Video Italia was a Canadian category 2

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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

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History

In December 2000, Telelatino Network was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch ''Video Italia'', described as ''"a national ethnic Category 2 specialty television service consisting of music and entertainment programming directed to Italian/Italian-speaking audiences."'' The channel launched in June 2005 initially on Vidéotron in a package marketed as Super Trio Italiano with 2 other newly launched Telelatino channels,

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. All three channels were wholly owned by Telelatino Network with the exception of Video Italia, which was 80% owned by Telelatino Network Inc. and 20% owned by Radio Italia. On September 11, 2007, Vidéotron discontinued carriage of Video Italia and on September 18, 2007 the remaining carriers, Rogers Cable and Mountain Cablevision discontinued carriage of Video Italia also. In Telelatino's message posted on its website, they noted that they were "disappointed" with the decisions of the distributors to drop the channel, along with some of the others in the Super Trio Italiano package, suggesting it was not Telelatino's decision to discontinue the service, rather it was a lack of interest from distributors.A message to our Super Trio subscribers
TLN release, archived, retrieved 11-30-17

References

External links

Telelatino website

Video Italia (Italy)
{{Corus Entertainment Defunct television networks in Canada Former Corus Entertainment networks Multicultural and ethnic television in Canada Music video networks in Canada Italian-Canadian culture Italian-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2005 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007