Acqua Tv
Acqua was an Italian thematic television channel owned by Giglio Group, dedicated to sailing and boating and broadcast on digital terrestrial channel 65.
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Overview
Acqua Tv (commonly referred to simply as Acqua) was an Italian thematic television network owned by Giglio Group. Its programming was built around the world of sailing and boating, and the channel was carried on Italy's digital terrestrial platform on channel 65. In its later period, sailing and nautical programming was drastically reduced and the schedule consisted mostly of teleshopping. The channel's history is closely tied to the Italian digital terrestrial ecosystem of the 2010s. From 1 July to 30 September 2013, Acqua aired the Nuvolari channel every evening from 20:00 to 02:00. From 1 July 2014, it carried the Yacht & Sail channel every evening from 20:00 to 07:00. In the early months of 2016, from 21:00 to 01:00, it broadcast the 65 Sport container produced by the IMPRESSIONTV editorial team. From Monday to Thursday, 13:00 to 14:00, it aired the live 65 Attualità container with the programme Detto da voi hosted by Caterina Collovati. From October, some productions from the Italian Fishing Italy channel arrived. The 65 Sport project ended at the end of December. Some programmes such as Detto da voi and Calcissimo remained on Acqua. From 12 February 2018 the channel was available throughout Italy in the TIMB 2 multiplex. On 21 March 2018 it was closed and replaced by ibox65. Acqua's on-air programmes included Calcissimo TV and Detto da voi. Presenters associated with the channel included Fulvio Collovati, Riccardo Este and Caterina Collovati. Related channels and services included Play.me and Yacht & Sail. The official website was acquatv.it, archived on 19 December 2018, and the channel also had a YouTube presence as 'Acquatv Giglio'. The 65 Sport website was 65sport.tv, archived on 8 June 2017.
History
Acqua was an Italian thematic television network edited by Giglio Group, offering a schedule centred on the world of sailing and boating. The network was available on digital terrestrial on channel 65. In its final periods, sailing and nautical broadcasts were drastically reduced and the schedule was composed mostly of teleshopping. From 1 July to 30 September 2013, the broadcaster aired the Nuvolari channel every evening from 20:00 to 02:00. From 1 July 2014, the broadcaster aired the Yacht & Sail channel every evening from 20:00 to 07:00. From the first months of 2016, from 21:00 to 01:00, the 65 Sport container curated by the IMPRESSIONTV editorial team was broadcast. From Monday to Thursday, 13:00 to 14:00, the live 65 Attualità container was broadcast with the programme Detto da voi hosted by Caterina Collovati. From October, some productions from the Italian Fishing Italy channel arrived. The 65 Sport project ended at the end of December. Some programmes such as Detto da voi and Calcissimo remained on Acqua. From 12 February 2018 it was available throughout Italy in the TIMB 2 multiplex. On 21 March 2018 it was closed and replaced by ibox65. Programmes that aired included Calcissimo TV and Detto da voi. Presenters included Fulvio Collovati, Riccardo Este and Caterina Collovati. Related entries included Play.me and Yacht & Sail. The official website was acquatv.it, archived on 19 December 2018; the channel also had a YouTube presence as 'Acquatv Giglio'. The 65 Sport official website was 65sport.tv, archived on 8 June 2017.
From 1 July to 30 September 2013, Acqua aired the Nuvolari channel every evening from 20:00 to 02:00.
From 1 July 2014, Acqua aired the Yacht & Sail channel every evening from 20:00 to 07:00.
From the first months of 2016, from 21:00 to 01:00, the 65 Sport container curated by IMPRESSIONTV was broadcast.
From Monday to Thursday, 13:00 to 14:00, the live 65 Attualità container with Detto da voi hosted by Caterina Collovati was broadcast.
From October, some productions from the Italian Fishing Italy channel arrived.
The 65 Sport project ended at the end of December.
From 12 February 2018, Acqua was available throughout Italy in the TIMB 2 multiplex.
On 21 March 2018, Acqua was closed and replaced by ibox65.
Products and positioning
Italian thematic digital terrestrial channel focused on sailing and boating, later largely teleshopping.
Calcissimo TV
A programme that aired on Acqua.
Detto da voi
A programme hosted by Caterina Collovati, aired within the 65 Attualità container.
65 Sport
A container curated by the IMPRESSIONTV editorial team, broadcast from 21:00 to 01:00 in early 2016.
65 Attualità
A live container broadcast Monday to Thursday from 13:00 to 14:00.
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