Telenova (Italian TV channel)
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Telenova
| logo =
| logo_size = 150px
| launch_date = 1976
| picture_format = 16:9 HDTV
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| area = much of Lombardy and Piedmont
| owner = Multimedia San Paolo
| website = http://www.telenova.it/
| terr_serv_1 = DTT in Lombardy and Piedmont
| terr_chan_1 = LCN 18
| sat_serv_1 =
| sat_chan_1 =
}}
Telenova is an Italian television station founded in 1976, based in Milan at the Guglielmo Silva Street and with regional coverage. The station is of Catholic inspiration, owned by Gruppo Editoriale San Paolo: it is affiliated to the Corallo Sat Catholic circuit, of which it relays some programs.
History
In 1976, it was created by initiative of Famiglia Cristiana, alongside NovaRadio. The station was owned by the Pauline publishers, and, under the name of NOVECO TV, relayed TSI's programming. In 1977, NOVECO TV broadcast on UHF channel 51 in Milan, from Giotto 36, where Famiglia Cristiana was based. Joining TSI's relays, local programming emerged, with the press review program Prima Pagina and news bulletin Milano 24 Ore. In April 1978, the station adopted the current name Telenova, and added a second relay station on channel 21.[https://massimoemanuelli.com/2017/08/13/telenova/ Telenova]
In its early years, the station broadcast in black and white, and contested the high number of illegal television stations that were opening across the country, that challenged Rai's monopoly. The first director was Giuliano Coacci, among the first programs for were Telenova Notizie presented by Fabio Benati, Massimo Ferrari, Paolo Pardini and Paola Blandi, in 1980, the Milan-Inter program began airing on Monday evenings hosted by Enrico Crespi, among other programs Basket Time with Tullio Lauro and Mike D'Antoni, Ma daiamo i numeri?, or the football programs (Milan-Inter and Zona Goal) launched by Marco Civoli and Paola Ferrari, both hosts later moved to Rai. The Telenova cooking expert who read the recipes for the viewers was the mother of Irene and Veronica Pivetti, Paolo Pivetti (father of Irene and Veronica) who also worked at TeleNova, hosting the morning press review.
In 1982, the station joins the Euro TV circuit and briefly adopts the T59 brand. When Euro TV went bankrupt in 1985, the station became autonomous and increased its own signal. In 1988, it joined the Cinquestelle circuit, which it then left in 1995. In the aftermath of the 1992 Mammì law, the government granted licenses to private operators and the station was obliged to begin its news service, coinciding with its new facilities and an increase in local productions. In 1998, Giacomo De Antonellis was appointed director and started relaying programs from Catholic channel Sat2000. In 2005, it started satellite broadcasting nationwide.
By 2012, Telenova was one of many local television stations who were facing a financial crisis.[https://www.newslinet.com/tv-locali-crisi-economica-decine-di-emittenti-ricorrono-alla-cassa-integrazione/ Tv locali, crisi economica: decine di emittenti ricorrono alla cassa integrazione]
In 2023, the station's facilities improved its technological infrastructure.[https://www.agensir.it/quotidiano/2023/10/10/telenova-nuova-tecnologia-e-piu-contenuti-ponti-direttore-puntiamo-a-consolidarci-come-tv-multimediale-e-allargare-lutenza/ Telenova: nuova tecnologia e più contenuti. Ponti (direttore), “puntiamo a consolidarci come tv multimediale e allargare l’utenza”]
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.telenova.it/ Official site] {{in lang|it}}
{{Italian television stations}}
Category:Television channels in Italy
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1976