Stream TV explained

Stream
Type:SPA
Defunct:2003
Successor:Sky Italia
Foundation:1993
Founder:Miro Allione
Location City:Rome and Milan
Location Country:Italy
Fate:Merged With TELE+ in Sky Italia
Area Served:Nationwide
Key People:Miro Allione (founder, president and CEO until 1999)
Industry:Telecommunication
Products:Pay TV
Parent:STET (1993); Telecom Italia (1999); News Corp
Homepage: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

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: adnkronos. adnkronos. STET: nasce Stream, via alla riorganizzazione. it. 22 December 1993. 17 September 2012.
  2. News: Dalla fusione Tele+ e Stream nasce Sky Italia. Corriere della Sera. 17 September 2012. 2 October 2002. it.
  3. News: Tv via cavo, debutta la Stet. Corriere della Sera. Manca Daniele. 19 June 2012. 4 April 1996. it.
  4. News: Murdoch's Italian foothold. The Independent. 19 June 2012. 28 April 1999.