''Canale Italia S.r.l.'' is a
Veneto
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-based Italian broadcasting company.
History
After more than 20 years broadcasting in the North-East area of Italy with the name ''Serenissima Tv'', in 2004 it acquired
UHF channels from
France 2
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relay ''Telecentrotoscana'' that allowed the station to be seen in the whole northern Italy.
After acquiring other channels to cover
Rome
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, Serenissima TV became ''Canale Italia''.
Canale Italia then proceeded to an aggressive campaign of expansion in the following years, being broadcast in
syndication
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* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
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in some regions and acquiring new channels in others. On November 4, 2009, Canale Italia acquired all the channels of
Perugia
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based station ''RTE 24H'' that covered
Umbria
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and
Tuscany
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alongside portions of
Lazio
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and
Marche.
Properties
Canale Italia owns a large number of television networks altogether.
National networks within the Canale Italia group are:
*Canale Italia 83 - It is the generalist flagship network with a programming consisting of information, cinema, sport and talk shows. It also broadcasts teleshopping, lottology and cartomancy programs.
*Canale Italia 84 - Generalist network that includes information, musical entertainment and talk shows. It also broadcasts teleshopping, lottology and cartomancy programs.
*Italia 121 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Arte Italia 124 - Network dedicated to art.
*Arte Italia 125 - Network dedicated to art.
*Italia 126 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 127 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 135 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 136 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 141 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 142 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 150 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 154 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 155 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Italia 159 - Broadcasts the local channel Video Piacenza.
*Italia 160 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 164 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 161 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 5 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 6 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 11 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 2 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Canale Italia 4 - Broadcasts teleshopping.
*Serenissima Televisione - historically the first TV network born in the North East in 1979, of generalist nature. now, however, it broadcasts teleshopping.
The group also owns Radio Canale Italia, a web radio.
References
External links
Official Canale Italia website€”
{{Italian television stations
Television networks in Italy
Free-to-air
Italian-language television networks
Companies based in Veneto
Mass media in Venice
Veneto
Television channels and stations established in 2004
2004 establishments in Italy