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1999 In Italian Television
This is a list of Italian television related events from 1999. Events *3 July - Debut of ''Momenti di gloria'', a series hosted by Mike Bongiorno in which members of the public impersonate their favourite singers. Debuts Rai Miniseries * Commesse (Salesgirls) – by Giorgio Capitani and Josè Maria Sanchez, with Nancy Brilli, Sabrina Ferilli, Veronica Pivetti and Anna Valle; 2 seasons. Comedy drama about family and work troubles of some salesgirls in a Roman boutique. Serials * Inspector Montalbano by Alberto Sironi, with Luca Zingaretti in the title role, Cesare Bocci, Angelo Russo and Katharina Bohm, from the Andrea Camilleri’s novels; 15 seasons. Procedural set in the imaginary Sicilian town Vigata, it’s the greatest public and critic success of the latest Italian fiction and one of the few Italian serials exported abroad. * Non lasciamoci più (Let’s never break-up again) – romantic comedy by Vittorio Sindoni, with Fabrizio Frizzi (in his only performan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Television
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. There are two main national television organisations responsible for most viewing: state-owned RAI, accounting for 37% of the total viewing figures in May 2014, and Mediaset, a commercial network which holds about 33%. The third largest player, the Italian branch of Warner Bros. Discovery, had a viewing share of 5.8%. Apart from these three free to air companies, Comcast's satellite pay TV platform Sky Italia is increasing in viewing and shares. According to the BBC, the Italian television industry is widely considered both inside and outside the country to be overtly politicized. Unlike the BBC which is controlled by an independent trust, the public broadcaster RAI is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Frizzi
Fabrizio Adriano Frizzi (5 February 1958 – 26 March 2018) was an Italian television presenter and voice actor. He often presented a mixture of variety shows, talent shows and game shows across Italy and he was also known as the Italian voice of Woody from the ''Toy Story'' franchise. Biography Born in Rome, Frizzi began his career in 1980, successfully auditioning to host the children's show ''Il barattolo'' for Rai 2 in 1980. Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni, ''Enciclopedia della Televisione'', Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. . He continued in the young people's afternoon slot, firstly with ''Tandem'' and later with ''Pane e marmellata'', which he co-hosted with his first wife Rita Dalla Chiesa. Starting from the early nineties, Frizzi presented several prime-time RAI TV shows, including ''I fatti vostri'', ''Scommettiamo che...?'' (the Italian version of '' Wetten, dass..?''), ''Europa, Europa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Collodi
Carlo Lorenzini (24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio''. Early life Collodi was born in Florence on 24 November 1826. His mother, Angiolina Orzali Lorenzini, was a seamstress from Collodi, the town from which he later took the pen name, and his father, Domenico Lorenzini, was a cook. Both parents worked for the ' Ginori Lisci. Carlo was the eldest child in the family and he had ten siblings but seven died at a young age. He spent most of his childhood in the town of Collodi where his mother was born. He lived there with his maternal grandmother. After attending primary school, he was sent to study at a theological seminary in Colle Val d’Elsa. An account at the seminary shows that the ' had offered financial aid, but the boy found that he did not want to be a priest so he continued his education at the Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italia 1
Italia 1 (Italian pronunciation ) is an Italian free-to-air television channel on the Mediaset network, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is oriented at both young and adult people. Italia 1 was launched on 3 January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival network Canale 5, Rusconi was forced to sell the majority of his company to Fininvest, allowing Berlusconi to further strengthen his media holdings. History Launch (1982–1983) Launched 3 January 1982 by print media editor Edilio Rusconi, Italia 1 was born from the idea of a network supported by twenty regional broadcasting stations, some owned by Rusconi himself and others simply affiliated to broadcast throughout Italian territory on the 'ploy' of interconnection. The lead broadcasting station is Milan-based Antenna Nord, but Rome's Quinta Rete also has an important role. Lillo Tombolini is the executive director. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocket Dragon Adventures
''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The series is based on the Pocket Dragon character created by artist Real Musgrave, best known from Pocket Dragons figurines also based on his work. The cartoon is about the Pocket Dragons (a group of very small dragons) who live with a kindly old wizard, and their many adventures. The show premiered in early 1998 in the United States on the Bohbot Kids Network syndicated programming strand. The show itself was created by Craig Miller and Marv Wolfman, who produced and story edited the series. Together or separately, they wrote over 40% of the total number of episodes. Pocket Dragon Adventures was also the first animated series signed to a labor contract with the Writers Guild of America. Synopsis The setting is shown to be in the Medieval era, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Bonolis
