Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian satellite television platform owned by the American media conglomerate Comcast. Sky Italia also broadcasts three national free-to-air television channels: TV8, Cielo and Sky TG24.
Canale 5 is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a simulcast of Canale 5 in high-definition. The channel is aimed at a primarily adult audience, offering, mainly, entertainment, movies and TV series. Since January 2013, Canale 5 has been directed by Giancarlo Scheri.
Mediaset Premium was an Italian pay TV provider owned by Mediaset. Until closure in 2019, it provided subscription TV channels and pay-per-view events via the Italian digital terrestrial television network through the use of a smart card as well as video-on-demand services through its "Premium Play" and "Premium Online" streaming service.
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.
For You was an Italian shopping and movie television channel, available on digital terrestrial television in Italy. Launched on March 1, 2011 as ME, "for you" was the replacement for Mediashopping. The channel adopted its current name on June 6, 2011. The channel has closed broadcasts on May 20, 2013 and has been replaced by the new Mediaset TV channel Top Crime.
Iris is an Italian free entertainment television channel, launched on November 30, 2007, operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast in Italy on DTT channel 22 on mux Mediaset 4 .
Joi is an Italian Entertainment TV channel, owned by Mediaset and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a digital terrestrial television service in Italy. It is devoted to family entertainment and broadcasts movies and TV series. At the moment, Joi is not available on satellite television, and is only available in Italy.
Steel was an Italian entertainment TV channel, owned by NBCUniversal and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a Digital terrestrial television service in Italy. It started broadcasting on 19 January 2008 at 13:30.
Cartoon Network is the Italian version of the U.S. television channel, available on Sky Italia and UPC Switzerland. It is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery under its International division, and primarily airs animated series. The channel was originally launched as part of the larger pan-European feed back in September 1993.
Studio Universal is a specialty television channel focused on films. It is owned by Universal Networks International. Programming is based on films and related programs with interviews, insights, short films and frequent themed nights or seasons on which are shown films centred on one genre, director or actor. The Studio Universal brand was chosen as a core channel of Universal Networks International. The channel was launched on February 1, 2010 in Latin America replacing Hallmark Channel.
Mediaset Italia is an international linguistic and cultural television channel, part of the Italian media company Mediaset. Launched in 2009 with the aim to reach Italian communities worldwide, the channel is the international service of Mediaset and broadcast entertainment programming from Canale 5, Italia 1 and Rete 4.
Sky Cinema is an Italian set of premium movie channels owned by Sky Italia.
Mediaset Italia Due, commonly known as Italia 2, is an Italian television channel, operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was founded, and started to broadcast, in 2011.
TIMvision is an Italian Internet video on demand service by Telecom Italia.
20 is an Italian free-to-air television channel, operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was founded and started to broadcast in 2018.
Focus is an Italian free television channel operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. Focusing on a mixture of factual and entertainment programming, the network deals with topics of natural sciences, pseudoscience and history, in partnership with the homonymous magazine.
Mediaset Infinity is an Italian streaming platform for viewing streaming content via the Internet, both live and on demand. The platform is published by R.T.I. and owned by Mediaset.
MediaForEurope, officially MFE - MediaForEurope N.V., formerly Mediaset Group, is a Dutch-domiciled Italian-based media and communications company which is majority-owned by Berlusconi family's Fininvest Group. MFE specialises primarily in free-to-air and pay-TV production and distribution on multiple platforms, as well as in film and multimedia production and distribution, and advertising sales. It has operations in Italy, Spain and Germany.
Infinity+ is an Italian streaming platform published by R.T.I. and owned by Mediaset.
