Focus (TV channel)

Focus
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaNational
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format576i SDTV
Ownership
OwnerSwitchover Media (2012-2013)
Discovery Italia (2013-2018)
Mediaset (2018-present)
ParentMediaset
(MFE - MediaForEurope)
Sister channelsRete 4
Canale 5
Italia 1
20
Iris
27 Twentyseven
La5
Cine34
Top Crime
Boing
Boing Plus
Cartoonito
Italia 2
TGcom24
Mediaset Extra
History
LaunchedJuly 28, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-07-28) (original)
May 17, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-05-17) (relaunch)
ReplacedDoc-U
ClosedApril 29, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-29)
Replaced byMotor Trend (original)
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 35
Streaming media
Mediaset InfinityFocus

Focus is an Italian free television channel operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. Focusing on a mixture of factual and entertainment programming, the network deals with topics of natural sciences, pseudoscience and history, in partnership with the homonymous magazine.