SKY TG24
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| SKY TG24 | |
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| Launched | September 1, 2003 |
| Website | www.skytg24.it |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Analogue | Not available |
| Digital | DVB-S (scrambled in Nagravision during some events) on Hotbird, Astra, Eutelsat, Atlantic Bird 2 and Hispasat. |
| SKY Italia | Channels 100 and 500 |
| DirecTV (US) | Channel 2120 |
| Cyfra+ | Channel 144 |
| Cable | |
| FASTWEB | Channel 500 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| FASTWEB | Channel 500 |
| Alice Home TV | Channel 500 |
| Tiscali TV (Italy) | Channel 500 |
| Infostrada TV | Channel 500 |
| Internet Television | |
| Skylife.it | [1] |
SKY TG24 (often known to English speakers as Sky News Italia or FoxTv - Sky TG24) is an Italian 24-hour news channel owned by SKY Italia. Its director is Emilio Carelli.
SKY TG24 was launched on September 1, 2003, and provides round-the-clock of the news, with updates on every hour and half-hour. The interactive version of SKY TG24, called SKY TG24 Active, was launched in January 2005.
SKY TG24 propose 39 daily edition of news bulletin, updated every 30 minutes.
[edit] Distribution
In Italy, SKY TG24 is mainly available on SKY's package. It is also available on Italians IPTV (Fastweb, Alice Home TV, Infostrada TV, Tiscali TV Italy) It is not encrypted by VideoGuard, so the channel can be watched on satellite over whole Europe, mainly on Hotbird.
In US, SKY TG24 is available on DirecTV Basic package.
SKY TG24 is also available on internet via its homepage
A local Canadianized version of SKY TG24 also airs in Canada. It is owned by Telelatino Network Inc.. Most of its content is simulcasted from the Italian channel with Canadian content added as well.
[edit] Programming
- FAD and FAD 1 ora e ½, hosted by Stefania Fiorucci.
- SKY TG24 Pomeriggio and SKY TG24 Sera, hosted by Maria Latella.
- SKY TG24 Economia and SKY TG24 Economia Weekend, hosted by Sarah Varetto.
- Controcorrente, hosted by Corrado Formigli.
- Zona Severgnini, hosted by Beppe Severgnini.
- SEVEN, hosted by Franco Ferraro.
- Reporter Diffuso, hosted by Marco Montemagno.
- Jetlag.
And after the news bulletins, are broadcast weather bulletins from SKY Meteo 24.
[edit] See also
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