million households (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Chili (company)|Chili]]'''; pay-per-view only (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Discovery+]]''' ([[Discovery Italia]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''Chili'''; pay-per-view only (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Netflix]]'''
* '''[[Netflix]]'''
* '''[[Disney+]]'''
* '''[[Disney+]]'''
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*'''[[Mediaset Premium]]''' ([[Mediaset]]) (transmission: DTT; IPTV)
*'''[[Mediaset Premium]]''' ([[Mediaset]]) (transmission: DTT; IPTV)
* '''[[Europa 7 HD]]''' (Centro Europa 7 srl) (transmission: DTT)
* '''[[Europa 7 HD]]''' (Centro Europa 7 srl) (transmission: DTT)
* '''[[Dahlia TV]]''' ([[Airplus TV]]) (transmission: DTT)
* '''[[Dahlia TV]]''' (Airplus TV) (transmission: DTT)
* '''Fastweb TV''' ([[Fastweb (telecommunications company)|Fastweb]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''Fastweb TV''' ([[Fastweb (telecommunications company)|Fastweb]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Infostrada TV]]''' ([[WIND (Italy)|Infostrada]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Infostrada TV]]''' ([[WIND (Italy)|Infostrada]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Tiscali|Tiscali TV]]''' ([[Tiscali]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[Tiscali|Tiscali TV]]''' ([[Tiscali]]) (transmission: IPTV)
* '''[[TELE+]]''' ([[Telepiù|Telepiù S.p.A.]]), with 1,8 million households in 2002 (transmission: DTH)
* '''TELE+''' (Telepiù S.p.A.), with 1,8 million households in 2002 (transmission: DTH)
* '''[[Stream TV]]''' ([[Telecom Italia]] and [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]) (transmission: DTH; Cable)
* '''[[Stream TV]]''' ([[Telecom Italia]] and [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]) (transmission: DTH; Cable)


===Cable television===
===Cable television===
Italy currently has the lowest percentage (less than 1%) of transmissions from cable television of almost all of the world's [[developed country|developed]] countries.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

In the 1960s the public television network RAI was a monopoly and the only network authorized to broadcast in Italy. Giuseppe Sacchi, a former RAI editor, launched on April 21, 1971, the first "free" television station, called ''Telebiella'' and based in [[Biella, Italy|Biella]]. It started to broadcast on April 6, 1972, devoted primarily to news and information. Immediately the government led by [[Giulio Andreotti]] forced Sacchi to dismantle Telebiella. Later a new law was issued to regulate and allow cable broadcasting, although with tight limitations:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agcom.it/L_naz/l103_75.htm |title=Legge 103/75 Nuove norme in materia di diffusione radiofonica e televisiva |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=[[Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni|Agcom]] |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302130205/http://www.agcom.it/L_naz/l103_75.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> only one cable system for every city and only one TV channel for each system. Cable television remained undeveloped for many years, with the exception of a few amateur projects. In the 1990s, first [[Telecom Italia]] and then [[Fastweb (telecommunications company)|Fastweb]] created [[optical fiber]] networks and launched their [[IPTV]] offers (however associated with [[Sky Italia]] or [[Mediaset Premium]] subscriptions). IPTV was the only service to offer [[video on demand]] up until 2009.
In the 1960s the public television network RAI was a monopoly and the only network authorized to broadcast in Italy. Giuseppe Sacchi, a former RAI editor, launched on April 21, 1971, the first "free" television station, called ''Telebiella'' and based in [[Biella, Italy|Biella]]. It started to broadcast on April 6, 1972, devoted primarily to news and information. Immediately the government led by [[Giulio Andreotti]] forced Sacchi to dismantle Telebiella. Later a new law was issued to regulate and allow cable broadcasting, although with tight limitations:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agcom.it/L_naz/l103_75.htm |title=Legge 103/75 Nuove norme in materia di diffusione radiofonica e televisiva |access-date=2009-03-07 |publisher=[[Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni|Agcom]] |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302130205/http://www.agcom.it/L_naz/l103_75.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> only one cable system for every city and only one TV channel for each system. Cable television remained undeveloped for many years, with the exception of a few amateur projects. In the 1990s, first [[Telecom Italia]] and then [[Fastweb (telecommunications company)|Fastweb]] created [[optical fiber]] networks and launched their [[IPTV]] offers (however associated with [[Sky Italia]] or [[Mediaset Premium]] subscriptions). IPTV was the only service to offer [[video on demand]] up until 2009.


