Original sentence: Founded in 1974 with the name of Telemontecarlo or TMC, the TV station had initially the only goal to be the Italian language channel of the Principality of Monaco, but rapidly becoming the one and only challenger of RAI public channels.In 1990 the station was acquired by the Brazilians of Globo, but in 1995 it passed into the hands of Vittorio Cecchi Gori, who was aiming to create the third pole of television, in a TV market characterized in that period by two strong TV network blocks, RAI and Mediaset, each comprising three channels.In 1999 the TV moved from its historical headquarters in Monte Carlo to a new one in Rome.In 2001, Lorenzo Pellicioli and Roberto Colaninno, of Telecom Italia announced they had acquired the TV station, in order to create a strong competitor against the six other national channels in Italy.In the 1980s, TMC became a minoritary channel, after the rise of the Berlusconi-owned channels, particularly Canale 5.Indro Montanelli, historical Italian journalist, worked for the TV since its foundation, with an informative programme named Il Giornale
Edited sentence: In 2001, Lorenzo Pellicioli and Roberto Colaninno, of Telecom Italia announced they had acquired Tele Monte Carlo, in order to create a strong competitor against the six other national channels in Italy