GXT

{{Infobox television channel

| name = GXT

| logo = GXT logo.svg

| logo_size = 150px

| logo_alt =

| image =

| picture_format = 4:3 SDTV

| network =

| owner = {{Plainlist|

Jetix Italy S.r.l. {{small|(Jetix Europe}} (2004–2009)
Switchover Media (2009–2013)
Discovery Italia
(2013–2014)

}}

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| area = Italy

| sister_channels = K2

| launch_date = {{start date and age|2005|05|01}}

| timeshift_service = GXT +1

| closed_date = {{end date and age|2014|12|31}}

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140702020012/http://www.gxt.it/ www.gxt.it (Internet Archive)]

}}

GXT was an Italian subscription-based comedy/entertainment television channel.

History

Jetix Europe launched GXT as a male teen channel in May 2005 on Mondo Sky.{{cite news|last=Lees|first=Nancy|title=Got it Need it: Jetix tests the waters beyond boys action with a pilot teen channel in Italy|url=https://kidscreen.com/2005/10/01/gini-20051001/|access-date=14 March 2013|newspaper=kidscreen.com|date=October 1, 2005}} On June 1, 2008, a 1-hour-timeshift of GXT was launched on Sky Italia.

Due to Disney's decision to rebrand the Jetix Europe operation under the Disney XD brand umbrella, the Italian subsidiary of Jetix Europe, Jetix Italy S.r.l., bought the Italian Jetix network, renamed itself as Switchover Media, agreed to let the Jetix Italy channel rebrand itself to Disney XD Italy, and purchased K-2 and GXT from Jetix Europe in June 2009.{{cite news|title=Jetix Italy bosses buy GXT and K2 channels|url=http://www.digitaltveurope.net/4479/jetix-italy-bosses-buy-gxt-and-k2-channels/|access-date=14 March 2013|newspaper=digitaltveurope.net|date=July 16, 2009}}{{cite news|last=Moody|first=Annemarie|title=Jetix Italy Announces Management Buyout|url=http://www.awn.com/news/television/jetix-italy-announces-management-buyout|access-date=15 March 2013|newspaper=AWN News|date=July 15, 2009}} With the acquisition of Switchover Media in January 2013 by Discovery Communications, GXT began to be managed by Discovery EMEA.{{cite news|title=Discovery buys Italian broadcaster Switchover|url=http://www.digitaltveurope.net/31243/discovery-buys-italian-broadcaster-switchover/|access-date=15 March 2013|newspaper=January 15, 2013|date=January 15, 2013}}

On December 31, 2014, GXT and its timeshift ceased broadcasting, after Discovery decided to not renew their broadcast deal with Sky Italia to operate the network.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvblog.it/post/714642/gxt-ha-chiuso-i-battenti-non-rinnovato-il-contratto-con-sky|title = GXT ha chiuso i battenti: Non rinnovato il contratto con Sky|date = 9 January 2015}}

GXT is design to target a young and predominantly male audience, offering programming geared towards action, humor and excess, including game-shows such as Takeshi's Castle and Sasuke, sports entertainment programs such as WWE and American Gladiators as well as programs produced by Guinness World Records and comedy, action and horror films.

TV programs

= All programs=

Source:{{cite web |title=GXT Programs |url=http://www.gxt.it/gxt-ke-ti-guardi-home.php |publisher=GXT |access-date=29 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103050216/http://www.gxt.it/gxt-ke-ti-guardi-home.php |archive-date=3 November 2011 }}

References

Category:Television channels in Italy

Category:Defunct television channels in Italy

Category:Italian-language television stations

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2005

Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2014

Category:Warner Bros. Discovery networks

GXT

History

Contents

TV programs

= All programs=

References