Rai Extra

Rai Extra

Country	Italy
Broadcast area	Italy
Programming
Language	Italian
Picture format	576i 4:3/16:9 (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Rai (formerly RaiSat)
History
Launched	31 July 2003
Replaced	RaiSat Album RaiSat Show
Closed	26 November 2010
Replaced by	Rai 5
Former names	RaiSat Extra (2003-2010)

Rai Extra was an Italian free-to-air television channel and formerly a pay-TV channel owned by RAI and broadcast on Digital terrestrial television in Italy.

Initially the channel was called RaiSat Extra. But on 18 May 2010, when Rai rebranded all its channels, the name RaiSat was extinguished, and the channel was renamed Rai Extra.

It broadcasts reruns of popular entertainment, infotainment and news programs produced or co-produced by the state-owned RAI television network.

Since 26 November 2010, the channel is replaced by Rai 5. It was broadcast on Sky Italia from 2003 to 2009, it was also broadcast on the Tivùsat platform and digital terrestrial television across Italy, until November 26, 2010. the date where it closed and got replaced by Rai 5. It also broadcast reruns of programming from Rai's main channels, before closing and moving its programming into Rai Premium. in July 31, 2003, the channel launched, following the launch of Sky Italia. in July 31, 2009, it left Sky and moved to Tivùsat and DTT in May 18, 2010. it changed its name to Rai Extra, following the end of RaiSat. in November 26, 2010. it closed and got replaced by Rai 5 and its programming moved to Rai Premium.

Programming

• AnnoZero
• Ballarò
• Che tempo che fa
• In 1/2 h
• Porta a Porta
• 60 Minutes
• Late Show with David Letterman
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Piloti
• Parla con me
• Cielito lindo
• Libero
• Paolo Limiti Show
• Punto Donna
• Biberon
• 10 Hertz * SuperGulp!
• MenaBò
• Mixer
• Notte Rock
• Stasera pago io
• I raccomandati
• Telegiornale
• Buonasera con..
• Tante scuse
• 3, 2, 1...contatto!
• Controcanale * Controfagotto
• Canzonissima * Studio Uno
• Milleluci
• Fantastico
• Piccolo Slam
• Speciale per voi

Logos

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  Logo used until 18 May 2010
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  Logo used from 18 May 2010 – 26 November 2010

Closure

The broadcasts of Rai Extra ended after an episode of the sitcom Piloti on November 26, 2010, at 6:30 PM to make way for the new channel Rai 5. From that moment on, the logo of Rai Extra began to alternate with that of Rai 5 with a countdown at the bottom left that marked the start time of the transmissions of the new channel.

The contents of Rai Extra flowed partly into the RaiPlay web portal and partly onto the Rai Premium television station.