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Sky Italia gets FTA channels by Discovery and laeffe

April 9, 2014 20.29 Europe/London By Robert Briel

DMAX identSky Italia’s free-to-air offer sees the debut of four channels by the Discovery Italia group and of one channel by the Feltrinelli group.

The four channels of the Discovery Italia group – DMax, DMax +1, Giallo and Focus – range over different thematic areas. DMax, DMax+1, and Giallo are part of the Intrattenimento area, while Focus is the area dedicated to Documentari e Lifestyle buffs.

The Feltrinelli group’s laeffe channel is also part of the Intrattenimento area. The channel was launched in May 2013 and is devoted to quality entertainment, information, auteur films, TV series, travel, design and current affairs. It is the first time that laeffe is available on satellite.

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Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Discovery, Italy, laeffe, Sky Italia Edited: 9 April 2014 20:29

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Arnhem-based Robert covers the Benelux, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as IPTV, web TV, connected TV and OTT. Email Robert at rbriel@broadbandtvnews.com.

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