# 2011 in Italian television

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.
* 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. 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.

#### 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.
* 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.

### 2000s

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

### 2010s

* Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date |
| Radio Italia TV | Cable and satellite | Unknown |
| Udinese Channel | Cable and satellite | Unknown |
| ME | Cable and satellite | 1 March |
| MTV Music | Cable and satellite | 1 March |
| Sky 3D | Cable and satellite | 6 September |
| Sky Sport 24 HD | Cable and satellite | 24 September |
| Sky Uno HD | Cable and satellite | 20 October |
| DMAX | Cable and satellite | 10 November |
| TgCom24 | Cable and satellite | 28 November |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
| Hallmark Channel | Diva Universal | Cable and satellite | 31 March | | |
| ME | For You | Cable and satellite | 6 June | | |

### Closures

| Network | Type | Closure date |
| MTV Brand New | Cable and satellite | 10 January |
| MTV Pulse | Cable and satellite | 10 January |
| Dahlia TV | Cable and satellite | 25 February |
| MediaShopping | Cable and satellite | 1 March |
| MTV Plus | Cable and satellite | 1 March |
| Cooltoon | Cable and satellite | 1 April |
| FX | Cable and satellite | 1 July |
| Mediaset Plus | Cable and satellite | 2 July |
| Hiro | Cable and satellite | 1 August |