Cine34

Italian TV channel by Mediaset dedicated to Italian movies


Television channel
Cine34
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
HeadquartersCologno Monzese
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerMediaset
ParentMediaset
Key peopleMarco Costa (director)
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History
Launched20 January 2020
Links
WebcastMediaset Infinity
Websitehttps://www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it/cine34
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 34

Cine34 is an Italian free-to-air channel by Mediaset and directed by Marco Costa.[1] The channel mainly broadcasts Italian movies, especially classic.[2]

It is available on channel 34 of digital terrestrial television and on satellite on Sky Italia and Tivùsat.

The official speaker is Mario Zucca [it].

History

The channel began broadcasting on 20 January 2020 with a movie marathon of Federico Fellini, on occasion of his 100th birthday.

The channel's slogan is "Italia al Cinema"[a], so the channel's programming is related to Italian movies.

On 10 February 2020, after Lina Wertmüller received the Academy Honorary Award, the channel entirely broadcast the filmmaker's filmography with the title "Lina da Oscar".

On 15 April 2020, in occasion of Raimondo Vianello's 10th death anniversary, the channel entirely broadcast the actor's filmography with the title "Viva Raimondo!".

On 22 March 2021, in occasion of Nino Manfredi's 100th birthday, the channel entirely broadcast the actor's filmography with the title "Manfredi 100".

On 3 November 2021, in occasion of Monica Vitti's 90th birthday, the channel entirely broadcast the actress' filmography with the title "Vitti 90".

On 23 January 2023, following Gina Lollobrigida's death, the channel broadcast a TG5 special called "Indimenticabile Diva – Addio Lollo", to pay homage to the actress' death.[3][4][5][6]

Programming

The channel broadcasts Italian movies of various genres with two movies every evening.[7][8]

See also

  • Iris (TV channel)

Notes

  1. ^ Translation: Italy at the Cinema.

References

  1. ^ Colombo, Daniela (16 January 2021). "Mediaset vara il canale Cine34, solo film italiani 24 ore su 24. Obiettivo 1% di share". Prima Comunicazione (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Cine34, arriva il nuovo canale Mediaset dedicato al grande cinema italiano". PopcornTv (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Gina Lollobrigida, oggi su Cine34 una maratona per ricordala". dire.it (in Italian). 23 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Gina Lollobrigida, maratona dei suoi film su Cine34". Mediaset Infinity (in Italian). 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Su Cine 34 maratona omaggio a Gina Lollobrigida". Qui Mediaset (in Italian). 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ Balsamo, Massimo (18 January 2023). "Addio a Gina Lollobrigida: gli appuntamenti speciali su Mediaset". Il Giornale (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Debutta "Cine 34", nuova rete Mediaset dedicata al cinema italiano". QuiMediaset (in Italian). 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ Catalano, Eliana (15 January 2020). "Cine34: programmazione dal 20 al 25 gennaio 2020 delle prime serate del nuovo canale Mediaset". Super Guida TV (in Italian).
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