Mediaset Italia (Canada)

Mediaset Italia
200px Mediaset Italia logo
Launched	June 2010
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)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Website	Mediaset Italia
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV	Channel 698
Cable
Rogers Cable	Channel 784
Source Cable	Channel 505
Vidéotron	Channel 249
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV	Channel 698

Mediaset Italia is a Canadian Category B Italian language digital cable specialty channel. It is owned by Telelatino Network Inc, a consortium primarily owned by Corus Entertainment. It broadcasts programming from Mediaset Italia, a television channel from Italy and local Canadian content.

Mediaset Italia Canada was licensed by the CRTC on September 6, 2006 as Italian Entertainment TV.

Mediaset Italia is the international service of Mediaset, the largest private broadcaster in Italy, founded in the 1970s by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and still controlled today with a 38.6% stake by his family holding company Fininvest, it features programming from Mediaset's three channels: Canale 5, Italia 1 and Rete 4.

Mediaset Italia airs top rated entertainment programming including comedies, dramas, reality shows as well as news and current affairs programs.

On April 2, 2014, Mediaset Italia launched on Bell TV and Bell Fibe TV.

See also

• Telelatino
• Mediaset Italia

External links

• Mediaset Italia Canada
• Mediaset Italia (Italian)