SKY Italia
SKY Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation. It is similar in many ways to BSkyB's Sky Digital in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and like that network it is a major sports broadcaster.
Pay TV services on SKY Italia are encrypted in NDS Videoguard. The provided Videoguard decoders are identical to the Digibox used in the UK. PACE, Amstrad and Thomson, all Digibox licencsors, produce SKY Italia boxes (SKYBOX) identical to their Digibox offerings, albeit with different branding and the potential removal of the second card slot and UHF modulator. In addition, other providers such as Samsung Electronics, Italtel and Access Media produce SKY Italia boxes but not Digiboxes.
On the 22 November 2005 SKY Italia introduced MySKY - based on a new digital receiver with HDD recording capabilities and surround sound output (not previously available on the normal decoder). This service is provided at an extra charge and the decoder must be connected to a phone line. The service is functionally identical to the BSkyB Sky+.
SKY offers four types of mixing packages: Mondo, Cinema, Sport and Calcio. The first, Mondo, contains all the entertainment, music, kids, teens and culture channels and some sports channels: it's the basic mix. The Cinema package contains 9 all-movies channels. The Sport package contains SKY Sport 1, 2, 3, Extra, 16:9, Eurosport, Eurosport 2 and Sailing Channel. The Calcio package, instead, contains 15 channels aimed at football, the most popular sport in Italy.
Some channels, (excluding the terrestrials) are able to be dubbed or captioned in in English.
Sky Italia uses the Hot Bird 7A/8 satellite at 13.0°E
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New events
From October 1, 2007 Sky will make a reshuffle of the Music and the Documentaries, Culture & Lifestyle sections of the EPG, also due to new channels and services. In the DCL section, Discovery Channel will be set on channel 401, becoming the "first choice" of the mix; Animal Planet, instead, will be set in the DCL mix coming from the Kids and Teens mix, changing its programmes from child-oriented ones.
Channels
Main National Terrestrial Channels
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101 | Rai Uno | See also Rai; some programmes are encrypted without Sky subscription | Yes | No | No | No | |
102 | Rai Due | Some programmes are encrypted without Sky subscription | Yes | No | No | No | |
103 | Rai Tre | Some programmes are encrypted without Sky subscription | Yes | No | No | No | |
104 | Retequattro | Also called Rete 4. Some events are encrypted in Mediaguard 2 | Yes | No | No | No | |
105 | Canale 5 | Some events are encrypted in Mediaguard 2 | Yes | No | No | No | |
106 | Italia 1 | Some events are encrypted in Mediaguard 2 | Yes | No | No | No | |
107 | La 7 | Some events are encrypted without Sky subscription. During night time, La 7 airs CNN's programmes. | Yes | No | No | No | |
108 | MTV Italy | FTA on analogue and digital terrestrial tv, but encrypted on the Hot Bird 13°E satellite | No | Yes | No | No |
Entertainment
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
109 | Sky Vivo | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
110 | Fox Italia | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
111 | Fox Life | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
112 | Fox Crime | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
113 | FX | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
114 | E! Entertainment | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
115 | Comedy Central | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
116 | Sky Show | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
118 | Discovery Real Time | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
120 | RaiSat Extra | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
122 | RaiSat Premium | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
128 | All Music | 9th analogue terrestrial channel | Yes | No | No | No | |
132 | Fantasy | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
134 | AXN | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
136 | Hallmark Channel | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
138 | BBC Prime | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
140 | Jimmy | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
142 | Cult | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
143 | Fox Italia +1 | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
144 | Fox Life +1 | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
145 | Fox Crime +1 | No | No | Entertainment Mix | No | No | |
150 | Next HD | No | No | Entertainment Mix | Yes | No |
Sport
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201 | Sky Sport 1 | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
202 | Sky Sport 2 | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
203 | Sky Sport 3 | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
204 | Sky Sport Extra | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
205 | Sky Supercalcio | No | No | Calcio Package | No | No | |
206 | Sky Sport 16:9 | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
207 | Sky Sport HD 1 | No | No | Sport and Calcio Packages Stand-Alone subscription channel |
Yes | No | |
208 | Sky Sport HD 2 | No | No | Sport and Calcio Packages Stand-Alone subscription channel |
Yes | No | |
210 | Eurosport | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
211 | Eurosport 2 | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
212 | Eurosport News | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
214 | Sailing Channel | No | No | Sport Package | No | No | |
216 | ESPN Classic | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
218 | Nuvolari | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
220 | SNAI Sat | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
225 | Sportitalia | No | Yes | No | No | ||
227 | Rai Sport Sat | Yes | No | No | No | ||
230 | Milan Channel | No | No | Stand-Alone Subscription | No | No | |
231 | Juventus Channel | No | No | Stand-Alone Subcription | No | No | |
232 | Inter Channel | No | No | Stand-Alone Subscription | No | No | |
234 | Roma Channel | No | No | Stand-Alone Subscription | No | No | |
235 | Caccia e Pesca | No | No | Stand-Alone Subscription | No | No | |
237 | MotoTV | No | No | Stand-Alone Subscription | No | No |
Football (soccer)
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
250 | Sky Calcio Info | No | Yes | No | No | ||
251 - 263 | Sky Calcio 1 - 13 | Football (soccer) channels | No | No | Calcio Package | No | No |
264 | Sky WWE 24/7 | No | No | No | Yes |
Movies
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
301 | Sky Cinema 1 | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
302 | Sky Cinema 2 | 1h timeshift of Sky Cinema 1 | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No |
303 | Sky Cinema 3 | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
306 | Sky Cinema 16:9 | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
308 | Sky Cinema HD | No | No | Cinema Package | Yes | No | |
309 | Sky Cinema Max | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
312 | Sky Cinema Mania | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
315 | Sky Cinema Classics | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
320 | Studio Universal | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No | |
322 | RaiSat Cinema | No | No | Cinema Package | No | No |
SKY Prima Fila (pay per view)
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
350 and 399 | Sky Prima Fila | Previews | Yes | No | No | No | |
351 - 389 | Sky Prima Fila 1 - 39 | Channels 351 - 361 broadcasts in 16:9 widescreen; 362 - 389 in 4:3 | No | No | No | Yes | |
390 | Sky Prima Fila 40 | Broadcasting erotic reality shows from 23.00 to 6.00 only | No | No | No | Yes |
Documentaries, Culture and Lifestyle
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
401 | Discovery Channel Italy | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
402 | National Geographic Channel | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
403 | National Geographic Channel +1 | 1h timeshift of National Geogr. Ch. | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No |
404 | Nat Geo Adventure | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
405 | Nat Geo Wild | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
406 | Nat Geo Music | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
407 | History Channel | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
408 | History Channel+1 | 1h timeshift of History Channel | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No |
409 | National Geographic Channel HD | No | No | Documentary Mix | Yes | No | |
410 | RaiSat Gambero Rosso Channel | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
414 | Marcopolo | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
416 | Alice | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
418 | Leonardo | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
421 | Animal Planet | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
422 | Discovery Science | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
424 | Discovery Civilization | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No | |
426 | Discovery Travel & Living | No | No | Documentary Mix | No | No |
News
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
500 | SKY TG24 | News | No | No | News Mix | No | No |
SKY TG24 Active | Interactive services | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
501 | Sky Meteo 24 | Weather | No | No | News Mix | No | No |
Sky Meteo 24 Active | Interactive services | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
504 | Bloomberg Television | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
