2003 in Italian television
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This is a list of Italian television related events from 2003.
Events
- 8 May – Floriana Secondi wins season 3 of Grande Fratello.
Debuts
= Rai =
== Serials ==
- Corto Maltese – cartoon from the Hugo Pratt's comic; coproduction with France.
=International=
- 19 March – {{flagicon|USA}} Scrubs (MTV) (2001–2010)
- October – {{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}}/{{flagicon|UK}} The Adventures of Paddington Bear (Italia 1) (1997–2000)
- Unknown – {{flagicon|USA}} Garfield and Friends (RaiSat2) (1988–1994)
Television shows
= RAI =
== Miniseries ==
- The best of youth – by Marco Tullio Giordana, with Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, Adriana Asti; 4 episodes. It's a family saga telling the Italian history from the Sixties to 2000, through the lives of two brothers (a policeman and a progressive intellectual); distributed also in a theatrical version, with international success.{{Cite web|title=La meglio gioventù|url=https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/lamegliogioventu|access-date=2021-03-17|website=RaiPlay|language=it}}
=Mediaset=
- Grande Fratello (2000–present)
Ending this year
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Networks and services
=Launches=
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! Network ! Type ! Launch date ! Notes ! Source |
| Music Box Italia
| Cable and satellite | Unknown | | |
| Padre Pio TV
| Cable and satellite | Unknown | | |
| Boomerang
| Cable and satellite | 31 July | | |
| Fox
| Cable and satellite | 31 July | | |
| Sky Sport Arena
| Cable and satellite | 31 July | | |
| Sky Sport Uno
| Cable and satellite | 31 July | | |
| Sky TG24
| Cable and satellite | 31 August | | |
| MTV Brand New
| Cable and satellite | 14 September | | |
=Conversions and rebrandings=
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| Old network name
! New network name ! Type ! Conversion Date ! Notes ! Source |
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=Closures=
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! Network ! Type ! Closure date ! Notes ! Source |
Births
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Deaths
- 24 February: Alberto Sordi, 82, comic actor; also if moreover active in radio and cinema, he often appeared in TV variety as guest of honor.{{Cite web |title=Sordi, un italiano a Roma |url=https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/sordiunitalianoaroma |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=RaiPlay |language=it}}
{{Years in TV by country|2003}}
See also
References
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