Stream TV
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| Company type | SPA |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Miro Allione |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Fate | Merged With TELE+ in Sky Italia |
| Successor | Sky Italia |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Nationwide |
Key people | Miro Allione (founder, president and CEO until 1999) |
| Products | Pay TV |
| Parent | STET (1993); Telecom Italia (1999); News Corp |
| Website | http://stream.it |
Stream TV was an Italian digital satellite television pay TV company launched in 1993[1] and closed in 2003, due to the merge with TELE+ into Sky Italia.[2]
History
[edit]Stream S.P.A. was the service provider, a television company owned by STET. It was founded in 1993 by Miro Allione, a STET managing director.[3] Stream TV started broadcasting as a digital pay TV company and later included satellite television. The company had conflicts with TELE+ for several years, especially for the broadcasting rights of the Italian football league Serie A. In 1999, part of the company was sold by Telecom Italia to News Corporation.[4] In March 2003, TELE+ and Stream merged into Sky Italia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ adnkronos (22 December 1993). "STET: nasce Stream, via alla riorganizzazione" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Dalla fusione Tele+ e Stream nasce Sky Italia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2 October 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Manca Daniele (4 April 1996). "Tv via cavo, debutta la Stet". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Murdoch's Italian foothold". The Independent. 28 April 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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