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Encyclopedia > MTV Italy
MTV Italia
Launched 1997
Owned by Telecom Italia Media 51%
Viacom 49%
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Website www.mtv.it
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue PAL, in Italy. Normally tuned on channel 8 or 9.
Digital DVB-T, in Italy
Satellite
Analogue Not available
Digital Free-To-Air
Sky Italia on channel 108
Cable
Analogue Not available
Digital Not available

MTV Italia, the Italian branch of MTV, is a national channel in Italy. Image File history File links MTV_Logo. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Telecom Italia is a formerly partially state-owned Italian telco. ... This page is about the post-2005 Viacom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Analog television encodes picture information by varying the voltages and/or frequency of the signal. ... Television encoding systems by nation PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is a colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. ... DTT is an LGV training company incoporating training schools across the UK. It is the largest national LGV training school and has recently floated on the stock exchange. ... DVB-T stands for Digital Video Broadcasting - Terrestrial and it is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital terrestrial television. ... Analog television encodes picture information by varying the voltages and/or frequency of the signal. ... DVB, short for Digital Video Broadcasting, is a suite of internationally accepted, open standards for digital television maintained by the DVB Project, an industry consortium with more than 300 members, and published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC... Free-to-air is a phrase used to describe television and radio broadcasts which are available without subscription and without decryption (pay-TV). ... SKY Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation. ... DVB, short for Digital Video Broadcasting, is a suite of internationally accepted, open standards for digital television maintained by the DVB Project, an industry consortium with more than 300 members, and published by a Joint Technical Committee (JTC) of European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ...


It was officially launched on September 1st, 1997, the day when its transmissions entered into the TV programmings of Rete A. On May 1st, 2001, after having been acquired by Telecom Italia Media, MTV Italia moved to the frequencies of the late TMC2 (formerly known as VideoMusic) thus becoming a standalone channel and getting more and more like every other "big" network in Italy, showing news, movie trailers and other things which would never have fit into the former schedules of the channel. The handover and the whole changing process was advertised with the name of "MTV Regeneration". Rete A (also known as All Music) is a free-to-air television station that broadcasts videos and music programmes 24 hours a day. ... Telecom Italia is a formerly partially state-owned Italian telco. ...


MTV Italia is currently controlled by Telecom Italia Media (51%) and Viacom (49%), and its main offices are located in Milan. Several shows are made up locally, featuring Italian music and artists. Some of the most popular shows on the channel are the Italian version of Total Request Live, LoveLine, Brand: New, MTV Playground, Very Victoria, Italo (Spagnolo), Avere Ventanni, Hitlist Italia. MTV Italia also shows a variety of reality shows (mainly imported from MTV US) and tv series such as Scrubs, Less Than Perfect and The Office. Since 1999, the channel has shown several Japanese animes on a regular basis. However, the best music videos and programs are mainly shown through the night, as in the old MTV Europe days. Several classic shows are still on after many years: Chill Out Zone, Party Zone, Superock, Yo! among others. This page is about the post-2005 Viacom. ... Type anti-tank Nationality joint Germany/France Era Cold War, modern Launch platform Individual, Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder MBDA, Bharat Dynamics (under license) Date of design 70s Production period since 1972 Service duration since 1972 Operators 41 countries Variants MILAN 1, MILAN 2, MILAN 2T, MILAN 3, MILAN... Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. ... Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew, in a guest appearance on Dawsons Creek Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in the United States, Canada and Mexico, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners. ... Scrubs is an American situation comedy that premiered on October 2, 2001 on NBC. It was created by Bill Lawrence, who also co-created Spin City. ... Less Than Perfect was an American sitcom television program about a young female office employee (played by Sara Rue) and her co-workers that began airing on ABC on October 1, 2002. ... The Office is a British television comedy series, created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, and first aired in the UK on BBC Two on July 9, 2001. ... MTV Europe launched on August 1, 1987. ...


In the Summer of 2003 MTV Italia launched two satellite channels: MTV Hits Italia, mainly dedicated to showing chart hits and classic clips from the MTV archives and MTV Brand: New, devoted to showing all the best cutting-edge, indie, electronic, metal, experimental music out there. In 2006, a fourth channel was launched: Flux, creating a whole new concept of television consisting of showing eclectic / alternative music videos 24/7 along with some artistic footages sent in by the viewers through the channel's website and other bits taken from the MTV2 US programming. The channel shows no commercials at all and is distributed through analogue and digital television in Italy.


Main Italian hosts for MTV Italia are Victoria Cabello, Camila Raznovich, Giorgia Surina, Alessandro Cattelan, Marco Maccarini and Paola Maugeri. Some of the former hosts of the channel are Andrea Pezzi, Enrico Silvestrin (who is also a former MTV Europe vj), Kris Grove, Kris Reichert and Daniele Bossari. Victoria Cabello (London, 12 March 1975) is a showgirl of the Italian Television. ... MTV Europe launched on August 1, 1987. ...


External links

  • MTV Italia
  • MTV's Chill Out Zone
  • MTV Brand: New website
  • MTV Hits Italia
  • Flux
Television stations in Italy
Broadcast national networks
RAI group: Rai Uno | Rai Due | Rai Tre
Mediaset group: Canale 5 | Italia 1 | Rete 4
Telecom Italia Media: La7 | MTV Italy
L'Espresso: All Music TV
Other: 7 Gold | SAT2000 | Odeon TV
Digital Terrestrial channels
RAI group: RaiNews 24 | Rai Sport Satellite | Rai Utile | Rai Doc-Futura | Rai Edu 1
Mediaset group: Boing | Media Shopping | Mediaset Premium
Telecom Italia Media: La 7 Cartapiù | La7 Sport | QOOB TV
L'Espresso: Repubblica RadioTv
Other: Sportitalia | Sport Italia Live 24 | SitCom Uno
Satellite and cable platforms
SKY Italia


 

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