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About Canale 5

Canale 5 is a free-to-air television network in Italy. It is owned by mass media company Mediaset and it broadcasts in 1080i (HD), with a downscaled version available for 576i quality (SD). It was created in 1980 and features general programming around entertainment, fiction, kids’ shows, TV series and more.

Canale 5 is available on digital terrestrial television, as well as via cable, IPTV, and satellite. In the past, the network has also streamed its content online on OTT service Mediaset Play.

About Mediaset

Mediaset is a commercial broadcaster in Italy, which was founded by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in December 1993. It operates free-to-air and pay-television television channels and radio stations. For many years, it has been a competitor to public-service broadcaster RAI and satellite TV platform Sky Italia. Its offerings include terrestrial TV channels like Canale 5, Italia 1, and Rete 4, which are available in high definition. Programming from some of these channels may distributed worldwide via the broadcaster’s international service Mediaset Italia.

Over the years, a number of services and offerings from Mediaset have been shut down. In January 2005, Mediaset Premium was launched to serve as a DTT and VOD provider. Its packages included cartoons, documentaries, movies, TV series and access to Premium Play—an over-the-top (OTT) streaming service. Mediaset Premium also came with comprehensive sports coverage from major football competitions such as the UEFA Champions League on themed channels like Premium Sports and Premium Calcio. However, in June 2019, amid a financial crisis, the service shut down.

Mediaset’s local networks may be accessible in other European countries like Albania, Croatia, France, Greece, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland. Mediaset also partly owns Spanish media company Mediaset España Comunicación.

Canale 5 on Satellite

Canale 5 Broadcast Rights

	UEFA Champions League (2021-2024) Mediaset has secured non-exclusive broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League in Italy until 2024 after signing a three-year arrangement. The commercial broadcaster covers 121 Champions League matches per season. 17 of these games are aired on their free-to-air channels each Tuesday, while the other 104 matches are shown on its paid streaming platforms.
	World Cup Qualifying (2019-2022)
	Italy - Coppa Italia (2021-2024) iaset has secured exclusive broadcast and digital rights to the Coppa Italia until 2024 after securing a three-year deal and taking over from public service broadcaster RAI, who will still retain radio rights to the annual tournament. As part of their deal, Mediaset will now provide coverage of the Coppa Italia via its family of linear and digital networks. More details