This is a list of national Italian TV services available on digital terrestrial, satellite, cable systems in Italy. Some channels have a "timeshift" service, i.e. the same programming (and usually advertisements as well) broadcast one or two hours later to give viewers another chance to catch a favourite programme. On free satellite, as well as on Sky Italia, foreign channels are also available, such as Euronews, CNN International, MTV Dance, MTV Rocks, etc. For Italian-speaking channels not based in Italy, or not having studios in Italy, please see the link above this paragraph.
National networks
| Channel name | Owner/parent company | Broadcast hours | Format | Availability | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Gold | Italia 7 Gold | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | General |
| AB Channel | Promosat S.r.l. | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite; local DTT | General |
| Alice | Alma Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Cooking |
| Antichità Chiossone | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Teleshopping (antiques) | |
| Automoto TV | Automoto TV | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Motors |
| Bike Channel | Filmedia[1] | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Boing | Mediaset; Warner Bros. | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite, DTT | Family |
| Boomerang (+1) | Warner Bros. | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family |
| Caccia | Digicast | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Hunting |
| Cagnola | Cagnola | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Teleshopping |
| Camera dei Deputati | Chamber of Deputies | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Politics; Lives from Italian lower House |
| Canale 5 (HD) | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia; FTV satellite; DTT | General |
| Canale 65[2] | GM Comunicazione | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Teleshopping |
| Canale Italia 2 | Canale Italia | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | DTT | General |
| Canale Italia 83 | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | General; Music | |
| Canale Italia 84 | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | General | |
| Case Design Stili | Alma Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Lifestyle |
| Cine34 | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia Satellite: Tivusat | Cinema |
| Cine Sony | Sony Pictures Entertainment | Former | 16:9 SDTV | Former | Cinema |
| Cartoon Network (+1) | Warner Bros. | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family |
| Cartoonito | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Family | |
| Channel 24 | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Teleshopping |
| Cielo (HD) | Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (HD, SD); FTV satellite and DTT (SD) | Entertainment; Sports |
| Città Italia[3] | DWT | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Lifestyle |
| Class CNBC | Class Editori; NBCUniversal; Mediaset | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Business |
| Class TV Moda | Class Editori | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Lifestyle |
| Classica HD | Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Classical Music |
| Comedy Central (+1) | ViacomCBS Networks International | 06:00 – 05:00 | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Entertainment |
| Crime+Investigation | A&E Networks | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Documentaries; Entertainment |
| DeA Junior | De Agostini | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family |
| DeA Kids (+1) | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family | |
| Deejay TV | GEDI Gruppo Editoriale | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | DTT | Music |
| Discovery Channel (HD, +1) | Discovery | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Documentaries; Factual |
| Discovery Science (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Documentaries | |
| DMAX (HD, +1) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (HD, SD, +1); Tivùsat (HD, +1); DTT (SD) | Entertainment | |
| Doctor's Life Channel | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia[4] | Health; Documentaries | |
| Donna TV | Filmedia[5] | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | DTT | Lifestyle |
| Elite Shopping | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Teleshopping | |
| Eurosport 1 (HD) | Discovery | 06:00 – 01:00 | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (HD, SD); Mediaset Premium (SD) | Sports |
| Eurosport 2 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (HD, SD); Mediaset Premium (SD) | Sports | |
| Food Network | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Lifestyle | |
| Focus | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia; FTV satellite; DTT | Documentaries |
| Fox (HD, +1) | Fox Networks Group | 06:00 – 05:00 | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (on DTT SD only) | Entertainment |
| Fox Animation (HD) | 07:00 – 04:00 | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Entertainment | |
| Fox Comedy (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Entertainment | |
| Fox Crime (HD, +1) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Entertainment | |
| Fox Life (HD, +1) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Lifestyle; Entertainment | |
| Frisbee | Discovery | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia; DTT | Family |
| Gambero Rosso Channel (HD) | D. Gusto; Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Cooking |
| Giallo | Discovery | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Entertainment |
| Gold TV | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| Hip Hop TV | Seven Music Entertainment | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | Sky Italia | Music |
| History (HD, +1) | A&E Networks | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia, Now TV | Documentaries; Factual |
| Horse TV | Class Editori | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Lifestyle; Horse racing |
