TG8
| TG8 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | News program |
| Music by | Daniele Carmosino |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| Production | |
| Running time | 35 minutes |
| Production company | Sky Italia |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV8 |
| Release | 29 June 2020 – 2 April 2021 |
TG8 was TV8's news program managed and maintained by Sky TG24's editorial team. The show debuted on 29 June 2020, before ending on 2 April 2021.
The show also had a sport edition, TV8 Sport, still broadcast today.
History
[edit]On 11 June 2020, Sky Italia announced the show, debuting on 29 of the same month[1] and hosted by Andrea Bonini.
The show, maintained by Sky TG24's editorial team, aired from 12 AM and lasted for about 35 minutes, preceded by a short preview. The show ended with Super 8, the summary of eight of the most important news items covered in the show. Soon after, the weather forecast, maintained by IlMeteo, was broadcast, also broadcast at 7:30 PM and late night, even though they are not preceded by the show.
On 23 March 2021, Sky announces the show's end due to low ratings recorded in the time slot in which was broadcast acting as an interlude in the show Ogni mattina. The last episode was aired on 2 April 2021.[2] It was also hosted by Francesca Baraghini.
TV8 Sport
[edit]TG8 Sport, which is a sport news show, debuted on 4 July 2020. It is maintained by Sky Sport 24's editorial team and broadcast on weekends at 12:35 AM.[3] Like TG8, the sport news program is preceded by a short preview and by a summary. In the show, experts and optionists intervene in the studio.
TG8 Sport, even though TG8 is ended, it is still on air, but only on days with sport events (which includes Formula1 and MotoGP replicas). In 2022, the show becomes TV8 Sport, with the same presenter and changing graphics with new colors.
Presenters
[edit]TG8
- Francesca Baraghini
- Andrea Bonini
- Monica Peruzzi
- Lorenzo Gaggi
- Alberto Giuffrè
TV8 Sport
- Davide Camicioli
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sky crea un nuovo tg per TV8". TvZoom (in Italian). 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
- ^ Falcioni, Massimo (23 March 2021). "Tv8, chiude il Tg8 dopo appena nove mesi". TvBlog (in Italian).
- ^ Fabbretti, Fabio (24 June 2020). "Tv8 lancia anche Tg8 Sport". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian).