SKY TG24

Infobox TV channel
name=SKY TG24
logofile=SKY TG24.png logosize=150px
launch= July 31, 2003
share=
share as of=
share source=
owner= SKY Italia
headquarters= Rome, Italy
former names=
sister names= Fox News Sky News
web= [http://www.skytg24.it/ www.skytg24.it]
terr avail=Not Available
sat serv 1=Analogue
sat chan 1=Not available
sat serv 2=Digital
sat chan 2=DVB-S on Hotbird
sat serv 3= SKY Italia
sat chan 3= Channels 100 and 500
sat serv 4= DirecTV (US)
sat chan 4= Channel 2120
sat serv 5= Cyfra+
sat chan 5= Channel 144
cable serv 1=FASTWEB
cable chan 1= Channel 500
adsl serv 1=FASTWEB
adsl chan 1= Channel 500
adsl serv 2=Alice Home TV
adsl chan 2= Channel 500
adsl serv 3=Tiscali TV
adsl chan 3= Channel 500
adsl serv 4=Infostrada TV
adsl chan 4= Channel 500
online serv 1=SKY.it
online chan 1= [http://www.sky.it/common/tg24_live.html]
mob serv 1=La 3 TV
mob chan 1=DVB-H
mob serv 2=Vodafone SKY TV
mob chan 2=DVB-H and UMTS|

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.

Distribution

In Italy, SKY TG24 is mainly available on SKY's package. It is also available on Italians IPTV services (Fastweb, Alice Home TV, Infostrada TV, Tiscali TV)It is not encrypted by VideoGuard, so the channel can be watched on satellite over whole Europe and North America, mainly on Hotbird.

In US, SKY TG24 is available on DirecTV Basic package.

SKY TG24 is also available on internet via [http://www.skytg24.it its homepage]

A local Canadianized version of SKY TG24 also airs in Canada. It is owned by Telelatino Network Inc.. Most of its content is simulcasted 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.

ee also

*SKY TG24 Canada
*SKY Italia