Mezzo is a French television channel, broadcasting

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(including

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and

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and

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. It was formed in 1992 and was called France Supervision until 1998. In 2010 it added a sister channel, Mezzo Live HD. In January 2008 it introduced a new filler feature, '' Divertimezzo'', renamed ''

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'' in 2011, consisting of video clips fashioned from its programmes, with the usual wide range of music. In the Scandinavian region the channel is distributed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of

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. In Portugal it is available in basic cable, RF output in

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services and as a digital channel across platforms.

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* * Canal+ Television stations in France Television channels in the Netherlands French-language television stations Classical music television channels Television stations in Denmark Music organizations based in France Television channels and stations established in 1998 1998 establishments in France {{france-tv-station-stub