Real Time (Discovery Real Time until 31 August 2010) is an Italian television channel owned by Skydance Corporation.
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 disperatamente Chef a domicilio Clio Make Up Com'è fatto con Barbara Cortesie per gli ospiti Cortesie per gli ospiti New York Cucina con Ale Cuoco gentiluomo Diario di un chirurgo Dimmi di sì Donne mortali Fuori menù Guardaroba perfetto Il re del cioccolato Il boss delle cerimonie Life Shock L'eleganza del maschio L'ost Ma come ti vesti?! Mamma mia Matrimonio all'italiana Merry Christmas con Csaba Non solo magre Paint Your Life Reparto maternità Se balli ti sposo Shopping night Stelle e padelle Torte in corso con Renato Tutto in un Weekend Vendo casa disperatamente Wedding Planners Shopping Night Zenzero
Imported programs
24 ore in sala parto 290 chili, vergine Abito da damigella cercasi Abito da sposa: Beverly Hills (Brides of Beverly Hills) Abito da sposa cercasi Abito da sposa cercasi XXL Adolescenti XXL (Too Fat for 15) Basta: io o il cane Bimbi fatti in casa Cher: Mia figlia cambia sesso (Becoming Chaz) Chirurgia XXL Cucina con Buddy (Kitchen Boss) Emozioni in vitro Fantasmi Gite gastronomiche Il cibo ti fa bella Australia Il giardiniere Il mio grosso grasso matrimonio gypsy (My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding) Io e la mia ossessione (My Strange Addiction) I peggiori cuochi d'America Jo Frost: SOS genitori (Supernanny) L'aggiustatutto a domicilio La fabbrica del cioccolato Little Miss America (Toddlers & Tiaras) Mad Fashion Malattie imbarazzanti (Embarrassing Bodies) Malattie imbarazzanti XXL Malattie misteriose Mamme che amano troppo Million Dollar Decorators Mob Wives Monster House My Shocking Body Non sapevo di essere incinta Obiettivo peso forma Party Mamas Pazzi per la spesa (Extreme Couponing) Quattro matrimoni (Four Weddings) School Mum Makeover Sepolti in casa (Hoarding: Buried Alive) Storia di un bebè (A conception story) Tabatha mani di forbice (Tabatha Takes Over) Torte da record Transgender e incinta Vita 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 Star Grassi contro magri (Supersize vs Superskinny) Grassi contro magri teenager Il 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 Roberto Ruspoli Enzo Miccio Renato Ardovino
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.
References
External links Official Websites: realtimetv.it Real Time channel on YouTube