==List of nationwide television stations==
==List of nationwide television stations==
All channels broadcast 24 hours, and are in [[16:9]] format. On satelllite, as a result of restrictions on broadcasting rights, most of RAI's channels are permanently encrypted, and broadcast [[free-to-view]] through the [[Tivùsat|Tivúsat]] platform, or are temporarily encrypted when needed. However, Rai 1, 2, 3, Storia, Scuola and Gulp are left unencrypted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hotbird 13F/13G at 13.0°E |url=https://www.lyngsat.com/Hotbird-13F-13G.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=LyngSat}}</ref>
===Most important all national free-to-view channels===
All channels broadcast 24 hours, are in [[16:9|16:9 SDTV]] format and also FTA on digital satellite.
The channels from 10 to 19 are made available for Italian regional television.
The channels from 10 to 19 are made available for Italian regional television.


==== [[RAI|RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A.]] ====
=== [[RAI|RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A.]] ===
[[File:Rai - Logo 2016.svg|right|100x100px]]
[[File:Rai - Logo 2016.svg|right|100x100px]]
'''Rai''' is [[Italy]]'s national [[public broadcasting]] company, owned by the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)|Ministry of Economy and Finance]]. Rai's broadcasts are also received in neighboring countries, including [[Albania]], [[Croatia]], [[Malta]], [[Monaco]], [[Montenegro]], [[San Marino]], [[Slovenia]], [[Vatican City]], and southern [[Switzerland]]. It is one of the 23 founding broadcasting organizations of the [[European Broadcasting Union]].
'''Rai''' is [[Italy]]'s national [[public broadcasting]] company, owned by the [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy)|Ministry of Economy and Finance]]. Rai's broadcasts are also able to be received in neighboring countries, including [[Albania]], [[Croatia]], [[Malta]], [[Monaco]], [[Montenegro]], [[San Marino]], [[Slovenia]], [[Vatican City]], southern [[Switzerland]], and across Europe on satellite. It is one of the 23 founding broadcasting organizations of the [[European Broadcasting Union]].


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| 25
| 2010
| 2010
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| the best of RAI's past programs (HD on channel 525 selected regions only, and on FTV satellite)
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|'''[[Rai Gulp]]'''
|'''[[Rai Gulp]]'''
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|43
|2006
|2006
|cartoons and shows for pre-scholar children (HD on FTV satellite)
|cartoons and shows for pre-school children (HD on FTV satellite)
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|-
|'''[[Rai News 24]]'''
|'''[[Rai News 24]]'''
|48
|48
|1999
|1999
|all news (HD on FTA satellite)
|24h news (HD on FTA satellite)
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|-
|'''[[Rai Storia]]'''
|'''[[Rai Storia]]'''
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|documentaries focused on history (HD on FTA satellite)
|documentaries focused on history (HD on FTA satellite)
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|-
|'''[[Rai Sport|Rai Sport + HD]]'''
|'''[[Rai Sport|Rai Sport HD]]'''
|57
|58
| rowspan="2" |1999
|1999
| rowspan="2" |live sports and news
|live sports and sports news
|-
|-
|'''[[Rai Scuola]]'''
|'''[[Rai Scuola]]'''
|58
|57
|2009
|1999 (2009)
|educational (HD on FTA satellite)
|educational (HD on FTA satellite)
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|'''[[Rai Radio 2|Rai Radio 2 Visual]]'''
|202
|2022
|radio broadcast and news (FTV on satellite)
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==== [[Mediaset|Mediaset S.p.A.]] ====
=== [[Mediaset|Mediaset S.p.A.]] ===
[[File:Mediaset Logo.png|alt=|right|200x200px]]
[[File:Mediaset logo.svg|alt=|right|200x200px]]
'''Mediaset''' is the largest [[commercial broadcasting|commercial broadcaster]] in the country. The group competes primarily against the [[public broadcasting|public broadcaster]] and market leader [[RAI]]. Due to their proximity to (or encirclement by) Italy, [[Albania]], [[Croatia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Malta]], [[San Marino]], the [[Vatican City]] and [[Slovenia]] also receive Mediaset broadcasts. In addition to its domestic television interests, Mediaset also operates a series of [[news]], [[entertainment]] and [[sport]] websites; holds 50.1% of the [[Spain|Spanish]] broadcasting firm [[Mediaset España Comunicación]]; owns the film production company [[Medusa Film]]; and heads a [[consortium]] which owns the [[Production company|television production]] house [[Banijay]].
'''Mediaset''' is the largest [[commercial broadcasting|commercial broadcaster]] in Italy. The group competes primarily against the [[public broadcasting|public broadcaster]] and market leader [[RAI]]. Due to their proximity to (or encirclement by) Italy, [[Albania]], [[Croatia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Malta]], [[San Marino]], the [[Vatican City]] and [[Slovenia]] can also receive Mediaset broadcasts. In addition to their domestic television channels, Mediaset also operates a series of [[news]], [[entertainment]] and [[sport]] websites; owns 50.1% of the [[Spain|Spanish]] broadcasting firm [[Mediaset España Comunicación]]; owns the film production company [[Medusa Film]]; and heads a [[consortium]] which owns the [[Production company|television production]] house [[Banijay]].


