Steel (TV channel)

Steel

Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy
Programming
Language(s)	Italian
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal
History
Launched	19 January 2008;17 years ago (2008-01-19)
Closed	1 April 2013;12 years ago (2013-04-01)
Replaced by	Premium Action
Links
Website	http://www.steeltv.it/
Availability (at time of closure)
Terrestrial
Premium Gallery	DVB-T, LCN n/a (Steel)

Steel was an Italian entertainment TV channel, owned by NBCUniversal and broadcast on Premium Gallery, a Digital terrestrial television service in Italy.

History

It started broadcasting on 19 January 2008 at 13:30 (CET Time). ^[1]

It was aimed at a male audience and broadcast action and science fiction / fantasy TV series and movies with a branded block called Syfy (SciFi until 30 June 2011). ^[2] At launch, it also carried the Italian premiere of the Warner Bros./Chuck Lorre sitcom The Big Bang Theory . ^[1]

Steel was not available on satellite television and was not available outside Italy.

On 1 April 2013, Steel was shut down and replaced by Premium Action, ^[3] which was entirely produced by Mediaset Premium, without NBCUniversal's collaboration. ^[4]

Programs

Main article: List of programmes broadcast by Steel

References

1. "La programmazione di Premium Gallery". telesimo.it. 2008-02-19. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
2. Redazione (2011-06-29). "Syfy dal 1 luglio su Steel (Mediaset Premium)". MovieTele.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
3. "Dal 1° aprile Premium Action, evoluzione di "Steel" - Comunicato". Qui Mediaset - TV Mediaset.it. 2013-03-29. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
4. "Premium Action: Steel dal 1º aprile 2013 cambia nome"

See also

• Mediaset Premium

External links

• Steel (in Italian)
• Syfy on Steel (in Italian)