{{Short description|Italian news TV channel and website}}
{{Infobox television channel | name = TGcom24 | logo = Mediaset TGCOM 24 logo.png | logo_size = | launch_date = {{start date and age|2011|11|28|df=y}} | closed_date = | picture_format = 1080i HDTV | owner = Mediaset Italia<br>(MFE - MediaForEurope) | country = Italy | language = Italian | sister_channels = Rete 4<br>Canale 5<br>Italia 1<br>20<br>Iris<br>27 Twentyseven<br>La 5<br>Cine34<br>Focus<br>Top Crime<br>Boing<br>Boing Plus<br>Cartoonito<br>Italia 2<br>Mediaset Extra | website = http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it | terr_serv_1 = Digital terrestrial television | terr_chan_1 = Channel 51 }} '''Tgcom24''' is an Italian cross‑media news system that includes the 24‑hour all‑news television channel Tgcom24, the website [https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/ tgcom24.mediaset.it], social media channels, and related digital platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mediasetdistribution |url=https://www.mediasetdistribution.com/tgcom24/home/ |access-date=2026-04-27 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-29 |title=Tgcom24.it, il sistema multimediale Mediaset completamente gratuito si rinnova - ADC Group |url=https://www.adcgroup.it/adv-express/news/industry/media/tgcom24-it-il-sistema-multimediale-mediaset-completamente-gratuito-si-rinnova.html |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=www.adcgroup.it |language=it}}</ref>
The online platform originated from the earlier news website TGcom (launched in 2001), which was closed on 28 November 2011 and replaced by '''tgcom24.mediaset.it''', coinciding with the launch of the Tgcom24 TV channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zanini |first=Loris |date=2011-11-28 |title=TGCom24: al via questa sera. Tutto ciò che volete sapere sul canale! |url=https://www.dtti.it/digitale-terrestre/tgcom24-tutto-cio-che-volete-sapere-sul-canale-10169/ |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Dtti.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>
Operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE – MediaForEurope, the channel broadcasts on channel 51 of the Italian digital terrestrial network<ref>{{Cite web |title=Numerazione LCN canali TV del DTT digitale terrestre |url=https://www.dtti.it/lcn/ |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Dtti.it |language=it-IT}}</ref> and, historically, on channel 509 of Sky Italia’s satellite platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossi |first=Simone |date=2011-12-06 |title=Tgcom24 in chiaro anche sul canale 509 della piattaforma Sky |url=https://www.digital-news.it/news/sky-italia/28177/tgcom24-in-chiaro-anche-sul-canale-509-della-piattaforma-sky |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Digital-News.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>
The channel runs live breaking‑news bulletins and simulcast or deferred editions of selected Mediaset programs,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zanini |first=Loris |date=2011-11-28 |title=TGCom24: al via questa sera. Tutto ciò che volete sapere sul canale! |url=https://www.dtti.it/digitale-terrestre/tgcom24-tutto-cio-che-volete-sapere-sul-canale-10169/ |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Dtti.it |language=it-IT}}</ref> including ''Mattino 4, TG4, Studio Aperto, TG5, Diario del giorno, Pomeriggio Cinque'' (first hour) and ''4 di sera'', as well as deferred editions of ''Sport Mediaset.''
== Directors == The editorial direction of the channel has been held by the following directors: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Name !Period |- |Mario Giordano <ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossi |first=Simone |date=2011-11-28 |title=Giordano sullo start di Tgcom 24: ''Paura? E' una scommessa sul futuro'' |url=https://www.digital-news.it/news/digitale-terrestre/28081/giordano-sullo-start-di-tgcom-24-paura-e-una-scommessa-sul-futuro |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Digital-News.it |language=it-IT}}</ref> |2011-2014 |- |Alessandro Banfi <ref>{{Cite web |last=PrimaOnline |first=Redazione |date=2013-06-27 |title=Alessandro Banfi - da condirettore di ‘Videonews’ a direttore di ‘TgCom24’ |url=https://www.primaonline.it/2013/06/27/168540/alessandro-banfi-da-condirettore-di-videonews-a-direttore-di-tgcom24/ |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=Primaonline - Ultime notizie |language=it-IT}}</ref> |2014-2015 |- |Paolo Liguori <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tgcom24: Paolo Liguori nuovo direttore del sistema All News |url=https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/televisione/tgcom24-paolo-liguori-nuovo-direttore-del-sistema-all-news_2140492-201502a.shtml |access-date=2026-04-27 |website=www.tgcom24.mediaset.it |language=it-IT}}</ref> |2015-2019 |- |Andrea Pucci <ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Così si fabbrica un Pucci. Ovvero un super direttore |url=https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cos-si-fabbrica-pucci-ovvero-super-direttore-2358859.html |url-status=live |access-date=27 April 2026}}</ref> |2019 |}
==See also== * Television in Italy * Digital terrestrial television in Italy * Mediaset * TGCOM
==References==
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it}}{{in lang|it}}
{{Mediaset}} {{Television in Italy}}
TgCom24 Category:Free-to-air Category:Television channels in Italy Category:24-hour television news channels in Italy Category:Italian-language television stations Category:Television channels and stations established in 2011 Category:Conservative media
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