Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana, commercially styled as Rai since 2000 and known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Rai operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe, and the biggest in Italy competing with Mediaset and other minor radio and television networks. Rai has a relatively high television audience share of 35.9%.
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.
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.
NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer, formerly NBC Universal Global Networks, Universal Networks International and NBCUniversal International Networks, is a part of NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast.
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 The channel has closed broadcasts on May 20, 2013 and has been replaced by the new Mediaset TV channel Top Crime.
Joi was 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.
Mya was an Italian entertainment TV channel, owned by Mediaset and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a pay television network available on digital terrestrial television in Italy.
Cartoon Network is the Italian version of the original American version of the channel The channel, a pay TV channel available on Sky Italia and UPC Switzerland, 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.
Pier Silvio Berlusconi is an Italian media businessman. He is the son of the former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Lucia Elvira Dall'Oglio. As a shareholder of Fininvest, the Berlusconi family's holding company, Pier Silvio Berlusconi plays a significant role in the management of the Mediaset Group, now known as MFE - MediaForEurope, where he serves as Executive Vice President and Managing Director.
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.
Sky Cinema is an Italian set of premium movie channels owned by Sky Italia.
Disney Junior was an Italian pay television channel that was owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Italy. It was launched on May 14, 2011, after it Playhouse Disney with the channel being available on pay TV within the Sky Italia, until September 30, 2016, when it became also available on Mediaset Premium.
Canal+ was a Spanish satellite broadcasting platform. It was previously known as Digital+ since its launch in 2003, and from 2011 it was known as Canal+, being named after its main premium channel.
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.
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.
Infinity+ is an Italian streaming platform published by R.T.I. and owned by Mediaset.
Premium Action was an Italian pay television channel owned by Mediaset through his pay Mediaset Premium offer.
Premium Stories was an Italian pay television channel owned by Mediaset through his Mediaset Premium offer.
Boing S.p.A is an Italian company that is a joint venture between Mediaset and Turner Broadcasting System, established with a share capital of €10 million between Mediaset (51%) and Warner Bros. Discovery (49%). The company operates on television.
