Retecapri

Retecapri was established by Television Broadcasting System at the end of 1982 as a second television network connected with the Capri broadcasting operation. The channel was created shortly after Telecapri entered the Italia 1 network. TBS's plan was to separate the roles of the two services: Telecapri would carry the national network schedule, while Retecapri would originate programming and preserve the independent production tradition associated with Capri. The early Retecapri schedule combined imported entertainment with locally recognizable programming. Before 1985, the channel showed American television series including Peyton Place, The Strange Couple, The Addams Family, Get Smart and Laverne & Shirley. It also broadcast the Cinque Punto Zero block, led by Uffi and Teresa Iaccarino and known for incorporating anime. In May 1983, Retecapri agreed to receive programming from TV PORT for 18 months, supplementing its own schedule during its development phase. A major change occurred in the mid-1980s. Telecapri left Italia 1 and joined Euro TV, a network that allowed affiliates more room to shape their own schedules. TBS concentrated most of its programming acquisitions and operational resources on the flagship service, leaving Retecapri with fewer programs. The channel then sought a more distinctive format. Between the end of 1985 and September 1987, it used the combined Retecapri–Music & Cinema identity and focused primarily on music videos and films. This period expanded the station's reach from its established center-southern Italian audience. Retecapri became available in Turin through an affiliation with Quartarete and later reached Milan through Italab TV; the relevant frequencies were formally transferred to Retecapri in the early 1990s. In September 1987, Retecapri returned to general programming and continued in that form until 1998. The schedule included feature films, television films, telenovelas, anime, documentaries and teleshopping. From 1991, Teresa Iaccarino presented a newscast, with national services prepared by TBS's Rome offices and international services supplied in cooperation with CNN. The station therefore combined entertainment and commercial programming with an information component rather than operating solely as a music or film channel. The Italian regulatory environment became central to Retecapri's later development. In 1992, after the Mammì law reshaped private television broadcasting, Retecapri applied for one of nine national concessions. It did not obtain a concession, as the successful applicants included the main Mediaset networks, Videomusic, Rete A, Telemontecarlo and the three Telepiù channels. During the digital switchover, Retecapri received virtual channel number 20. The channel objected to the decision and argued that positions 8 or 9 were more appropriate, challenging the eligibility of MTV and Deejay TV for those places under the criteria for analogue national generalist channels. Retecapri's later offer included news and information programs such as TG, Piazza Montecitorio, Pianeta Salute and New Magazine, together with the series The F.B.I. and Finder of Lost Loves. Its themed schedule also included the science-fiction strand Film da un altro mondo, the evening film block Un sogno in Bianco e Nero at 9 p.m. and a further film at 10:30 p.m. In April 2017, TBS sold the channel to Mediaset. On 5 May, it began broadcasting on the Mediaset 2 multiplex under Mediaset ownership, opening with the soap opera Milagros. The post-sale schedule was based largely on Mediaset's library and soap-operas. TBS subsequently shifted its programming to Capri Television. The available sources do not provide enough information to determine whether Retecapri continues as an independent channel in the present day.

• 2017

  Mediaset acquisition and multiplex launch

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  TBS sells Retecapri to Mediaset in April; on 5 May, the channel begins broadcasting on the Mediaset 2 multiplex.

• 1992

  Application for a national concession

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  Retecapri enters the tender for nine national private television concessions under the Mammì regulatory framework but is not awarded a license.

• 1991

  News programming is introduced

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  Retecapri adds a newscast presented by Teresa Iaccarino, supported by TBS's Rome operation and international material produced with CNN.

• 1987

  Return to general programming

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  In September, Retecapri ends the Music & Cinema period and resumes a broader general-interest schedule.

• 1985

  Music & Cinema phase begins

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  The Retecapri brand is paired with Music & Cinema, with a schedule centered on music videos and films.

• 1983

  Programming agreement with TV PORT

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  In May, Retecapri agrees to carry TV PORT programming for an 18-month period.

• 1982

  Retecapri is founded

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  Television Broadcasting System establishes Retecapri as a second network associated with the Capri television operation.

A Capri-originated Italian general-interest television channel combining locally developed programming with acquired entertainment, films, music, information and teleshopping. Its identity shifted over time from an independent companion to Telecapri, to a music-and-film service, and later to a semi-generalist channel carried within national terrestrial television arrangements.

• Broadcast television · 1982

  General-interest television service

  Retecapri's principal offering was a general-interest Italian television schedule. Across different periods it combined films, television films, imported series, telenovelas, anime, documentaries, music, news, health programming and teleshopping. The mix changed according to the channel's relationship with TBS, its affiliations and later Mediaset ownership.

• Music and film programming · 1985

  Music & Cinema

  Used with the Retecapri name from late 1985 to September 1987, Music & Cinema gave the station a more focused schedule built around music videos and films. The format helped the Capri-originated broadcaster extend its visibility in areas outside its original center-southern Italian base.

• News and current affairs · 1991

  Information programming

  Retecapri's information offer included TG and programs such as Piazza Montecitorio, Pianeta Salute and New Magazine. Earlier news output included a Teresa Iaccarino newscast, with national reporting prepared by TBS's Rome offices and international material produced in cooperation with CNN.

• Science-fiction film programming

  Film da un altro mondo

  A themed programming block devoted to science-fiction films and related screen entertainment. It formed part of Retecapri's later schedule alongside general film slots, series and information programming.

• 2017

  Sell Retecapri to MediasetM&A

  Background

  Television Broadcasting System decided to transfer ownership of the channel after more than three decades of operation.

  Action taken

  TBS sold Retecapri to Mediaset in April 2017.

  Aftermath

  Retecapri moved onto the Mediaset 2 multiplex in May, while its schedule was refocused around Mediaset library content and soap operas. TBS later transferred its own programming to Capri Television.

  Source

• 1992

  Seek a national broadcasting concessionOther

  Background

  Italy's Mammì law introduced a regulated process for assigning national private television concessions.

  Action taken

  Retecapri submitted an application for one of the nine available national concessions.

  Aftermath

  The channel was ranked outside the successful positions and did not receive a national concession.

  Source

• 1985

  Adopt the Music & Cinema identityStrategy

  Background

  When TBS shifted much of its programming and acquisition activity toward Telecapri after the move to Euro TV, Retecapri lost access to much of its previous schedule.

  Action taken

  Retecapri temporarily adopted the Music & Cinema identity and concentrated on music videos and films.

  Aftermath

  The format supported wider visibility before the channel returned to general programming in September 1987.

  Source

• 1982

  Create a second TBS network for independent programmingStrategy

  Background

  After Telecapri entered the Italia 1 network, TBS needed a separate outlet that could continue developing programming originating from Capri.

  Action taken

  TBS founded Retecapri and positioned it as the independently programmed counterpart to Telecapri's national-network role.

  Aftermath

  The new channel initially carried a broad entertainment schedule and established a separate identity within the TBS operation.

  Source

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