Sky Cinema Due HD is a high-definition satellite television channel on the Sky Italia platform in Italy. Sky Cinema Cult HD, channel 302, supersedes the standard-definition Sky Cinema Due, channel 332.

Sky Cinema Due
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
HeadquartersRome
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSky Italia
History
LaunchedMay 1, 1998 (as CNI)
January 1, 2006 (as Cult)
September 1, 2012 (as Sky Cinema Cult)
March 8, 2019 (as Sky Cinema Due)
Former names
  • Cult Network Italia (1998–2005)
  • Cult (2006–2012)
  • Sky Cinema Cult (2012–2019)
Links
WebsiteChannel guide

Sky Cinema Due was originally called Cult Network Italia (CNI);[1] in 2006, the name was shortened to Cult.[2] In 2012, the channel was rebranded to Sky Cinema Cult[3] and in 2019 to Sky Cinema Due.[4]

Following its launch in 1998, Cult Network Italia was twice named Best Thematic Cultural Arts Channel in Europe at the Annual European Satellite Awards.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fanatic About Festivals: Cult al TTV". www.fanaticaboutfestivals.it. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  2. ^ "Cult: il canale a tutta cultura film e documentari di qualità - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2005-12-09. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  3. ^ "Da Cult a Sky Cinema Cult - MAG - Sky.it". 2012-09-03. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  4. ^ Giancaterini, Fabrizio (2019-03-12). "Sky Cinema. La RECENSIONE COMPLETA di UpGo.news". UpGo Plus (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  5. ^ "Cult Network Italia vince l Hot Bird Award". www.film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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