Sky Cinema Due | |
Launch Date: | May 1, 1998 (as CNI) January 1, 2006 (as Cult) September 1, 2012 (as Sky Cinema Cult) March 8, 2019 (as Sky Cinema Due) |
Picture Format: | 1080i (HDTV) |
Owner: | Sky Italia |
Country: | Italy |
Language: | Italian |
Area: | Italy |
Headquarters: | Rome |
Website: | Channel guide |
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 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]