![]() Fine Living logo | |
Country | Italy |
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Broadcast area | Italy |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Italian |
Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Discovery Inc. |
History | |
Launched | 26 March 2014 |
Replaced | Coming Soon Television |
Closed | 22 October 2017 |
Replaced by | Spike |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digital | Channel 49 |
Fine Living was an Italian television channel, owned and operated by Discovery Inc., an American media company. It started airing on Italian terrestrial television on 26 March 2014, replacing Coming Soon Television. [1]
The channel was launched in Italy on 26 March 2014 [2] on channel 49 of the digital terrestrial television as a replacement of Coming Soon Television. [3] It started broadcasting at 06:00 with In cucina con Giada.
The channel had collaborated until 31 December 2015, with La EFFE for the creation of cross-channel advertising strategies; the publicity concessionaire was PRS MediaGroup.
On 22 October 2017 the channel was closed and replaced by Viacom's new Spike channel. [4]
Programs on Fine Living are of factual entertainment and are originated from the categories of Design & Décor, Food & Drink and Travel & Adventure. [3]
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