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This is a list of Italian television related events from 2011.

Events

4 February – Viacom (the American company that owns Nickelodeon) becomes a co-owner of the Italian television studio Rainbow S.p.A. after purchasing a 30% stake.^[1]
18 April – Andrea Cocco wins the eleventh season of Grande Fratello .
30 April – Il Commissario Rex actor Kaspar Capparoni and his partner Yulia Musikhina win the seventh season of Ballando con le stelle.
11 June – 48-year-old painter Fabrizio Vendramin wins the second season of Italia's Got Talent .

Debuts

International

29 August – / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Italia 1) (2010–present)
19 October – / Octonauts (Disney Junior) (2010–present)

Television shows

RAI

Drama

Atelier Fontana, le sorelle della moda ("Fashion sisters") – biopic by Riccardo Milani, with Alessandra Mastonardi, Anna Valle and Federica De Cola as Micol, Zoe and Giovanna Fontana; 2 episodes.
Tiberio Mitri, il campione e la miss ("The champ and the miss") – biopic by Angelo Longoni, with Luca Argentero in the title role and Martina Stella as Fulvia Franco; 2 episodes.^[2] The airing of the movie is delayed of six months, for a lawsuit by the Mitri's family.

Miniseries

Il segreto dell'acqua ("The secret of the water") – by Renato De Maria, with Riccardo Scamarcio and Valentina Lodovini; 6 episodes. An edgy policeman investigates the Mafia traffic of drinking water in Palermo, in which his family too is involved.^[3]

News and educational

La mala del Brenta, la vera storia ("Mala del Brenta, the true story") – documentary by Nicola Prosatore, two episodes.
Tutta un'altra storia ("Another story at all") – care of Andrea Camilleri. Eight famous writers, from Camilleri himself to Giancarlo De Cataldo tells the history of Italy since 1861.^[4]
Sostiene Bollani ("Bollani Maintains") – mix of variety and educational program about music, both classic and popular, hosted by the pianist Stefano Bollani, with Caterina Guzzanti as constant guest; two seasons.^[5]

2000s

Grande Fratello (2000–present)
Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
X Factor (2008–present)

2010s

Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)

Ending this year

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date
Radio Italia TV	Cable and satellite	Unknown
Udinese Channel	Cable and satellite	Unknown
ME	Cable and satellite	1 March
MTV Music	Cable and satellite	1 March
Sky 3D	Cable and satellite	6 September
Sky Sport 24 HD	Cable and satellite	24 September
Sky Uno HD	Cable and satellite	20 October
DMAX	Cable and satellite	10 November
TgCom24	Cable and satellite	28 November

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
Hallmark Channel	Diva Universal	Cable and satellite	31 March
ME	For You	Cable and satellite	6 June

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date
MTV Brand New	Cable and satellite	10 January
MTV Pulse	Cable and satellite	10 January
Dahlia TV	Cable and satellite	25 February
MediaShopping	Cable and satellite	1 March
MTV Plus	Cable and satellite	1 March
Cooltoon	Cable and satellite	1 April
FX	Cable and satellite	1 July
Mediaset Plus	Cable and satellite	2 July
Hiro	Cable and satellite	1 August

Births

Deaths

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References

↑ Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2011). "Viacom takes stake in Rainbow". Variety .
↑ "Tiberio Mitri - Il Campione e la Miss". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
↑ "Il segreto dell'acqua". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
↑ "rai-consumer » Tutta un'altra storia" . Retrieved 2021-03-19.
↑ "Sostiene Bollani Reloaded". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

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[1] Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2011). "Viacom takes stake in Rainbow". Variety .

[2] "Tiberio Mitri - Il Campione e la Miss". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

[3] "Il segreto dell'acqua". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

[4] "rai-consumer » Tutta un'altra storia" . Retrieved 2021-03-19.

[5] "Sostiene Bollani Reloaded". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

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