Sky TG24 (Canada)

Sky TG24

SKY TG24 logo
Launched June 15, 2005
Owned by Telelatino Network Inc.
Corus Entertainment (50.5%)
Italo Rosati (16.5%)
Romeo Di Battista (16.5%)
Joseph Vitale (16.5%)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Slogan Italy's Leading News, Information and, Talk TV Channel
Country Canada
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Website SKY TG24
Availability
Cable
EastLink Channel 935
(Ontario only)
Rogers Cable Channel 796
Channel 539 (Hamilton)
Vidéotron Channel 248
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV Channel 697

Sky TG24 is a Canadian Category B Italian language specialty channel. It is owned by Telelatino Network Inc, a consortium majority owned by Corus Entertainment. It is an all news, information, and talk TV channel. It is primarily a simulcast of the Italian news channel Sky TG24, with Canadian advertising and added Canadian content due to CRTC licensing regulations.

It was primarily distributed through a package with two other channels called Super Trio Italiano; the other two channel being Leonardo World and Video Italia. However, on September 11, 2007, Vidéotron dropped all three channels and on September 18, 2007, all other providers that carried the package dropped the remaining channels except for Sky TG24.

On August 21, 2014, Bell dropped Sky TG24 from their satellite service, it is still available through their Fibe TV service.

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