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|20
|2018
|2018
|generalist, oriented to films, TV series and sport events (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
|generalist, oriented to movies, TV series and sport events (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
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|-
|'''[[Iris (TV channel)|Iris]]'''
|'''[[Iris (TV channel)|Iris]]'''
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|27
|2022
|2022
|TV series, and movies (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
|TV series and movies (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
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|'''[[La5]]'''
|'''[[La5]]'''
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==== [[Cairo Communication|Cairo Communication S.p.A.]] ====
=== [[Cairo Communication|Cairo Communication S.p.A.]] ===


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====[[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA|Discovery Italia S.r.l.]]====
=== [[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA|Discovery Italia S.r.l.]] ===
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|33
|2017
|2017
|Cuisine (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
|cuisine (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
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|'''Warner TV'''
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|2022
|TV series and movies (HD on TivùSat)
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|'''Giallo'''
|'''Giallo'''
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====[[Sky Italia|Sky Italia S.r.l.]]====
=== [[Sky Italia|Sky Italia S.r.l.]] ===
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====[[Paramount Networks EMEAA|Paramount Networks Italia S.r.l.]]====
=== [[Paramount Networks EMEAA|Paramount Networks Italia S.r.l.]] ===
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! Launched
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|'''[[VH1 (Italy)|VH1]]'''
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|24-hour music (HD on [[Sky Italia]] and TivùSat)
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|'''[[Super!]]'''
|'''[[Super!]]'''
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==== Boing S.p.A. (51% [[Mediaset]], 49% [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]) ====
=== Boing S.p.A. (51% [[Mediaset]], 49% [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]) ===
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|2019
|2019
|timeshift version of [[Boing (Italian TV channel)|Boing]] and [[Cartoonito]]
|timeshift version of [[Boing (Italian TV channel)|Boing]] and [[Cartoonito (Italian TV channel)|Cartoonito]]
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|'''[[Cartoonito]]'''
|'''[[Cartoonito (Italian TV channel)|Cartoonito]]'''
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|2011
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==== Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s ====
=== Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s ===
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! Description
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|'''[[Byoblu La TV dei cittadini]]'''
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====Television Broadcasting System S.r.l.====
=== Television Broadcasting System S.r.l. ===
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====Alma Media S.p.A.====
=== Alma Media S.p.A. ===
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====[[GEDI Gruppo Editoriale|GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A.]]====
=== [[GEDI Gruppo Editoriale|GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A.]] ===
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==== [[RTL 102.5|RTL 102.5 HIT RADIO S.r.l]] ====
=== [[RTL 102.5|RTL 102.5 HIT RADIO S.r.l]] ===
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====[[Qurate Retail Group|Liberty Interactive]]====
=== [[Qurate Retail Group|Liberty Interactive]] ===
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==== GM Comunicazione S.r.l. ====
=== GM Comunicazione S.r.l. ===
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====Other national channels====
=== Other national channels ===
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Semigeneralist
Semigeneralist
* [[TV2000]] (28)
* [[TV2000]] (28), <small>religious channel</small>
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Music
Music
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====Network of local televisions====
=== Network of local televisions ===
* [[7 Gold]]: launched in 1999 as "Italia 7 Gold", changed name in 2003; airs movies, sport debates and old TV series
* [[7 Gold]]: launched in 1999 as "Italia 7 Gold", changed name in 2003; airs movies, sport debates and old TV series


====Foreign channels====
=== Foreign channels ===
* {{flagcountry|France}}: [[France 24]]
* {{flagcountry|France}}: [[France 24]]
* {{flagcountry|Vatican City}}: [[Vatican Media]]
* {{flagcountry|Vatican City}}: [[Vatican Media]]