505 | Class CNBC | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
506 | Rai News 24 | Yes | No | No | No | ||
508 | Euronews | Yes | No | No | No | ||
512 | Sky News | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
514 | Fox News | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
516 | CNN International | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
518 | CNBC Europe | No | No | News Mix | No | No | |
520 | BBC World | Yes | No | No | No | ||
522 | Al Jazeera English | Yes | No | No | No | ||
538 | France 24 en Francais | Yes | No | No | No | ||
540 | TV5 Monde Europe | Yes | No | No | No | ||
544 | Arte | Yes | No | No | No | ||
545 | ARD "Das Erste" | Yes | No | No | No | ||
546 | ZDF | Yes | No | No | No | ||
560 | Al Jazeera | Yes | No | No | No |
Kids and Teens
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
602 | RaiSat YOYO | No | No | No | No | ||
603 | JimJam | No | No | No | No | ||
606 | Cartoon Network | No | No | No | No | ||
607 | Cartoon Network+1 | 1h timeshift of Cartoon Network | No | No | No | No | |
608 | Boomerang | No | No | No | No | ||
610 | RaiSat Smash | No | No | No | No | ||
611 | Playhouse Disney | No | No | No | No | ||
612 | Disney Channel | No | No | No | No | ||
613 | Disney Channel+1 | 1h timeshift of Disney Channel | No | No | No | No | |
614 | Toon Disney | No | No | No | No | ||
616 | Jetix | No | No | No | |||
617 | Jetix+1 | 1h timeshift of Jetix | No | No | No | No | |
699 | SKY Play IT | No | No | Stand-Alone subscription channel | No | No |
Teens and Music
EPG Ch. | Channel Name | About | Free-to-air (FTA) | Free-to-view (FTV) | Package/Mix | HDTV | Pay-per-view |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
702 | GXT | No | No | No | No | ||
703 | Cultoon | No | No | No | No | ||
704 | MTV Hits | No | No | No | No | ||
705 | No | No | No | No | |||
706 | MTV Brand: New | No | No | No | No | ||
707 | No | No | No | No | |||
708 | VH1 Europe | No | No | No | No | ||
712 | Video Italia | No | No | No | No | ||
714 | DeeJay TV | No | No | No | No | ||
716 | Matchmusic | No | No | No | No | ||
717 | Music Box | No | No | No | |||
728 | Classica | No | No | Stand-Alone subscription channel | No | No | |
730 - 755 | Music on SKY | No | No | No | No |
Sky Infos
- 100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 800, 900: SKY Inside
- 991 SKY Focus
- SKY Assist info channel not anymore available since the end of June 2007
Other Free Channels
From channel 801 to 940 Sky broadcasts some other free channels
- 801 Sat 2000 (FTA) (Entertainment, Social)
- 802 Telepace (FTA) (Religion)
- 803 Mediolanum Channel (FTA) (Economy)
- 804 Rai Med (FTA) (Culture)
- 805 Rai Edu 1 (FTA) (Education, Culture and Entertainment)
- 806 Rai Edu 2 (FTA) (Education, Culture and Entertainment)
- 807 Coming Soon Television (FTA) (Trailers, Previews)
- 808 Mediashopping (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 809 Rai Gulp (FTA) (Kids and Teens) (Replaces Rai Doc from June 2007)
- 810 Gay.Tv (FTA) (Entertainment and Music)
- 811 Fashion TV (FTA) (Fashion)
- 812 TV Moda (FTA) (Fashion)
- 813 RTL 102.5 TV (FTA) (Music)
- 814 XL TV (FTA) (Commercials)
- 815 Magic TV (FTA) (Music)
- 816 Rai Utile (FTA) (Informations, Public Utility)
- 818 La Tv della Famiglia (FTA) (Informations)
- 820 Punto Shop Channel (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 822 Rai Nettuno Sat 1 (FTA) (Education)
- 823 Rai Nettuno Sat 2 (FTA) (Education)
- 824 Senato della Repubblica (FTA) (Politics and News; Lives from the Italian Parliament's Senate of the Republic)
- 825 Camera dei Deputati Channel (FTA) (Politics and News; Lives from the Italian Parliament's Chamber of Deputies)
- 826 Mediatel (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 827 Odeon Sat (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 828 Planet Italia (FTA) (Documentaries)
- 829 RTB International (FTA) (Entertainment and Lifestyle)
- 831 Elefante Telemarket (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 832 Forte Rosso Sat (FTA) (Adult)
- 833 Telecampione (FTA) (Local channel)
- 834 Tiziana Sat (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 835 Studio Europa (FTA) (Commercials)
- 836 Elite Shopping TV (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 837 TBNE Italy (FTA) (Religion)
- 838 Videolina (FTA) (Local channel)
- 839 Sardregna Uno Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 840 Napoli International (FTA) (Music)
- 841 SET - Servizi Editoriali Televisivi (FTA) (Local channel)
- 842 Mediterraneo Sat (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 843 Toscana Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 844 Puglia Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 846 People Tv - Rete 7 (FTA) (Local channel)
- 847 Sicilia International (FTA) (Local channel)
- 848 Oasi Tv (FTA) (Religion, Culture and Solidarity)
- 849 Telecolore (FTA) (Local channel)
- 850 ACMC - Architecture Construction Materials Channel (FTA) (DIY)
