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Mezzo TV
Country
France
Broadcast area
Worldwide
Headquarters
Paris, France
Programming
Picture format
1080iHDTV (downscaled to 16:9576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien (50 %) Groupe Canal+ (50 %)
History
Launched
21 March 1998; 23 years ago (1998-03-21) (SD) 7 April 2010; 11 years ago (2010-04-07) (HD)
Mezzo is a Frenchtelevision channel devoted to classical music (including opera and ballet), jazz and world music. It was formed in 1992 and was called France Supervision until 1998. In 2010 it added a sister channel, Mezzo Live HD.
Mezzo Live HD logo
In January 2008 it introduced a new filler feature, Divertimezzo, renamed Intermezzo in 2011, consisting of video clips fashioned from its programmes, with the usual wide range of music.
In the Scandinavian region the channel is distributed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting. In Portugal it is available in basic cable, RF output in FTTH services and as a digital channel across platforms.
Television in France
