Real Time (TV channel)

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Real Time
Real Time logo.svg
CountryItaly[1]
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerDiscovery Italia
Sister channelsNove
DMAX

Frisbee
Giallo

K2
Motor Trend
History
LaunchedOctober 1, 2005
Former namesDiscovery Real Time (2005–2010)
Links
Websiterealtimetv.it
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitalChannel 31 (SD)
GOtv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 12 (African version)
Cable
UPC SwitzerlandChannel 55 (Tessin)
Channel 555
Satellite
Sky ItaliaChannel 160 (HD)
TivùsatChannel 31 (HD)
DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa)Channel 155 (African version)
Zuku TV (Kenya)Channel 102 (African version)
IPTV
SunriseChannel 168

Real Time (Discovery Real Time until August 31, 2010) is an Italian television channel owned by Discovery Networks Europe.

The channel launched on October 1, 2005, becoming the sixth Discovery network to launch in Italy. It showed lifestyle programmes targeting a female upper-class audience of 25- to 44-year-olds. It features both foreign programmes and Italian programmes produced for the channel.[2][3]

On April 7, 2009, the channel adopted a new logo and a new look. This look had previously been adopted by Discovery Real Time France.[4]

After becoming the most viewed non-fiction entertainment channel on the Sky Italia platform, on September 1, 2010, it changed its name to "Real Time", and became available both on digital terrestrial and via free-to-air satellite, also joining the Tivùsat platform.

On November 1, 2010, the +1 version of the channel was born and from February 1, 2012, it also broadcasts in high definition.

On March 13, 2019, definitively closes the SD version on the satellite.

From April 9 Real Time, together with the other free channels of the group, is also available in HD streaming on the Dplay platform.

From March 1, 2019, on Tivùsat, the "HD" and "+1" versions replace the SD version, therefore they become visible to LCN 31 and 131 respectively.

On December 1, 2020, Real Time +1 was shut down.

The channel broadcasts both foreign programmes and a few original Italian productions. Most acquired programmes were originally produced for the American TLC or the British Channel 4.

Original programs[]

  • Cerco casa disperatamente
  • Chef a domicilio
  • Com'è fatto con Barbara
  • Cortesie per gli ospiti
  • Cortesie per gli ospiti New York
  • Cucina con Ale
  • Cuoco gentiluomo
  • Diario di un chirurgo
  • Dimmi di sì
  • Donne mortali
  • Guardaroba perfetto
  • Il re del cioccolato
  • Il boss delle cerimonie
  • Life Shock
  • L'ost
  • Mamma mia
  • Matrimonio all'italiana
  • Non solo magre
  • Paint Your Life
  • Reparto maternità
  • Se balli ti sposo
  • Stelle e padelle
  • Tutto in un Weekend
  • Vendo casa disperatamente
  • Wedding Planners
  • Zenzero

Imported programs[]

Presenters[]

African version[]

In 2018, An English version which took its content from TLC alongside other Discovery brands with the same styling as the Italian version was also made available in South Africa from 3 September through MultiChoice's DStv and a year later across Africa. The channel is also available to StarTimes and Canal+ Afrique within the region.[5] Real Time is now on Zuku TV channel 102 replacing Fine Living on channel 710 in January 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ "License Details for Discovery Real Time (Italy)". Archived from the original on January 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Arriva Discovery Real Time, e parla alle donne". Pubblicità Italia. September 15, 2005.
  3. ^ "Il lancio di Discovery Real Time". Millecanali. October 2005. Archived from the original on December 24, 2005.
  4. ^ "Nuovo look per Discovery Real Time". Pubblicità Italia. March 26, 2009.
  5. ^ https://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=49848

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