====Lower channels, teleshopping channel, lower network and local channels====
=== Lower channels, teleshopping channel, lower network and local channels ===
* Canale 63 (63)
* Canale 63 (63)
* Canale 65 (65)
* Canale 65 (65)
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*[[Televisione Cristiana in Italia]]: launched in 1979, it is a religious channel too and it was named previously TBNE (Trinity Broadcasting Network Europe), this channel is visible only in some regions too
*[[Televisione Cristiana in Italia]]: launched in 1979, it is a religious channel too and it was named previously TBNE (Trinity Broadcasting Network Europe), this channel is visible only in some regions too


====Digital satellite only (free to air)====
=== Digital satellite only (free to air) ===
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====Foreign channels====
=== Foreign channels ===
* {{flagcountry|China}}: [[CGTN (TV channel)|CGTN]]
* {{flagcountry|China}}: [[CGTN (TV channel)|CGTN]]
* {{flagcountry|France}}: [[Euronews]], [[France 24]], [[France 24|France 24 English]], [[TV5Monde]]
* {{flagcountry|France}}: [[Euronews]], [[France 24]], [[France 24|France 24 English]], [[TV5Monde]]
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* {{flagcountry|Iran}}: [[Press TV]]
* {{flagcountry|Iran}}: [[Press TV]]
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}: [[NHK]]
* {{flagcountry|Japan}}: [[NHK]]
* {{flagcountry|Qatar}}: [[Al Jazeera]], [[Al Jazeera English]]
* {{flagcountry|Qatar}}: [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]], [[Al Jazeera English]]
* {{flagcountry|Russia}}: [[RT (TV network)|RT]]
* {{flagcountry|Russia}}: [[RT (TV network)|RT]]
* {{flagcountry|San Marino}}: [[San Marino RTV]]
* {{flagcountry|San Marino}}: [[San Marino RTV]]
* {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}: [[TV Koper-Capodistria]]
* {{flagcountry|Slovenia}}: [[TV Koper-Capodistria]]
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}: [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24 Horas]], [[TVE Internacional]]
* {{flagcountry|Spain}}: [[24 Horas (Spanish TV channel)|24 Horas]], [[TVE Internacional]]
* {{flagcountry|UK}}: [[BBC World News]]
* {{flagcountry|UK}}: [[BBC News (international TV channel)|BBC News]]
* {{flagcountry|US}}: [[Bloomberg Television]], [[CNN International]]
* {{flagcountry|US}}: [[Bloomberg Television]], [[CNN International]]


== Italian programming ==
== Italian programming ==

===Top Crime===
===Top Crime===

* [[Hannibal (TV series)|''Hannibal'']]
* [[Hannibal (TV series)|''Hannibal'']]
* [[Motive (TV series)|''Motive'']]
* [[Motive (TV series)|''Motive'']]
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* ''[[Prison Break]]''
* ''[[Prison Break]]''
* [[GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben|''GSG 9'']]
* [[GSG 9 – Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben|''GSG 9'']]
{|
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===Premium Crime===
===Premium Crime===

* ''[[100 Code]]''
* ''[[100 Code]]''
* [[Falco (TV series)|''Falco'']]
* [[Falco (TV series)|''Falco'']]
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* ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
* ''[[Chicago P.D. (TV series)|Chicago P.D.]]''
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' (st. 4)
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' (st. 4)
{|
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===AXN===
===AXN===

* [[Afterworld (Sci-Fi Show)|''Afterworld'']]
* [[Afterworld (Sci-Fi Show)|''Afterworld'']]
* [[Andromeda (TV series)|''Andromeda'']]
* [[Andromeda (TV series)|''Andromeda'']]
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* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]''
* [[Kidnapped (American TV series)|''Kidnapped'']]
* [[Kidnapped (American TV series)|''Kidnapped'']]
* [[Kung Fu (TV series)|''Kung Fu'']]
* [[Kung Fu (1972 TV series)|''Kung Fu'']]
* [[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|''MacGyver'']]
* [[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|''MacGyver'']]
* ''[[Man's Work]]''
* ''[[Man's Work]]''
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* ''[[Odyssey 5]]''
* ''[[Odyssey 5]]''
* [[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]
* [[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|''The Outer Limits'']]
* [[Quantum Leap (TV series)|''Quantum Leap'']]
* [[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|''Quantum Leap'']]
* [[Painkiller Jane (TV series)|''Painkiller Jane'']]
* [[Painkiller Jane (TV series)|''Painkiller Jane'']]
* ''[[Planetes]]''
* ''[[Planetes]]''
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* ''[[Wire in the Blood]]''
* ''[[Wire in the Blood]]''
* ''[[World's Most Amazing Videos]]''
* ''[[World's Most Amazing Videos]]''
{|
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===Universal Channel===

