Summary
VB33, short for Video Bolzano 33, is an Italian general interest regional television channel serving the province of Bolzano.[1] Since 2017, the channel's reach has expanded to include the province of Trento.[2] Over the course of its history, it has also been called VideoBolzano Canale 33 and Video 33.[1]
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| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Alto Adige, Trentino |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telecolor SpA |
| History | |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.video33.it |
The channel was established in 1981 as a cooperative, and purchased in 1986 by it:Valerio Rolando Boesso, co-founder and publisher of the regional newspaper Alto Adige.[1]
Boesso integrated the channel into the new Italia 9 Network, of which he became the chairman in 1998, remaining in function until his death in 2008.[3]
Journalist turned politician Lilli Gruber was one of the channel's on-air personalities early in her career.[1]
Shortly before his death, Boesso sold VB33 to Bolzano-based investment fund Euregio Finance, who operated it under the corporate banner Rosengarten S.R.L.[4]
The new investors launched a German-language sister channel, called Südtirol Digital Fernsehen (SDF), in 2009.[4]
In 2020, VB33 was sold to Cremona-based media company Telecolor.[5]
Programming edit
- Hockey33 – Weekly talk show primarily dedicated to the ICEHL's Bolzano Foxes[6]
- Hockey Night – Live ice hockey game broadcasts[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Emanuelli, Massimo (December 12, 2017). "Video 33/Video Bolzano 33". massimoemanuelli.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Video33 trasmessa anche in Trentino". altoadige.it. Società Iniziative Editoriali. December 17, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Emanuelli, Massimo (February 17, 2020). "Rolando Boesso". massimoemanuelli.com. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Deutschsprachiges Südtirol Digital Fernsehen startet". digitalfernsehen.de. Auerbach Verlag und Infodienste. October 21, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ "Video33 è stata ceduta al gruppo Telecolor". altoadige.it. Società Iniziative Editoriali. June 25, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "I Foxes ancora in diretta tv su Video 33". altoadige.it. Società Iniziative Editoriali. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
External links edit
- Official VB33 website (in Italian)
- Hockey33 on Facebook
- Official Telecolor website (in Italian)