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SKY TG24

 
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SKY TG24
Sky TG24.svg
Launched July 31, 2003
Owned by SKY Italia
Picture format 4:3 SDTV
Audience share 0.21% (2008, [1])
Headquarters Rome, Italy
Sister channel(s) Fox News
Sky News
Website www.skytg24.it
Availability
Satellite
SKY Italia Channels 100 and 500
Cyfra+ Channel 144
Cable
Naxoo Channel 190
Internet television
SKY.it [1]

SKY TG24 (often known to English speakers as Sky News Italia, Fox News Italy 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 July 31, 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.

Contents

Distribution

In Italy, SKY TG24 is only available on SKY's package. It is encrypted by VideoGuard. However It was previously available Free to Air, sister channel SKY Meteo24 also started encrypting itself in VideoGuard too.

In US, SKY TG24 was available on DirecTV Basic package. As of December 7, 2008, SKY TG24 will no longer be available on DirecTV, leaving no Italian programming available for US DirecTV subscribers.

SKY TG24 is also available on internet via its homepage

A local Canadianized version of SKY TG24 airs in Canada. It is owned by Telelatino Network Inc.. Most of its content are a simulcast from the Italian channel with Canadian content added as well.

Programming

  • FAD and FAD 1 ora e ½, hosted by Stefania Fiorucci.
  • SKY TG24 Pomeriggio, hosted by Paola Saluzzi.
  • SKY TG24 Sera, hosted by Maria Latella.
  • SKY TG24 Economia and SKY TG24 Economia Weekend, hosted by Sarah Varetto.
  • Zona Severgnini, hosted by Beppe Severgnini.
  • SEVEN, hosted by Franco Ferraro.
  • Reporter Diffuso, hosted by Marco Montemagno.
  • Jetlag.

And after the news bulletins, are provided weather bulletins from SKY Meteo24 (broadcasted also during advertising on international broadcasting and web streaming).

Regular presenters

  • Stefania Pinna and Jacopo Arbarello (Morning)
  • Raffaella Cesaroni and Claudio Calì (Morning)
  • Caterina Baldini and Milo D'Agostino (Morning)
  • Barbara Dell'Aquila and Marco Congiu (Afternoon)
  • Monica Peruzzi and Gianluca Semprini (Afternoon)
  • Lavinia Spingardi and Paolo Fratter (Afternoon)
  • Valentina Bendicenti and Alessio Viola (Evening)
  • Olivia Tassara and Marco Piccaluga (Evening)
  • Veronica Voto and Roberto Inciocchi (Evening)

Anchors and reporters

  • Jacopo Arbarello
  • Caterina Baldini
  • Valentina Bendicenti
  • Luca Bollea
  • Claudio Calì
  • Raffaella Cesaroni
  • Antonella Cimagalli
  • Marco Congiu
  • Raffaella Daino
  • Federica De Sanctis
  • Barbara Dell'Aquila
  • Luigi Filippo Ecuba
  • Paolo Fratter
  • Roberto Inciocchi
  • Massimo Leoni
  • Letizia Leviti
  • Stefano Maria Paci
  • Monica Peruzzi
  • Marco Piccaluga
  • Gianluca Semprini
  • Lavinia Spingardi
  • Olivia Tassara
  • Stefania Pinna
  • Alessio Viola
  • Veronica Voto
  • Rosario Amore
  • Armando Benedetti
  • Sebastiana Cutugno
  • Maria Grazia De Vita
  • Alma Minghi
  • Sabrina Rappoli
  • Simone Spina
  • Massimo Postiglione
  • Gianfranco Gatto
  • Flavio Isernia
  • Chiara Caleo
  • Roberto Tallei
  • Paolo Chiariello
  • Piero Ancona
  • Fulvio Viviano

Bureaux

Italian and Worldwide SKY TG24 bureaus, others are shared with other television networks:

Italy

Worldwide

See also


References



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