Real Time (TV channel)
Real Time (Discovery Real Time until August 31, 2010) is an Italian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| 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 | October 1, 2005 |
| Closed | December 1, 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) |
The channel launched on October 1, 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.
On April 7, 2009, the channel adopted a new logo and a new look. This look had previously been adopted by Discovery Real Time France.
After becoming the most viewed non-fiction entertainment channel on the Sky Italia platform, on September 1, 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 November 8, 2010, the +1 version of the channel was born and from February 1, 2012, it also broadcasts in high definition.
On March 13, 2019, definitively closes the SD version on the satellite.
From April 9 Real Time, together with the other free channels of the group, is also available in HD streaming on the Dplay platform.
From March 1, 2019, on Tivùsat, the "HD" and "+1" versions replace the SD version, therefore they become visible to LCN 31 and 131 respectively.
On December 1, 2020, Real Time +1 was shut down.
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.