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Senato WebTV is the official web television service of the Senato della Repubblica, the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It carries live coverage of the Senate's work from Palazzo Madama in Rome: sessions of the Assembly, the meetings of the parliamentary committees and institutional events hosted in the Senate's halls. The same signal feeds Senato TV, the Senate's service television channel.

A Service Channel Broadcasting Since 2003

The channel began broadcasting on 14 September 2003 under the name Senato della Repubblica, changing its name to Senato TV on 22 March 2018. Produced by the Senate itself, the signal is distributed free-to-air by Rai Way: from the Senate's control room it reaches the Rai studios of Via Teulada in Rome and from there the Hot Bird satellite. The channel is available on Tivusat channel 89 and on Sky Italia channel 525, and since 17 December 2024 the satellite broadcast has been exclusively in high definition.

Live Coverage Without Commentary

Five cameras inside the Senate chamber film the speakers without any overlaid commentary; only the names and parliamentary groups of those present and the channel logo appear on screen, with widescreen 16:9 production since 19 September 2018. The service is regulated by a decree of the President of the Senate published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale of 8 July 2005, which also allows national and regional broadcasters to retransmit the signal provided they do not interrupt it with advertising or journalistic comment.

What the WebTV Carries

The online schedule is divided into three strands: the Assemblea, with the plenary sessions of the Senate; the Commissioni, covering the standing committees where bills are examined; and Altri video, with press conferences, book presentations and conferences held in rooms such as the Sala Caduti di Nassirya and the Sala Zuccari of Palazzo Madama. Recent editions of the Senate's work are also collected on the official SenatoItaliano YouTube channel.

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