* ''[[24: Legacy]]''
* ''[[Agatha Raisin (TV series)|Agatha Raisin]]''
* ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
* ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''
* ''[[Chicago Fire (TV series)|Chicago Fire]]''
* ''[[The Closer]]''
* ''[[Cold Case]]''
* ''[[Common Law (2012 TV series)|Common Law]]''
* ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
* ''[[Drop Dead Diva]]''
* ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
* ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]''
* ''[[For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]''
* ''[[Harry's Law|Harry’s Law]]''
* ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''
* ''[[In Plain Sight]]''
* ''[[Law & Order]]''
* ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
* ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
* ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]''
* ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
* ''[[Motive (TV series)|Motive]]''
* ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]''
* ''[[Nurse Jackie]]''
* ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
* ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]''
* ''[[Psych]]''
* ''[[Rookie Blue]]''
* ''[[Royal Pains]]''
* ''[[Sea Patrol]]''
* ''[[Shattered (Canadian TV series)|Shattered]]''
* ''[[Suits (American TV series)|Suits]]''
* ''[[Teen Wolf (2011 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]''
* ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''
* ''[[Transplant (TV series)|Transplant]]''
* ''[[Without a Trace]]''
* ''[[30 Rock]]''
* Thirteen Sisters of Florida, lá vonde verék
* ''[[American Horror Story]]''
* ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]''
* ''[[Covert Affairs]]''
* ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
* ''[[Eureka (American TV series)|Eureka]]''
* ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]''
* ''[[The Event]]''
* ''[[The Good Wife]]''
* ''[[The Mentalist]]''
* ''[[The Mindy Project]]''
* ''[[Saving Hope]]''
* ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]''
* ''[[Shameless (American TV series)|Shameless]]''
* ''[[The Unit]]''


== Former channels ==
== Former channels ==
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|[[Real Time (TV channel)|Real Time]]
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|[[Discovery Networks EMEA|Discovery Italia]]
|[[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA|Warner Bros. Discovery Italia]]
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|[[DMAX (Italy)|DMAX]]
|2011
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|[[Discovery Networks EMEA|Discovery Italia]]
|[[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA|Warner Bros. Discovery Italia]]
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Television in Italy was introduced in 1939, when the first experimental broadcasts began. However, this lasted for a very short time: when fascist Italy entered World War II in 1940, all transmissions were interrupted, and were resumed in earnest only nine years after the end of the war, on January 3, 1954.

There are two main national television organisations responsible for most of the viewership: state-owned RAI, accounting for 37% of the total viewing figures in May 2014,[1] and Mediaset, a commercial network which holds about 33%.[1] The third largest player, the Italian branch of Warner Bros. Discovery, had a viewing share of 5.8%.[1]

According to the BBC, the Italian television industry is widely considered both inside and outside the country to be overtly politicized.[2] Unlike the BBC which is controlled by a board of governors regulated by Ofcom, the public broadcaster RAI is under direct control of the parliament. According to a December 2008 poll, only 24% of Italians trusted television news programmes, compared unfavourably to the British rate of 38%, making Italy one of only three examined countries where online sources are considered more reliable than television ones for information.[3]

Terrestrial television has historically been the dominant form of transmission in the country.[4]

Television providers

Digital terrestrial television

Digital terrestrial television technology has expanded rapidly and now every major network in Italy (including RAI and Mediaset) transmits in DVB-T format, while analog broadcasts were continued until the end of the transition, originally set by law to December 31, 2006, but later pushed back to the end of 2012.[5]

The Berlusconi II Cabinet started promoting the digital format in December 2003 by granting a public financial contribution for the purchase of a MHP digital television decoder. Starting from January 2005 Mediaset and Telecom Italia Media started offering pay TV services through a prepaid smartcard, including football games, movies and TV shows. In February 2006, during the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin, RAI experimentally broadcast a number of sport events using a 1080i signal and H264 coding. The HD signal has been transmitted over the Turin area, using DVB-T hierarchical modulation, and only specially crafted decoders have been able to receive this signal: they were placed in strategical points in the town.

