Rai Gulp is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI. It is the company's television channel for early teenagers, and is known for its programming for children between the ages of eight and fourteen.[1]

Rai Gulp
Logo used since 2017
CountryItaly
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerRAI
Sister channelsRai 1
Rai 2
Rai 3
Rai 4
Rai 5
Rai Movie
Rai News 24
Rai Premium
Rai Scuola
Rai Sport
Rai Storia
Rai Yoyo
Rai Ladinia
Rai Südtirol
Rai Italia
History
Launched1 June 2007; 16 years ago (2007-06-01)
ReplacedRai Doc
Rai Futura
Disney XD
Links
Websiteraigulp.rai.it
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 42 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlayLive streaming

History edit

Rai Gulp began broadcasting on 1 June 2007 as a replacement of Rai Doc and Rai Futura, the latter two were closed shortly before its launch.

Since 2009, when RaiSat Smash Girls end broadcasting in 2009, some programs that were broadcast on that channel have been present in the schedule of the channel.

From 27 April 2010, the programming of the channel has been coordinated by the Rai Ragazzi structure.

Since autumn 2010 the channel slightly changed graphics, (for example in promos and bumpers) and changed its target audience into the range from 8 to 14 years. New cartoons, children's fiction, and other products are added.

On July 31, 2014 the channel began broadcasting new episodes of the Italian-American animated series Winx Club, previously shown on Rai 2. However, starting from April 15, 2019, Rai Gulp only airs re-runs of the show, with new episodes now being shown on its sister channel Rai Yoyo.

Since 1 January 2011, the official speaker of Rai Gulp is the voice actor Emanuele Ruzza.

Since 13 December 2016, the channel has been broadcasting the oldest cartoons with 4:3 format in the 16:9 pillar-box panoramic format, as well as Rai Yoyo, as well as all the other Rai digital terrestrial channels.

From 4 January 2017, the channel is visible in high definition on Tivùsat.

On 10 April 2017, the channel renews its logo and graphics at the same time as the other Rai channels.

On April 14, 2017, Luca Milano replaces Massimo Liofredi as head of Rai Gulp and Rai Yoyo.

From July 2020 onward, Rai Gulp no longer has its own website but is visible in streaming on RaiPlay.

From December 2021, the SD version closed on Tivùsat, so the HD version is now FTA

Programming edit

Current programming edit

Anime programming edit

Former programming edit

Programmi edit

Logos edit

References edit

  1. ^ "A game for the Rai Gulp channel".
  2. ^ "La leggenda di Korra". Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. ^ Irene Rosignoli (23 November 2018). "Lupo la serie tv di Rai Gulp tratta dalla collana di libri bestseller". Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Double Trouble". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The Athena". Rai. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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