Canale 5

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Canale 5
Image:Canale 5.svg
LaunchedSeptember 30, 1980
Owned byMediaset S.p.a.
Audience share22,07% (Prime time of Dec '05, [1])
CountryImage:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
Formerly calledTeleMilano 58 (1978-1980)
Websitewww.canale5.com
Availability
Terrestrial
AnaloguePAL, in Italy. Normally tuned on channel 5
DigitalDVB-T (on Mediaset Mux), in Italy
Satellite
AnalogueNot available
DigitalDVB-S (scrambled in Mediaguard 2 during some events) on Hotbird
Image:Flag of Italy.svg SKY ItaliaChannel 105

Canale 5 is an Italian television station of Mediaset network, the media branch of Fininvest (controlled by Silvio Berlusconi). Canale 5 was the first private television network to be founded in Italy in 1978 as TeleMilano 58 (it changed its name in 1980).

Much of its early content came from American television shows dubbed in Italian, a common trait on Italian television today. These shows often sold the idea of the American Dream, but critics have said the programming also made Italians lose their closeness to family and instead turned them into vapid consumers. Mike Bongiorno, the host of Lascia o Raddoppia?, was also wooed away from RAI to host an early quiz shows on TeleMilano - an important step in building a following of Mediaset's newest channel.

Today Fininvest controls 35% of Mediaset. The logo of Canale 5 was originally formed by the number five beside a long biscione (a snake, the ancient symbol of Milan). In the eighties the reptile was replaced by a bigger number leaving only a stylized head on the top, and a flower was added (see picture). In 2000 Canale 5 launched Grande Fratello (Big Brother), the first reality show in Italy. This was the beginning of a new era of television marked by the medium of television referring to itself both as an important part of daily life and treated itself as a member of the family or a close friend, sometimes called as "autoreferencia." In 2005, R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti was launched, an Italian fiction inspired by CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. There are many Italian fictions (loved by the public) and the most famous are: Carabinieri, Distretto di Polizia, R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti and Elisa di Rivombrosa.

In 2005 due to the 2006 upcoming General Elections news editor Enrico Mentana was replaced by Carlo Rossella considered to be closer to Berlusconi's point of view. Rossella innovated a lot, transforming Canale 5's newscast in the fanciest newscast in Italy with lots of gossips, weather and food reports.

Mediaset exported its main network, Canale 5, to Spain, naming it Telecinco.

Contents

[edit] Programs

[edit] Variety Shows

  • Buona Domenica (Happy Sunday)
  • Striscia la notizia
  • Mio fratello è Pakistano (My brother is a Pakistani)
  • C'è posta per te (You've got mail)
  • Zelig
  • Zelig off
  • Il senso della vita (The sense of life)
  • Uomini e donne (Men and women)
  • Gran Premio Internazionale della TV (International TV Award)
  • Cultura moderna (Guess who?)
  • Ciao Darwin

[edit] Reality shows

  • Grande Fratello (2000-...) (Big Brother)
  • Amici di Maria de Filippi (2002-...) (Fame)
  • Changing Rooms (2004) (Changing Rooms)
  • La Fattoria (2005-2006) (The Farm)
  • Volere o Volare (2005)
  • Vero Amore (2005) (Temptation Island) (True love)
  • Unan1mous (2006)
  • Reality Circus (2006)
  • Armi e Bagagli (2006)
  • Uno due tre stalla (2007)

[edit] Cancelled Reality shows

  • L'uomo dei sogni (2003, Only Eight Episode) (The Bachelor)

[edit] Soap operas

[edit] TV series

[edit] Italian fiction

  • Caro Maestro (Dear Teacher) - 2 seasons (1995, 1996)
  • La dottoressa Giò (Doctor Giò) - 2 seasons (1998, 1999)
  • Amico mio 2 (My Friend) - 1 season(1998)
  • Ciao professore (Hi teacher!) - 1 season (1999)
  • Valeria medico legale (Medical examiner Valeria) - 2 seasons (2000, 2002)
  • Distretto di Polizia (Police District) - 6 seasons (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
  • Sei Forte Maestro (Teacher, you're great!) - 2 seasons (2001, 2001)
  • Il Bello delle Donne (The Beauty of Women) - 3 seasons (2001, 2002, 2003)
  • Ma il portiere non c'è mai? (But the caretaker is never there?)- 1 season (2002)
  • Cuore (Heart) - 1 season (2002)
  • Carabinieri - 5 seasons (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
  • Elisa di Rivombrosa (Elisa of Rivombrosa) - 2 seasons (2003, 2005)
  • Le Stagioni del cuore (Seasons of the Heart) - 1 season (2004)
  • Cuore contro cuore (Heart against Heart) - 1 season (2005)
  • R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti (R.I.S. - Imperfect Crimes) - 2 seasons (2005, 2006)
  • Un ciclone in famiglia (Family Storm) - 2 seasons (2005, 2006)
  • Caterina e le sue figlie (Caterina and her daughters) - 1 season (2005)
  • Ricomincio da me (I start from myself again) - 1 season (2005)
  • Questa è la mia terra (This is my land) - 1 season (2006)
  • I Cesaroni- 2 seasons (2006, 2007)

[edit] Games

[edit] Talk Shows

  • Tutte le mattine (Every morning)
  • Mai dire... (Never say...)
  • Maurizio Costanzo Show

[edit] News

  • TG5
  • Verissimo
  • Terra! (Earth!)
  • Matrix
  • L'antipatico

[edit] Magazine

  • Nonsolomoda
  • Loggione

[edit] External links

Television stations in Italy
Broadcast national networks
RAI group: Rai Uno | Rai Due | Rai Tre
Mediaset group: Canale 5 | Italia 1 | Rete 4
Telecom Italia Media: La7 | MTV Italy
L'Espresso: All Music TV
Other: 7 Gold | SAT2000 | Odeon TV
Digital Terrestrial channels
RAI group: RaiNews 24 | Rai Sport Satellite | Rai Utile | Rai Gulp | Rai Edu 1
Mediaset group: Boing | Media Shopping | Mediaset Premium
Telecom Italia Media: La 7 Cartapiù | La7 Sport | QOOB TV
L'Espresso: Repubblica RadioTv
Other: Sportitalia | Sport Italia Live 24 | SitCom Uno
Satellite and cable platforms
SKY Italia
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