During the UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2008 Summer Olympics, RAI started experimental high definition broadcasting on Rai Test HD, available only in Turin, Milan, Rome, Sardinia and Aosta Valley, continuing with the 2008 UCI Road World Championships and a few matches of the UEFA Champions League. In July 2008 the European Commission's directorate for competition expressed concerns on whether the actions taken by the current Italian government would be able to alter the current status of duopoly in the broadcasting market held by RAI and Mediaset.[6] Beginning October 31, 2008, in the first region of Italy planned to interrupt analog transmission, Sardinia, television networks broadcast multiplexes only in digital format. Licence fee payers from the region were entitled to a 50 euros discount off the price of a digital television decoder or a new, digital-compatible TV set.[7]

In April 2021, Byoblu began a national broadcaster and the first Italian TV network that was financially supported by private citizen's donations.[8][9]

Satellite television

Italy has had digital satellite broadcasts since the 1990s, with the launch of Stream TV and TELE+. In 2003 these merged into Sky Italia, today this pay TV platform is broadcasting from Hot Bird satellites. HDTV regular services started in June 2006 under the name Sky HD, with the broadcasting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in High Definition. As of today, almost all channels on the platform broadcasts in HD. Tivù Sat, a Free Satellite Service similar to the UK version Freesat, was launched in June 2009, ensuring access to national television channels from digital terrestrial television networks. Shareholders include Mediaset, Telecom Italia Media and the State-owned company Rai.[10]

Pay television

Current providers

Defunct providers

Cable television

In the 1960s the public television network RAI was a monopoly and the only network authorized to broadcast in Italy. Giuseppe Sacchi, a former RAI editor, launched on April 21, 1971, the first "free" television station, called Telebiella and based in Biella. It started to broadcast on April 6, 1972, devoted primarily to news and information. Immediately the government led by Giulio Andreotti forced Sacchi to dismantle Telebiella. Later a new law was issued to regulate and allow cable broadcasting, although with tight limitations:[11] only one cable system for every city and only one TV channel for each system. Cable television remained undeveloped for many years, with the exception of a few amateur projects. In the 1990s, first Telecom Italia and then Fastweb created optical fiber networks and launched their IPTV offers (however associated with Sky Italia or Mediaset Premium subscriptions). IPTV was the only service to offer video on demand up until 2009.

List of nationwide television stations

All channels broadcast 24 hours, and are in 16:9 format. On satelllite, as a result of restrictions on broadcasting rights, most of RAI's channels are permanently encrypted, and broadcast free-to-view through the Tivúsat platform, or are temporarily encrypted when needed. However, Rai 1, 2, 3, Storia, Scuola and Gulp are left unencrypted.[12] The channels from 10 to 19 are made available for Italian regional television.

RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A.

Rai is Italy's national public broadcasting company, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Rai's broadcasts are also able to be received in neighboring countries, including Albania, Croatia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovenia, Vatican City, southern Switzerland, and across Europe on satellite. It is one of the 23 founding broadcasting organizations of the European Broadcasting Union.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Rai 1 1 1954 generalist (SD on channel 501, HD on FTA satellite)
Rai 2 2 1961 generalist (SD on channel 502, HD on FTA satellite)
Rai 3 3 1979 generalist (HD on channel 103, HD on FTA satellite)
Rai 4 21 2008 generalist, TV series, movies and entertainment for young audience (HD on channel 521 selected regions only, FTV satellite nationally)
Rai 5 23 2010 cultured-oriented entertainment, documentaries (HD on FTV satellite)
Rai Movie 24 1999 movies (HD on FTV satellite)
Rai Premium 25 2010 the best of RAI's past programs (HD on channel 525 selected regions only, and on FTV satellite)
Rai Gulp 42 2007 cartoons, TV series and entertainment programs for teens (HD on FTA satellite)
Rai Yoyo 43 2006 cartoons and shows for pre-school children (HD on FTV satellite)
Rai News 24 48 1999 24h news (HD on FTA satellite)
Rai Storia 54 2009 documentaries focused on history (HD on FTA satellite)
Rai Sport HD 58 1999 live sports and sports news
Rai Scuola 57 1999 (2009) educational (HD on FTA satellite)
Rai Radio 2 Visual 202 2022 radio broadcast and news (FTV on satellite)

Mediaset S.p.A.

