RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana 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 Italy competing with Mediaset, and other minor radio and television networks. RAI has a relatively high television audience share of 35.9%.
The sky is the area above the Earth as seen from the ground.
Sky Italia S.r.l. is a British satellite television platform operating in Italy by Sky, itself owned by Comcast. Sky Italia also broadcasts three national free-to-air television channels: TV8, Cielo and Sky TG24. As of 2018, following an agreement with Mediaset, Sky Italia also operates a series of subscription-based terrestrial channels offering sports, entertainment and movies. Sky Italia is also the major sports broadcaster in Italy.
Mediaset Italia S.p.A., also known as Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based mass media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company is controlled by the holding company MFE - MediaForEurope. Founded in 1987 by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, the group competes primarily against the public broadcaster RAI, the privately owned La7 and Comcast's Sky Italia.
Mediaset TGCOM 24 is a Canadian TV channel owned by TLN Media Group. It broadcasts news, information, and current affairs programs primarily from the Italian Mediaset TGCOM 24 channel.
Infostrada TV was an Infostrada IPTV service in Italy launched in 2007 by WIND. It was shut down in June 2012.
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 conflict, on January 3, 1954.
RTL 102.5 TV is an Italian music television channel, broadcasting as live video feed of the Italian radio station RTL 102.5. It broadcasts on-air transmissions from the studio, as well as music videos cut to fit the radio edit; whenever a song has no official video, a mix of previous videos or a sequence or images chosen from social networks is shown instead.
QOOB was an Italian television channel owned by MTV Italy, launched in 2005 and permanently closed in 2009.
Rai Italia is the international television service of Rai Internazionale, a subsidiary of RAI, Italy's public national broadcaster. Rai Italia operates a television network that broadcasts around the world via 3 localized feeds. Programming features a mix of news, discussion-based programs, drama and documentaries as well as sports coverage including 4 live games per week from Italy's top football league, Serie A. From 1996 to 2013, Glauco Benigni is Head of Press International Office and Head of Promotion and Development of RAI International worldwide.
Video Italia was a Canadian category 2 Italian language digital cable television channel owned by Telelatino Network Inc. (80%) and Gruppo Radio Italia (20%). The channel broadcast primarily music programming such as concerts and music videos. It was a Canadian version of the Italian channel, Video Italia.
Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana is an Italian music radio station based in Cologno Monzese, Italy, entirely devoted to Easy listening Italian music. It was the first to use this format in Italy. It was founded in 1982 by the Italian musician and composer Mario Volanti. In 1990 it was the most listened to commercial radio station in Italy.
Radio Italia TV is an Italian music television channel, owned and operated by Gruppo Radio Italia, available on the digital terrestrial television network in Italy since 2011. On 31 December 2012 Video Italia ceased broadcasting and merged with the digital terrestrial channel Radio Italia TV.
Canale Italia S.r.l. is a Veneto-based Italian broadcasting company.
tivùsat is a free-to-air/free-to-view digital satellite television platform, launched by the joint venture between RAI, Mediaset and Telecom Italia Media, and serving Italy, Vatican City and San Marino. With the exception of international news services carried in English, services are provided in the Italian language.
MTV Music is an Italian pay television music channel operated by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA.
Mediaset Italia Due, commonly known as Italia 2, is an Italian television channel, owned and operated by Mediaset. It was founded, and started to broadcast, in 2011.
MTV is an Italian pay television network, owned by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA and operated by Sky Italia.
VH1 Italia is a 24-hour music entertainment channel operated by ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA which launched on July 1, 2016 replacing the Italian version of MTV Music which launched on March 1, 2011 on digital terrestrial television. VH1 Italia is available over-the-air across Italy.
Rai Teche is a company which manages all archived material which has been produced and broadcast by Italian national public broadcaster RAI throughout its history.
