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This is a list of Italian television related events from 2011.

Events

4 February – Viacom (the American company that owns Nickelodeon) becomes a co-owner of the Italian television studio Rainbow S.p.A. after purchasing a 30% stake.^[1]
18 April – Andrea Cocco wins the eleventh season of Grande Fratello.
30 April – Il Commissario Rex actor Kaspar Capparoni and his partner Yulia Musikhina win the seventh season of Ballando con le stelle.
11 June – 48-year-old painter Fabrizio Vendramin wins the second season of Italia's Got Talent.

Debuts

International

29 August – / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Italia 1) (2010–present)
19 October – / Octonauts (Disney Junior) (2010–present)

Television shows

RAI

Drama

Atelier Fontana, le sorelle della moda ("Fashion sisters") – biopic by Riccardo Milani, with Alessandra Mastonardi, Anna Valle and Federica De Cola as Micol, Zoe and Giovanna Fontana; 2 episodes.
Tiberio Mitri, il campione e la miss ("The champ and the miss") – biopic by Angelo Longoni, with Luca Argentero in the title role and Martina Stella as Fulvia Franco; 2 episodes.^[2] The airing of the movie is delayed of six months, for a lawsuit by the Mitri's family.

Miniseries

Il segreto dell'acqua ("The secret of the water") – by Renato De Maria, with Riccardo Scamarcio and Valentina Lodovini; 6 episodes. An edgy policeman investigates the Mafia traffic of drinking water in Palermo, in which his family too is involved.^[3]

News and educational

La mala del Brenta, la vera storia ("Mala del Brenta, the true story") – documentary by Nicola Prosatore, two episodes.
Tutta un'altra storia ("Another story at all") – care of Andrea Camilleri. Eight famous writers, from Camilleri himself to Giancarlo De Cataldo tells the history of Italy since 1861.^[4]
Sostiene Bollani ("Bollani Maintains") – mix of variety and educational program about music, both classic and popular, hosted by the pianist Stefano Bollani, with Caterina Guzzanti as constant guest; two seasons.^[5]

2000s

Grande Fratello (2000–present)
Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
X Factor (2008–present)

2010s

Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)

Ending this year

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Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Sky 3D	Cable and satellite	6 September

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date	Notes	Source

Births

Main article: births in 2011

Further information: Category:2011 births

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2011

Further information: Category:2011 deaths

References

^ Vivarelli, Nick (4 February 2011). "Viacom takes stake in Rainbow". Variety.
^ "Tiberio Mitri - Il Campione e la Miss". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
^ "Il segreto dell'acqua". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
^ "rai-consumer » Tutta un'altra storia". Retrieved 2021-03-19.
^ "Sostiene Bollani Reloaded". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

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