Country | Italy |
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Broadcast area | South Tyrol |
Ownership | |
Owner | Telecolor SpA |
History | |
Launched | 28 October 2009 [1] |
Links | |
Website | www.sdf.bz.it |
Südtirol Digital Fernsehen (SDF) was an Italian private
television channel based in
Bolzano (
German: Bozen), in the
autonomous province of
South Tyrol (
Italian: Alto Adige,
German: Südtirol).
[2] It was the province's only private channel broadcast in
German.
SDF was a general interest channel with a focus on hourly news. Local culture and sports also made a significant part of its programming.
[1]
The channel's main anchor was Magdalena Steiner, previously with German channel de:München TV. [1] In 2015, the press reported that veteran Rai Südtirol anchor Jimmy Nussbaumer had privately submitted a plan to defect to SDF and use his professional connections to build the young channel into a direct competitor for his former employer, but his demands – which included a hefty salary and studio upgrades worth €3 million upfront – were deemed excessive. [3]
The channel stopped broadcasting in September 2022. SDF has an Italian-language sister channel called VB33, which continues to broadcast. [2]