Real Time (TV channel)
Real Time is an Italian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA.
The channel launched on 1 October 2005, becoming the sixth Discovery network to launch in Italy. It showed lifestyle programmes targeting a female upper-class audience of 25- to 44-year-olds. It features both foreign programmes and Italian programmes produced for the channel.
On 7 April 2009 the channel adopted a new logo and a new look. This look had previously been adopted by Discovery Real Time France.
After becoming the most viewed non-fiction entertainment channel on the Sky Italia platform, on 1 September 2010, it changed its name to "Real Time", and became available both on digital terrestrial and via free-to-air satellite, also joining the Tivùsat platform.
On 8 November 2010 the +1 version of the channel began, and from 1 February 2012 it also broadcasts in high definition.
On 13 March 2019 the SD version on the satellite definitively closed.
From 9 April Real Time, together with the other free channels of the group, became available also in HD streaming on the Dplay platform.
From 1 March 2019, on Tivùsat, the "HD" and "+1" versions replace the SD version, therefore they become visible to LCN 31 and 131 respectively.
On 1 December 2020 Real Time +1 was discontinued.
The channel broadcasts both foreign programmes and a few original Italian productions. Most acquired programmes were originally produced for the American TLC or the British Channel 4.
Original programs
Cerco casa disperatamenteChef a domicilioClio Make UpCom'è fatto con BarbaraCortesie per gli ospitiCortesie per gli ospiti New YorkCucina con AleCuoco gentiluomoDiario di un chirurgoDimmi di sìDonne mortaliFuori menùGuardaroba perfettoIl re del cioccolatoIl boss delle cerimonieLife ShockL'eleganza del maschioL'ostMa come ti vesti?!Mamma miaMatrimonio all'italianaMerry Christmas con CsabaNon solo magrePaint Your LifeReparto maternitàSe balli ti sposoShopping nightStelle e padelle Torte in corso con RenatoTutto in un WeekendVendo casa disperatamenteWedding PlannersShopping Night- ''Zenzero''
Imported programs
24 ore in sala parto290 chili, vergineAbito da damigella cercasiAbito da sposa: Beverly Hills Abito da sposa cercasiAbito da sposa cercasi XXLAdolescenti XXL (Too Fat for 15)Basta: io o il caneBimbi fatti in casaCher: Mia figlia cambia sesso Chirurgia XXLCucina con Buddy (Kitchen Boss)Emozioni in vitroFantasmiGite gastronomicheIl cibo ti fa bella AustraliaIl giardiniereIl mio grosso grasso matrimonio gypsy (My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding)Io e la mia ossessione (My Strange Addiction)I peggiori cuochi d'AmericaJo Frost: SOS genitori (Supernanny)L'aggiustatutto a domicilioLa fabbrica del cioccolatoLittle Miss America (Toddlers & Tiaras)Mad FashionMalattie imbarazzanti (Embarrassing Bodies)Malattie imbarazzanti XXLMalattie misterioseMamme che amano troppoMillion Dollar DecoratorsMob WivesMonster HouseMy Shocking BodyNon sapevo di essere incintaObiettivo peso formaParty MamasPazzi per la spesa (Extreme Couponing)Quattro matrimoni (Four Weddings)School Mum MakeoverSepolti in casa (Hoarding: Buried Alive)Storia di un bebè Tabatha mani di forbice (Tabatha Takes Over)Torte da recordTransgender e incintaVita al pronto soccorso (24 Hours in A&E )Cucina con Buddy (Kitchen Boss)Cucine da incubo USA (Kitchen Nightmares)Cucine da incubo (Kitchen Nightmares)Extreme Makeover: Diet Edition (Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition)Fashion StarGrassi contro magri (Supersize vs Superskinny)Grassi contro magri teenagerIl boss delle torte (Cake Boss)Il boss delle torte: la sfida (Next Great Baker)Top Chef Masters (Top Chef Masters)Top chef:solo dessert (Top Chef: Just Desserts)- ''Top Gear''
Presenters
African version
In 2018, an English version which took its content from TLC alongside other Discovery brands with the same styling as the Italian version was also made available in South Africa from 3 September through MultiChoice's DStv and a year later across Africa. The channel is also available to StarTimes and Canal+ Afrique within the region.Real Time is now on Zuku TV channel 102 replacing Fine Living on channel 710 in January 2021.