TV Sorrisi e Canzoni
TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is an Italian weekly listings magazine published in Segrate, Italy.
History and profile
The magazine was established in 1952 in Foligno by Casa Editrice Campi, with the name Sorrisi e Canzoni d'Italia and Agostino Campi as editor-in-chief. After three issues with irregular releases, in June 1953 it adopted the name Sorrisi e Canzoni and became weekly. Starting from 1955, it began publishing in exclusive the lyrics of the Sanremo Music Festival the week before the competition.In 1960, under the new editor-in-chief Tarquinio Maiorino, it adopted its current name TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. In 1967, it started providing a music chart of national best selling recordings, known as "Superclassifica". In 1971, it established the Telegatto award. Initially covering only radio and television programs and music, under the direction of Gigi Vesigna the magazine broadened its contents, covering other entertainment fields as well as current affairs and lifestyle news. In the mid-1970s the magazine was acquired by Rizzoli, that moved the moved the editorial office to Segrate, Milan. In 1982 it was purchased by Silvio Berlusconi, who sold it to Mondadori in 1997.