This is a list of Italian television related events from 2003.
Events
- 8 May – Floriana Secondi wins season 3 of Grande Fratello.
Debuts
Serials
- Corto Maltese – cartoon from the Hugo Pratt's comic; coproduction with France.
International
- 19 March – Scrubs (MTV) (2001–2010)
- October – // The Adventures of Paddington Bear (Italia 1) (1997–2000)
- Unknown – Garfield and Friends (RaiSat2) (1988–1994)
Television shows
Miniseries
- The best of youth – by Marco Tullio Giordana, with Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Jasmine Trinca, Adriana Asti; 4 episodes. It's a family saga telling the Italian history from the Sixties to 2000, through the lives of two brothers (a policeman and a progressive intellectual); distributed also in a theatrical version, with international success.[1]
Mediaset
- Grande Fratello (2000–present)
Networks and services
Launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Box Italia | Cable and satellite | Unknown | ||
| Padre Pio TV | Cable and satellite | Unknown | ||
| Boomerang | Cable and satellite | 31 July | ||
| Fox | Cable and satellite | 31 July | ||
| Sky Sport Arena | Cable and satellite | 31 July | ||
| Sky Sport Uno | Cable and satellite | 31 July | ||
| Sky TG24 | Cable and satellite | 31 August | ||
| MTV Brand New | Cable and satellite | 14 September |
Deaths
- 24 February: Alberto Sordi, 82, comic actor; also if moreover active in radio and cinema, he often appeared in TV variety as guest of honor.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "La meglio gioventù" (in Italian). RaiPlay. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Sordi, un italiano a Roma" (in Italian). RaiPlay. Retrieved 2023-07-31.