Sky Cinema Stories
Logo used since 2025 | |
| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Italy |
| Headquarters | Rome |
| Programming | |
| Language | Italian |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Italia |
| Sister channels | Sky Cinema Uno Sky Cinema Collection Sky Cinema Family Sky Cinema Action Sky Cinema Suspense Sky Cinema Romance Sky Cinema Drama Sky Cinema Comedy |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 1998 (as CNI) 1 January 2006 (as Cult) 1 September 2012 (as Sky Cinema Cult) 8 March 2019 (as Sky Cinema Due) 7 December 2025 (as Sky Cinema Stories) |
| Former names |
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| Links | |
| Website | Channel guide |
Sky Cinema Stories is a high-definition satellite television channel on the Sky Italia platform in Italy.
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], in 2019 to Sky Cinema Due[4] and in 2025 to Sky Cinema Stories.
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]
History
Cult Network Italia debuted on 1 April 1998 on the commercial pay-TV television platform Stream TV, positioning itself as a cultural channel aimed at an educated audience.[6] In 1999 and 2002 it won the Hot Bird TV Awards as the best thematic channel in Europe in the culture category.[7]
Since 1 August 2011, Cult has been managed directly by Sky Cinema rather than by Fox International Channels Italy.
From 1 September 2012, Cult became Sky Cinema Cult and began broadcasting in high definition under the name Sky Cinema Cult HD, moving to channel position 314.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Fanatic About Festivals: Cult al TTV". fanaticaboutfestivals.it (in Italian). 26 February 2004. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Cult: il canale a tutta cultura film e documentari di qualità". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 December 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Da Cult a Sky Cinema Cult". Mag - Sky (in Italian). 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Giancaterini, Fabrizio (12 March 2019). "Sky Cinema. La RECENSIONE COMPLETA di UpGo.news". UpGo Plus (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Cult Network Italia vince l Hot Bird Award". film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Cult al TTV". fanaticaboutfestivals.it (in Italian). 26 February 2004. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Cult Network Italia vince l'Hot Bird Award". film.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ^ "Da Cult a Sky Cinema Cult". Mag - Sky (in Italian). 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
External links
- Sky Cinema Cult HD channel guide Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- CULT (in Italian)
- CULT's channel on YouTube