La7
| La 7 |
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| Launched: | 1974 (as TMC)
2001 (as La7) |
| Owned By: | Telecom Italia |
| Web Address: | www.la7.it |
| Availability |
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| Terrestrial Analogue: | PAL, in Italy |
| Terrestrial Digital: | DFree |
| Satellite: | Yes, both analog and digital |
| Cable: | No |
This article is about the Italian television channel. For the WW2 Soviet aircraft, see La-7.La7 is an
Italian private
television channel (usually referred to as "the Seventh Channel") and considered as the third major
network in Italy. It is currently owned by
Telecom Italia Media, the media branch of the
telephone company Telecom Italia, which also owns 51% of . Usually its programs are more cultural-oriented, although it also airs some sport games. Recently it started broadcasting using the
Digital Terrestrial Television format, offering some
pay-tv services (especially
soccer games, movies and concerts).
Founded in 1974 with the name of
Telemontecarlo or
TMC, the TV station had initially the only goal to be the
Italian language channel of the
Principality of Monaco, but rapidly becoming the one and only challenger of
RAI public channels.
Indro Montanelli, historical Italian journalist, worked for the TV since its foundation, with an informative programme named
Il Giornale. On the 1980s, TMC became a minoritary channel, after the rise of the
Berlusconi-owned channels, particularly
Canale 5. In 1990 the station was acquired by the
Brazilians of
Globo, but in 1995 it passed on the hands of
Vittorio Cecchi Gori, who tried to make the
third pole of television, in a TV market characterized in that period by two strong TV network blocks, RAI and
Mediaset, each comprising three channels. In 1999 the TV moved from its historical headquarters in
Monte Carlo to a new one in
Rome.
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Old logo of La7, when still named TMC (Telemontecarlo) |
In 2001,
Lorenzo Pellicioli and
Roberto Colaninno, of Telecom Italia announced to have acquired the TV station, in order to create a strong competitor against the six other national channels of Italy. But, against all the ambitions shown initially by the owner and the initial premises, like the hiring of popular TV hosts, anchors and journalists like
Fabio Fazio,
Gad Lerner and
Giuliano Ferrara, nowadays La7 has still ratings and shares much lower than its major competitors: the three RAI public channels, and the three Mediaset private ones.
Shows
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Il processo di Biscardi*
Markette*
I Fantastici 5 (Italian version of
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
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Le Invasioni Barbariche*
Cambio Moglie (
Wife swap)
Cultural programs
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Omnibus*
Sfera*
Stargate - Linea di ConfineTV Series and Miniseries
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Sex and the City*
Star Trek: Enterprise*
Star Trek: Voyager*
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*
The L Word*
Crossing Jordan*
Angels in AmericaNews
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TG La7*
L'infedele*
Otto e mezzo*
Omnibus*
CNN*
Effetto RealeSports events
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2007 America's Cup*
Rugby Union Six Nations Championship*
World Superbike Championship*
History of TMC (1974-2001)*
Birth of La7 (2001)*
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