All Music TV

The channel's origins date back to 2002, when Rete A's agreement with the German channel VIVA was broken, creating Rete A - All Music.^[1] In autumn 2004, Rete A - All Music was acquired by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso for €115 million.^[2][3] From 3 October 2005, All Music took over the transmitter network; at the time, analog coverage was estimated to reach 80% of Italy, while digital terrestrial coverage was limited to 50%. Elisa Ambanelli, formerly of Italia 1, La7 and Endemol Italia, was appointed its first programming director.^[4]

On 5 March 2009, the network shut down its production studios,^[5] anticipating its closure on 19 October 2009 due to a corporate restructuring by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso to address its economic crisis. Its terrestrial slot was replaced by Deejay TV, which from 19 October to 9 November carried a transitional countdown, while its directorate was handed over to Linus (artistic director of Radio Deejay and m2o).