- 851 Roma Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 852 AAA Sex Channel 1 (FTA) (Adult)
- 853 AAA Sex Channel 2 (FTA) (Adult)
- 854 Napule Nova (FTA) (Local channel)
- 855 Free Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 856 Tele Radio Padre Pio (FTA) (Religion)
- 857 Videolook Channel Italy (FTA) (Adult/Entertainment)
- 858 Radio Italia TV (FTA) (Music)
- 859 Sat 8 (FTA) (Culture, Sports and Music)
- 860 Roma Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 861 Starmarket (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 862 Uno Sat (FTA) (Politics and News)
- 863 Taxi Channel (FTA) (Culture, Social, Solidarity)
- 864 Telemodena (FTA) (Local channel)
- 865 Starsat (FTA) (Commercials)
- 866 Punto Sat (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 867 Italy Sat (FTA) (Adult/Commercials)
- 868 Tele A (FTA) (Local channel)
- 869 Play TV (FTA) (Entertainment)
- 870 Cartomanzialotto Sat (FTA) (Commercials)
- 872 3 Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 873 Family Life Tv (FTA) (Family Entertainment)
- 874 Sicilia Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 875 Calabria Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 876 La9 Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 877 GBR (FTA) (Local channel)
- 878 Denaro TV (FTA) (Business)
- 879 New Television (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 880 AAA Sex Channel 3 (FTA) (Adult)
- 881 S24 (FTA) (Adult)
- 882 Italia Channel (FTA) (Commercials)
- 883 Canale Italia (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 884 Motori TV (FTA) (Motors)
- 885 TV7 Lombardia (FTA) (Local channel)
- 886 TRSP (FTA) (Religion)
- 887 Administra.it (FTA) (Public Utility, Informations)
- 888 Italiani nel Mondo Channel (FTA) (Culture, Informations)
- 890 Nessuno Tv (FTA) (Culture and Talks)
- 891 È TV Emilia Romagna (FTA) (Local channel)
- 892 Telenova (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 893 Veneto Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 894 Napoli Mia (FTA) (Local channel)
- 895 Elefante Telemarket 2 (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 896 Varese Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 897 Canale 50 (FTA) (Local channel)
- 898 Sardegna Channel Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 899 Rete Capri (FTA) (Local channel)
- 901 Telelombardia (FTA) (Local channel)
- 902 All TV (FTA) (Entertainment and Lifestyle)
- 903 Lazio Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 904 Gioielli D'Anna Sat (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 905 Rete Oro (FTA) (Teleshopping and Commercials)
- 906 Novezerosei Sky (formerly CinqueStelle)(FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 907 TVA Vicenza (FTA) (Local channel)
- 908 Sat 9 (FTA) (Music)
- 909 Venice Channel (FTA) (Entertainment and Lifestyle)
- 910 Nostradamus (FTA) (Astrology)
- 911 Napoli TLA (FTA) (Local channel)
- 912 Italy Italy (FTA) (Teleshopping)
- 913 Telenord (FTA) (Local channel)
- 914 Tele Tirreno (FTA) (Local channel)
- 915 Radio Radio TV (FTA) (Talks and Sports)
- 918 Mare TV (FTA) (Documentaries and Nature)
- 919 Italia Mia Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 920 ABChannel (FTA) (Classics, Entertainment)
- 921 Julie Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 922 Challenger TV (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 924 Libera TV (FTA) (Talks, Culture and Informations)
- 925 Studio 100 Sat (FTA) (Local channel)
- 926 BLU Tv (FTA) (Local channel)
- 927 TR2 Sat - TeleRoma Due (FTA) (Local channel)
- 928 TBM (FTA) (Local channel)
- 929 Tele A+ sat (FTA) (Generalist channel)
- 930 Trentino TV (FTA) (Local channel)
- 931 VideoBergamo (FTA) (Local channel)
- 932 Carpe Diem (FTA) (Entertainment and Talks)
- 934 Canale 8 (FTA) (Local channel)
- 935 Etruria Channel (FTA) (Local channel)
- 936 House Channel (FTA) (House style)
- 937 Arte & Arte Channel (FTA) (Arts)
- 938 Italia 8 Prestige (FTA) (Entertainment)
- 939 Fuego TV (FTA) (Adult)
- 940 Carisma TV (FTA)
Adult Premium Channels
- 985 Conto TV 1 (broadcasting 24 h) (Stand-Alone subscription channel)
- 986 Conto TV 2 (test) (football programmes and matches during the weekend day-time hours)
- 987 Teleitalia DWT (Stand-Alone subscription channel)
About Adult Premium Channels
Conto Tv 1 and 2, from Summer 2007, began broadcasting 24 h a day becoming a general entertainment premium channel: in fact, from Monday to Friday, during day-time hours are available lifestyle, fitness and fashion programmes; on weekend (and sometimes on Wednesday prime time), the channel broadcasts football (soccer) programmes and matches of some teams of the Italian Serie B, the second Italian football championship. Every night are shown adult programmes till 7.00 am next day.
Teleitalia broadcast 24 h a day a general entertainment premium channel. Every night are shown adult programmes from 11:00 pm to 07:00 am.