Verissimo, initially titled Verissimo - Tutti i colori della cronaca is an Italian entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on 1996 on Canale 5. It has been produced in collaboration with TG5 until 2006, when the program switched to Videonews.[1]

Verissimo
Also known asVerissimo - Tutti i colori della cronaca
Presented byCristina Parodi (1996-2005)
Benedetta Corbi (2005)
Giuseppe Brindisi (2005)
Paola Perego (2006)
Silvia Toffanin (2006-present)
Country of originItaly
No. of episodesN/A
Production
Running time60/170/200 minutes
Original release
NetworkCanale 5
Release1996 (1996) –
present

From September 1996 until June 2006, it was a daily show, initially hosted by the journalist Cristina Parodi and then replaced by Benedetta Corbi and Giuseppe Brindisi[2] and after by Paola Perego.[3] From September 2006, it became a weekly show hosted by Silvia Toffanin and entirely dedicated to gossip and interviews.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tg5, nuova edizione "breaking news"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. 2006-04-20. p. 45. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ^ Maria Volpe (2005-09-09). "Rossella: "Verissimo" punta sul gossip ma senza volgarità". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 51. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Il Cdr del Tg5 contro la Perego per Bettarini". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. January 4, 2006. p. 38. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ Maria Volpe (July 12, 2006). "La rivincita di Mediaset parte dalle star". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Italy. p. 45. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 24 January 2011.