Mediaset is the largest commercial broadcaster in Italy. The group competes primarily against the public broadcaster and market leader RAI. Due to their proximity to (or encirclement by) Italy, Albania, Croatia, Switzerland, Malta, San Marino, the Vatican City and Slovenia can also receive Mediaset broadcasts. In addition to their domestic television channels, Mediaset also operates a series of news, entertainment and sport websites; owns 50.1% of the Spanish broadcasting firm Mediaset España Comunicación; owns the film production company Medusa Film; and heads a consortium which owns the television production house Banijay.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Rete 4 4 1982 generalist (HD on channel 504)
Canale 5 5 1980 generalist (HD on channel 505)
Italia 1 6 1982 generalist (HD on channel 506)
20 20 2018 generalist, oriented to movies, TV series and sport events (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
Iris 22 2007 TV series, movies and cultured-oriented programs
27 Twentyseven 27 2022 TV series and movies (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
La5 30 2010 TV series, movies, entertainment, reality shows, female-oriented channel
Cine34 34 2020 Italian movies of all time
Focus 35 2018 documentaries (It was owned by Discovery Italia)
Top Crime 39 2013 TV series and movies on the world of crime
Italia 2 49 2011 TV series, movies, entertainment, reality shows, male-oriented channel
TgCom24 51 2011 all news
Mediaset Extra 55 2010 past and current cult shows from Mediaset channels
Radio 105 TV 157 2019 radio broadcast and news
R101 TV 167 2014
Virgin Radio TV 257 2018
Radio Monte Carlo TV 67 (TivùSat), 716 (Sky Italia) 2020 only on FTV satellite

Cairo Communication S.p.A.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
La7 7 2001 generalist (HD on channel 507)
La7d 29 2010 women infotainment, TV series, movies, light entertainment, La7 reruns (HD on channel 529)

Discovery Italia S.r.l.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Nove 9 2016 generalist
Real Time 31 2005 lifestyle (HD on Sky Italia and Tivùsat)
Food Network 33 2017 cuisine (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
Warner TV 37 2022 TV series and movies (HD on TivùSat)
Giallo 38 2012 TV series and crime movies (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
K2 41 2009 cartoons, TV series and entertainment programs for pre-teens
Frisbee 44 2010 cartoons, TV series and entertainment programs for kids
DMAX 52 2011 factual-entertainment for the male audience (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
HGTV - Home & Garden TV 56 2020 home improvement and real estate (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
Motor Trend 59 2018 motor (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)

Sky Italia S.r.l.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
TV8 8 2016 generalist (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
Cielo 26 2009 shows and movies (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)
Sky TG24 50 2003 all-news channel

Paramount Networks Italia S.r.l.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Super! 47 2010 (by De Agostini) cartoons, TV series and entertainment programs for teens

Boing S.p.A. (51% Mediaset, 49% Warner Bros. Discovery)

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Boing 40 2004 cartoons, TV series and entertainment programs for pre-teens and teens
Boing Plus 45 2019 timeshift version of Boing and Cartoonito
Cartoonito 46 2011 cartoons, TV series and entertainment programs for kids aged 3–7.

Byoblu Edizioni S.r.l.s

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Byoblu 262 2021 all-news channel (HD on Sky Italia on channel 816 and Tivùsat on channel 462)

Television Broadcasting System S.r.l.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Retecapri 122 1982 generalist (HD on channel 566)

Alma Media S.p.A.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Alma TV 65 2020 entertainment focused on food, cooking, house living and travel and

GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
Deejay TV 69 2018 radio broadcast and news

RTL 102.5 HIT RADIO S.r.l

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
RTL 102.5 TV 36 2000 radio broadcast and news
Radiofreccia 258 2016 rock music
Radio Zeta 266 2016 Italian pop and indie music

Liberty Interactive

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
QVC 32 2010 shopping and entertainment channel (HD on Sky Italia and TivùSat)

GM Comunicazione S.r.l.

Channel LCN on DVB-T Launched Description
HSE24 37 2018 shopping and entertainment channel

Other national channels

Semigeneralist

  • TV2000 (28), religious channel

Music

Sports

Other

Network of local televisions

  • 7 Gold: launched in 1999 as "Italia 7 Gold", changed name in 2003; airs movies, sport debates and old TV series

