VB33
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| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Alto Adige,Trentino |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Telecolor SpA |
| History | |
| Launched | 1981 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.video33.it |
VB33,short forVideo Bolzano 33,is an Italian general interestregional televisionchannel serving theprovince of Bolzano.[1]Since 2017, the channel's reach has expanded to include theprovince of Trento.[2] Over the course of its history, it has also been calledVideoBolzano Canale 33andVideo 33.[1]
The channel was established in 1981 as acooperative,and purchased in 1986 byit:Valerio Rolando Boesso,co-founder and publisher of the regional newspaperAlto Adige.[1]
Boesso integrated the channel into the newItalia 9 Network,of which he became the chairman in 1998, remaining in function until his death in 2008.[3]
Journalist turned politicianLilli Gruberwas one of the channel's on-air personalities early in her career.[1]
Shortly before his death, Boesso sold VB33 toBolzano-based investment fund Euregio Finance, who operated it under the corporate banner Rosengarten S.R.L.[4]
The new investors launched aGerman-languagesister channel, calledSüdtirol Digital Fernsehen(SDF), in 2009.[4]
In 2020, VB33 was sold toCremona-based media company Telecolor.[5]
Programming
[edit]- Hockey33– Weekly talk show primarily dedicated to theICEHL'sBolzano Foxes[6]
- Hockey Night– Liveice hockeygame broadcasts[6]
References
[edit]- ^abcdEmanuelli, Massimo (December 12, 2017)."Video 33/Video Bolzano 33".massimoemanuelli.com.RetrievedSeptember 11,2021.
- ^"Video33 trasmessa anche in Trentino".altoadige.it.Società Iniziative Editoriali. December 17, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 11,2021.
- ^Emanuelli, Massimo (February 17, 2020)."Rolando Boesso".massimoemanuelli.com.RetrievedSeptember 11,2021.
- ^ab"Deutschsprachiges Südtirol Digital Fernsehen startet".digitalfernsehen.de.Auerbach Verlag und Infodienste. October 21, 2009.RetrievedSeptember 11,2021.
- ^"Video33 è stata ceduta al gruppo Telecolor".altoadige.it.Società Iniziative Editoriali. June 25, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 11,2021.
- ^ab"I Foxes ancora in diretta tv su Video 33".altoadige.it.Società Iniziative Editoriali. September 20, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 11,2021.