| HSE24 | Home Shopping Europe | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD) | Teleshopping |
| Iris | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Movies |
| Inter TV | FC Internazionale Milano | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Italia 1 (HD) | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTV satellite and DTT (HD, SD) | General |
| Italia 2 | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Entertainment; Sports | |
| Italia 53 | Canale Italia | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | DTT | Movies; News |
| Italia + | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| Italia Channel – Mediatext.it | Mediatext.it | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| Italian Fishing TV | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Fishing | |
| Juwelo Italia | Juwelo TV Deutschland GmbH | 10:00 – 01:00[6] | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping (jewelry) |
| K2 | Discovery | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia; DTT | Family |
| La 4 | Gold TV Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Teleshopping |
| La5 | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Entertainment; Lifestyle |
| La7 | Cairo Communication | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite (SD); DTT (HD, SD) | General |
| La7d | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite (SD); DTT (HD, SD) | Entertainment | |
| LaEffe | Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Culture |
| Lazio Style Channel | S.S. Lazio | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| Man-Ga | Yamato Video | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Anime |
| Marcopolo | Alma Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite and DTT | Documentaries; Traveling |
| Mediaset Extra | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | General |
| Milan TV | Infront Sports & Media | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| MTV | ViacomCBS Networks International | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Entertainment |
| MTV Hits | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Music | |
| MTV Music | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Music | |
| Muzik TV | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Music | |
| Nat Geo People HD | Fox Networks Group; National Geographic Society | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Lifestyle; Traveling |
| National Geographic Wild (HD, +1) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia, Now TV | Documentaries | |
| National Geographic (HD, +1) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (in DTT SD only) | Documentaries | |
| Nove (HD) | Discovery[7] | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia and FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD)[8][9] | General |
| Pop | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Family |
| Nick Jr (+1) | ViacomCBS Networks International | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family |
| Nickelodeon (+1) | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Family | |
| Odeon 24 | Profit Group | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | General |
| Padre Pio TV | Teleradio Padre Pio | 08:00 – 01:00 | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Religious |
| Paramount Network | ViacomCBS Networks International | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Movies |
| Pesca | Digicast | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Fishing |
| Premium Action (HD) | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV (+24 only) | DTT (SD); Sky Italia (HD) | Entertainment; Movies |
| Premium Cinema 1 (HD, +24 HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV (+24 only) | DTT (SD); Sky Italia (HD, +24 HD) | Movies | |
| Premium Cinema 2 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Mediaset Premium (SD); Sky Italia (HD) | Movies | |
| Premium Cinema 3 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Mediaset Premium (SD); Sky Italia (HD) | Movies | |
| Premium Crime (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV (+24 only) | Mediaset Premium (SD); Sky Italia (HD) | Entertainment | |
| Premium Joi | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Mediaset Premium (SD); Sky Italia (HD) | Entertainment | |
| Premium Stories[10] (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Mediaset Premium (SD); Sky Italia (HD) | Entertainment | |
| QVC (HD) | QVC Group | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD) | Teleshopping |
| R101 TV | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Music |
| Radio Italia TV | Radio Italia S.M.I. | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD, HD) | Music |
| Radionorba TV | Gruppo Norba | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite, local DTT | Music |
| Rai 1 (HD) | RAI | 24 hours[11] | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite; DTT | General |
| Rai 2 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite; DTT | General | |
| Rai 3 (HD) | 24 hours[11] | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite; DTT | General; Culture | |
| Rai 4 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Entertainment | |
| Rai 5 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Culture | |
| Rai Gulp (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Family | |
| Rai Movie (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Movies | |
| Rai News 24 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | News | |
| Rai Premium (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Entertainment | |
| Rai Scuola (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Educational | |
| Rai Sport (+ HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite, DTT (HD, SD) | Sports | |
| Rai Storia (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Documentaries | |
| Rai Yoyo (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Family | |
| Real Time (HD, +1) | Discovery | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia, Tivùsat (HD, +1); DTT (SD) | Lifestyle |
| Rete 4 | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTV satellite and DTT (HD, SD) | General |
| Retecapri | Television Broadcasting System | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | General |
