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Country | Italy |
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Broadcast area | Italy Switzerland |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Italian |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Italia |
Sister channels | TV8 Sky TG24 |
History | |
Launched | 16 December 2009 |
Links | |
Website | www.cielotv.it |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital | Channel 26 (SD) |
Streaming media | |
cielotv.it | Watch live |
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Cielo mainly airs reruns of programs aired on Sky premium channels, similarly to Sky UK's counterpart Pick. However it also simulcasts Sky TG24 news bulletins.
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