TV8 (Italian TV channel)

TV8

Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy Switzerland
Network	Nuova Società Televisiva Italiana S.r.l.
Programming
Language(s)	Italian
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Sky Italia
Sister channels	Cielo Sky TG24
History
Launched	1 August 2015; 8 years ago (2015-08-01)
Replaced	MTV (DTT)
Former names	MTV8 (2015–2016)
Links
Website	www.tv8.it
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital	Channels 8 (HD), 108 and 508 (SD)

TV8 is a digital-terrestrial free-to-air Italian general entertainment TV channel owned by Sky Italia through its subsidiary company Nuova Società Televisiva Italiana S.r.l. The channel is allocated at number 8 of the Italian virtual channel list.

History

On 31 July 2015 Sky Italia took over ownership of the free-to-air MTV Italy.^[1] On 14 September 2015, MTV Italy was rebranded as MTV8 by Sky Italia.

On the same day, Viacom launched a new MTV-channel for Italy, MTV Next (now MTV), and is now only available as a subscription service on Sky. This ended an era where MTV Italy was available to the majority of homes across Italy free-to-air.^[2] The Music-station of Viacom in Italy, MTV Music remained available free to air until 1 July 2016, when it moved to Sky Italia.

Birth of TV8

On 8 January 2016, Sky introduced new on-air graphics for MTV8 focusing on the number 8 and launched the channel's website.

On 18 February 2016, Sky changed the channel name to TV8.^[3]

Programming

TV8 is the main barker channel of Sky. Its programming consists essentially of continuous reruns of Sky programmes, comedy shows, crime shows, UEFA Europa League matches, delayed MotoGP and Formula 1, live Superbike World Championship and movies, but also few original shows.

Documentaries

• Affari legali
• Baby Animals - Cuccioli petalosi
• Body Shock
• Cheaters - Tradimenti
• Cold blood: nuove verità
• Coppie che uccidono
• Eredità da star
• Finché morte non ci separi
• Finding My Father
• I'm a Stripper
• Intervention - Noi ti salveremo
• Istinto killer
• Lady Killer
• La dottoressa Garavaglia
• Mamme sull'orlo di una crisi da ballo
• Matrimonio a prima vista USA
• Nato per uccidere
• Non volevo è stata colpa sua
• Scandali ad Hollywood
• Stalker: attrazione fatale
• The Impostors - Le vite degli altri
• Vanity Fair Confidential

Show

• Cucine da Incubo Italia (Kitchen Nightmares Italy)
• Hell's Kitchen USA
• Hell's Kitchen Italia (st. 2+)
• House of Gag
• Italia's Got Talent (st. 7+)
• Planet's Got Talent
• TuttiGiorni's Got Talent
• Squadre da incubo
• Singing in the car
• Top 20 Countdowns
• X Factor

References

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 30 April 2024, at 10:54