| Reteconomy | Reteconomy | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Business |
| Roma TV | A.S. Roma | 09:00 – 06:00 | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports |
| RTL 102.5 TV | RTL 102.5 | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV and SDTV | FTA satellite (HD, SD); DTT (SD) | Music |
| Senato della Repubblica | Senate of the Republic | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Politics; Lives from Italian upper House |
| Sky Arte HD | Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV | Sky Italia | Arts; Documentaries |
| Sky Atlantic (HD, +1 HD) | 10:30 – 03:30 | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV (main ch. only) | Sky Italia (SD, HD, +1 HD); DTT (SD only) | Entertainment | |
| Sky Cinema Action (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Movies | |
| Sky Cinema Collection (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Comedy (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Due (HD, +24, +24 HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Drama (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Family (HD, +1 HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV (main ch. only) | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Romance (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Suspense (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Cinema Uno (HD, +24, +24 HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Movies | ||
| Sky Primafila 1 to 28 (HD)[12] | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Pay per View [13] | ||
| Sky Sport (HD) | may vary | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (SD, HD); DTT (SD) | Football (soccer) | |
| Sky Sport 24 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (SD, HD); DTT (SD) | Sports | |
| Sky Sport Arena (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia; Mediaset Premium | Sports; Wrestling | |
| Sky Sport F1 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Formula 1 related events | |
| Sky Sport Football (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Sports | |
| Sky Sport Collection (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | Archive contents | |
| Sky Sport MotoGP (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | MotoGP related events | |
| Sky Sport NBA (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia | NBA related events | |
| Sky Sport Serie A (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia; DTT | Football (soccer) | |
| Sky Sport Uno (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (SD, HD); DTT (SD, HD); Now TV | Sports | |
| Sky TG24 (HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia; DTT (SD only) | News | |
| Sky TG24 Primo Piano | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia | News | |
| Sky Uno (HD, +1, +1 HD) | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (on DTT only main channel in SD) | Entertainment | |
| Sportitalia | Sportitalia | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Sky Italia; DTT | Sports |
| Studio Universal | NBCUniversal | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | Mediaset Premium | Movies |
| Super! | De Agostini | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Family |
| SuperTennis (HD) | Federazione Italiana Tennis[14] | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); DTT (SD) | Sports |
| Telepace (HD) | Telepace; Vatican Media | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (HD); local DTT (SD) | Religious |
| TG Architettura | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Educational | |
| TG Norba 24 (HD) | Gruppo Norba | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | FTA satellite (SD); local DTT (HD, SD) | News |
| Top Calcio 24 | Mediapason | 02:00 – 19:00 [15] | 16:9 SDTV | DTT | Football (soccer) |
| Top Crime | Mediaset | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTV satellite; DTT | Entertainment |
| TV2000 | Conferenza Episcopale Italiana | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA-FTV satellite; DTT | General; Religious |
| TV8 (HD) | Sky Italia | 24 hours | 16:9 HDTV, SDTV | Sky Italia (HD); FTV satellite (SD, HD); DTT (SD, HD) | General; Entertainment |
| Uninettuno University TV | UTI UNINETTUNO | 24 hours | 4:3 SDTV | FTA satellite | Educational |
| UNIRE Sat | UNIRE | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite | Horse racing |
| VH1 | ViacomCBS Networks International | 24 hours | 16:9 SDTV | FTA satellite; DTT | Music |
See also
- Television in Italy
- Media of Italy
- List of newspapers in Italy
- List of magazines published in Italy
- List of radio stations in Italy
- History of Italian journalism
- Censorship in Italy
- Telecommunications in Italy
- Internet in Italy
References
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- ^ "190201 – TIMB MUX 2: TERMINANO I PROGRAMMI DI IBOX 65, ARRIVA CANALE 65 – L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE – LA TV DIGITALE TERRESTRE IN ITALIA". www.litaliaindigitale.it. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Città Italia TV – La TV delle grandi passioni". www.cittaitalia.tv (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Only for doctors and pharmacists
- ^ [2]
- ^ airing presentations or test cards from 01:00 to 10:00
- ^ "L'Espresso cede Deejay Tv a Discovery Italia per 17 milioni". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 22 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ (in Italian)TIMB MUX 2: ELIMINATA LA VERSIONE IN ALTA DEFINIZIONE DI NOVE., L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE
- ^ "181026 – TIMB MUX 2: ELIMINATA LA VERSIONE IN ALTA DEFINIZIONE DI NOVE – L'ITALIA IN DIGITALE – LA TV DIGITALE TERRESTRE IN ITALIA". www.litaliaindigitale.it. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Mediaset. "Offerta Mediaset Premium: Abbonamenti Pay TV in Italia". Mediaset Premium (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b At about 2am, Rai 1 and Rai 3 simulcasts Rai News 24
- ^ HD simulcast for Sky Primafila 1-3-5-7-9-11-13.
- ^ Airing movies on channels 1 to 19, airing porn/erotic programming on channels 20 to 28.
- ^ [3]
- ^ time-sharing with gaming TV Winga