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| Country | Italy[1] |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sub-Saharan Africa (in English) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Italian English (African version only) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | (Warner Bros. Discovery Italy) Nove DMAX Food Network Frisbee Giallo HGTV K2 Motor Trend Warner TV (Warner Bros. Discovery Africa) Discovery Channel Animal Planet TLC Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Discovery Family Investigation Discovery Travel Channel Food Network |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 October 2005 |
| Closed | 1 December 2020; (+1 channel) |
| Former names | Discovery Real Time (2005–2010) |
| Links | |
| Website | realtimetv.it |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | Channel 31 (HD) |
| GOtv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 12 (African version) |
| DStv (Sub-Saharan Africa) | Channel 155 (African version) |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 102 (African version) |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ | Real Time HD (Italian version) |
Real Time (Discovery Real Time until 31 August 2010) is an Italian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.
The channel launched on 1 October 2005, becoming the sixth Discovery network to launch in Italy. It showed lifestyle programmes targeting a female upper-class audience of 25- to 44-year-olds. It features both foreign programmes and Italian programmes produced for the channel.[2][3]
On 7 April 2009 the channel adopted a new logo and a new look. This look had previously been adopted by Discovery Real Time France.[4]
After becoming the most viewed non-fiction entertainment channel on the Sky Italia platform, on 1 September 2010, it changed its name to "Real Time", and became available both on digital terrestrial and via free-to-air satellite, also joining the Tivùsat platform.
On 8 November 2010 the +1 version of the channel began, and from 1 February 2012 it also broadcasts in high definition.
On 13 March 2019 the SD version on the satellite definitively closed.
From 9 April Real Time, together with the other free channels of the group, became available also in HD streaming on the Dplay platform.
From 1 March 2019, on Tivùsat, the "HD" and "+1" versions replace the SD version, therefore they become visible to LCN 31 and 131 respectively.
On 1 December 2020 Real Time +1 was discontinued.
The channel broadcasts both foreign programmes and a few original Italian productions. Most acquired programmes were originally produced for the American TLC or the British Channel 4.
- ^ "License Details for Discovery Real Time (Italy)". Archived from the original on January 17, 2011.
- ^ "Arriva Discovery Real Time, e parla alle donne". Pubblicità Italia. September 15, 2005.
- ^ "Il lancio di Discovery Real Time". Millecanali. October 2005. Archived from the original on December 24, 2005.
- ^ "Nuovo look per Discovery Real Time". Pubblicità Italia. March 26, 2009.