VB33 explained

Video Bolzano 33
Launch Date:1981
Owner:Telecolor SpA
Country:Italy
Area:Alto Adige, Trentino
Website:www.video33.it
Terr Serv 1:Digital

VB33, short for Video Bolzano 33, is an Italian general interest regional television channel serving the province of Bolzano.[1] Since 2017, the channel's reach has expanded to include the province of Trento.[2] Over the course of its history, it has also been called VideoBolzano Canale 33 and Video 33.[1]

The channel was established in 1981 as a cooperative, and purchased in 1986 by, co-founder and publisher of the regional newspaper Alto Adige.[1] Boesso integrated the channel into the new Italia 9 Network, of which he became the chairman in 1998, remaining in function until his death in 2008.[3]
Journalist turned politician Lilli Gruber was one of the channel's on-air personalities early in her career.[1]

Shortly before his death, Boesso sold VB33 to Bolzano-based investment fund Euregio Finance, who operated it under the corporate banner Rosengarten S.R.L.[4]

The new investors launched a German-language sister channel, called Südtirol Digital Fernsehen (SDF), in 2009.[4]

In 2020, VB33 was sold to Cremona-based media company Telecolor.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Video 33/Video Bolzano 33 . Emanuelli . Massimo . December 12, 2017 . massimoemanuelli.com . September 11, 2021.
  2. Web site: Video33 trasmessa anche in Trentino . . December 17, 2017 . altoadige.it . Società Iniziative Editoriali . September 11, 2021.
  3. Web site: Rolando Boesso . Emanuelli . Massimo . February 17, 2020 . massimoemanuelli.com . September 11, 2021.
  4. Web site: Deutschsprachiges Südtirol Digital Fernsehen startet . . October 21, 2009 . digitalfernsehen.de . Auerbach Verlag und Infodienste . September 11, 2021.
  5. Web site: Video33 è stata ceduta al gruppo Telecolor . . June 25, 2020 . altoadige.it . Società Iniziative Editoriali . September 11, 2021.
  6. Web site: I Foxes ancora in diretta tv su Video 33 . . September 20, 2018 . altoadige.it . Società Iniziative Editoriali . September 11, 2021.