Canale 5 (in English
Channel Five) is an
Italian private
television network of
Mediaset, the media branch of
Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in
Italy in 1980, based on a local channel,
TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978. Canale 5 is one of Italy's most popular channels.