Foreign channels

Lower channels, teleshopping channel, lower network and local channels

  • Canale 63 (63)
  • Canale 65 (65)
  • ibox.it (68)
  • Capri Store (122), home shopping
  • Canale Italia: launched in 1976 as "Serenissima TV", changed name in 2004; airs entertainment shows, music and dance programmes (with the channel Canale Italia Musica), home shopping shows and classical movies. Also available on digital satellite and digital terrestrial
  • Odeon: launched in 1987 from some local television stations that were previously affiliated to "Euro TV". The group also includes the channels TLC Telecampione launched in 1982 and TeleReporter launched in 1977 as "Tele Radio Reporter", "Telereporter-Canale 7" between 2002 and 2004
  • Telepace: launched in 1977 as a radio and, two years later, as a syndication, it is a religious channel and airs direct-to-videos holy masses, holy celebrations and Christian holidays, it is visible only in some regions and it broadcast from near Verona
  • Televisione Cristiana in Italia: launched in 1979, it is a religious channel too and it was named previously TBNE (Trinity Broadcasting Network Europe), this channel is visible only in some regions too

Digital satellite only (free to air)

Educational

Lifestyle

News and politics

Sports and betting

  • HorseTV
  • Passione Pesca
  • Subacquea TV

Foreign channels

Italian programming

Top Crime

Premium Crime

AXN

Former channels

  • Telemontecarlo (1974-2001, broadcasting from Principality of Monaco up to 1999)
  • Rete A (1983-2005)
  • Videomusic/TMC2 (1984-2000)
  • Rete Mia (1988-2000)
  • Italia 7 (1987-1999)
  • Pop (2017-2019)
  • Cine Sony (2017-2019)
  • Alpha (2017-2019)
  • Spike (2017-2022)
  • Alice (1999-2020)
  • Marcopolo (1997-2020)
  • Paramount Network (2016-2022)
  • Case Design Stili (2017-2020)
  • Pop Economy (2018-2020)
  • Mediaset Extra 2 (2019-2020)

Most viewed channels

The Auditel measures television ratings in Italy. The two most watched channels are still Rai 1 and Canale 5 which together share 33% of the audience. Following these in terms of ratings are Rai 3 and Rai 2 with 14% of total share and finally a third group of stations made up of Italia 1 and Rete 4 which together reach 12% of TV ratings. Apart from the seventh ex analogue television La7 with a market share of 4%. All the six RAI and Mediaset generalist channels had a slightly lower daily audience in 2013 compared with previous years, while Comcast's pay TV platform called Sky Italia (with its channels like Fox, Fox Crime, Sky Cinema and Sky Sport), nationwide channel La7 owned by Cairo Communication and several new free-to-air digital stations (like Giallo, Rai 4, Iris, La5, Real Time, K2, Rai Premium, Top Crime, Cielo, DMAX) are increasing in ratings day by day.

Position Channel Launch date Owner 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1 Rai 1 1954 RAI 22.86 22.99 22.33 21.80 20.63 19.86 18.1 18.3 17.84 17.43
2 Canale 5 1980 Mediaset 21.82 20.96 20.67 20.33 20.50 18.78 17.0 15.9 14.95 15.37
3 Rai 3 1979 RAI 9.11 9.31 9.06 9.07 8.46 7.75 8.5 7.7 7.38 6.73
4 Rai 2 1961 RAI 11.29 11.27 10.38 10.60 8.90 9.02 8.3 7.6 6.77 6.62
5 Italia 1 1982 Mediaset 11.48 11.09 11.18 10.83 10.68 9.22 8.3 6.18 6.54 5.97
6 Rete 4 1982 Mediaset 8.63 8.22 8.68 8.28 7.47 6.79 6.7 5.42 5.03 4.89
7 La7 2001 Cairo Communication 2.71 3.02 2.97 3.08 3.18 3.06 3.82 3.68 3.76 3.26
8 Real Time 2005 Warner Bros. Discovery Italia <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 1.09 1.4 1.53 1.52
9 DMAX 2011 Warner Bros. Discovery Italia N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. <0.90 <0.90 1.32 1.40
10 Rai Yoyo 2006 RAI N.E. <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 1.34 1.38
11 Iris 2007 Mediaset N.E. N.E. <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 1.26 1.31 1.31
12 Cielo 2009 Sky Italia N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 1.30
13 Top Crime 2013 Mediaset N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. N.E. 1.05 1.06
14 Rai Premium 2003 RAI <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 1.25 1.14 1.06
15 Rai Movie 1999 RAI <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 0.92 0.95 1.03
16 Boing 2004 Mediaset
Warner Bros. Discovery 		<0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 1.05 0.99 <0.90 0.99
17 Rai 4 2008 RAI N.E. N.E. N.E. <0.90 <0.90 <0.90 0.98 1.1 0.96 0.92

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Country profile: Italy". BBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
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