Paolo Bonolis (; born 14 June 1961) is an Italian television host. He made his debut in 1981 on ''Tre, due, uno, contatto...'', a program for children that aired on Italian national broadcaster Rai RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter .... Biography In 1982, he moved to Italia 1 where he hosted ''Bim bum bam'', again a program for children. He anchored ''Bim Bum Bam'' until 1990 and then he hosted some variety shows like ''Urka!'', ''Bulli & pupe'', ''Non è la RAI'' and ''Belli freschi''. After that, he signed back with RAI and hosted a few prime time shows like ''I cervelloni'', ''Beato tra le donne'' and the quiz show ''Luna park'', on air in the evening in RAI. In 1996 he went back to Mediaset, where he successfully hosted ''Tira & molla'' and the prime time shows '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Io E La Mamma
''Io e la mamma'' is an Italian sitcom. Cast *Delia Scala: Delia Mantelli * Gerry Scotti: Gigi Mantelli * Gea Lionello: Elena Mantelli *Jacopo Sarno Jacopo Furio Sarno (; born September 1, 1989) is an Italian actor, voice actor and singer. Since 2013 Sarno has been known as "Jake Sarno". Active in the world of acting as a child, he began starring in several sitcoms, most produced by Mediase ...: Paolino * Enzo Garinei: Barozzi See also * List of Italian television series External links * Italian television series Canale 5 original programming {{Italy-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Scotti
Gerry Scotti (born Virginio Scotti on 7 August 1956) is an Italian television presenter, actor and former member of the Italian Parliament. Early years Scotti was born Virginio Scotti on 7 August 1956 in Miradolo Terme, Pavia. After giving up studying law, Scotti began his broadcasting career as a disc jockey" at Radio Milano International. In 1982, he moved to ''Radio DeeJay'' and a year later became the host of ''DeeJay Television'', the first Italian programme for music videos, broadcast by Italia 1. Scotti also hosted other music programmes such as ''Festivalbar''. Television career Scotti was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Socialist Party from 1987 to 1992. Since the 1990s, Scotti has been a television presenter, almost exclusively for Canale 5. He is known as a quiz show host, having presented '' Chi vuol essere milionario?'', the Italian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'', '' Passaparola'', the Italian version of The Alphabet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finalmente Soli
''Finalmente soli'' is an Italian sitcom. It is a spin-off of ''Io e la mamma''. After the closing of the series, three TV-movies were produced between 2007 and 2008. Cast *Gerry Scotti: Gigi Mantelli *Maria Amelia Monti: Alice Fumagalli *Rosalina Neri: Wanda *Nicola Pistoia: Spartaco Ceccacci *Pino Ammendola: Gambardella *Francesca Rettondini: Cinzia * Milena Miconi *Sylvie Lubamba See also *List of Italian television series The following is a list of television series produced in Italy: # *1992 *1993 *1994 * 48 ore * 7 vite A * Adrian (TV series) * Al di là del lago *AleX *Le ali della vita * All Stars *All'ultimo minuto * Amiche mie *Amico mio * Andata e ri ... External links * Italian television series Canale 5 original programming [Baidu] |
Rai 2
Rai 2 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's second television channel, and is known for broadcasting ''TG2'' news bulletins, talk shows, reality television, drama series, sitcoms and infotainment. In the 1980s it was known for its political affiliation to the Italian Socialist Party, it has shifted recently its focus towards the youth, including in its schedule reality shows, entertainment, TV series, news, knowledge and sports. The second television channel in Italy, it was launched on 4 November 1961, seven years after RAI's first channel was launched on 3 January 1954. The channel was initially referred to as "Secondo Programma". It received other names, such as "Rete 2" and "Rai Due" until it adopted its current name "Rai 2". Its direct competitor to Mediaset's Italia 1. It is also a state-owned channel like Rai 1. Logo File:Logo Raidue 1983.svg, 3 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Angry Beavers
''The Angry Beavers'' is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around Norbert and Daggett Beaver, two young beaver brothers who have moved out of their parents' home to become bachelors in the forest near the fictional Wayouttatown, Oregon. The show premiered in the United States on April 19, 1997, and ended on November 30, 2001. The series has also appeared in syndication on Nickelodeon Canada. The complete series has also been released on DVD in Region 1 by Shout! Factory. Characters The Angry Beavers *Norbert Foster "Norb" Beaver (voiced by Mitchell Whitfield in the pilot, Nick Bakay in the series) is Daggett's older brother by four minutes. Articulate and well-read, Norbert is a highly opinionated beaver who acts as the voice of reason and straight man to his younger brother's insane ideas. He is very lazy while watching VHS tapes of the Universal Classic Monsters, and very patronizing towards Daggett. He can b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RaiSat Ragazzi
RaiSat was a subsidiary of RAI created in 1997 to produce thematic TV channels for satellite television that are now available in IPTV and digital terrestrial television with various providers. History Rai Sat was created as external company in 1997 to create the first satellite channels of public service. In July 1999, with the transfer from Rai's staff that was employed towards thematic channels, the company began to produce the first pay satellite platform networks for Tele+, then reorganized under Sky. In 2009, following the non-renewal of the contract with Sky (Platform for which RaiSat produced exclusively its channels) it was announced that the parent company was preparing to fold RaiSat. Until 18 March 2010, the shareholders of RaiSat were Rai (with 95% shares) and RCS MediaGroup (with 5% shares), On that date, the proportion of shares owned by RCS (equivalent to three million €) was liquidated. On 18 May 2010, RaiSat was folded into Rai. Television channels Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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