How to watch Rete 4 live online
Rete 4 streams live for free on Mediaset Infinity in Italy. Mediaset says its live channels play only from Italy, or from another EU country with a paid Infinity+ or Gold subscription activated in Italy.
Mediaset Infinity carries the Mediaset channels live and on demand, free with adverts. Infinity+ is the paid plan with films, series and sport.
- Country
- Italy
- Run by
- MFE-MediaForEurope (Mediaset)
- Type
- General
- Language
- Italian
- Live, in Italian
- Rete 4 in diretta
- Watch live
- Mediaset Infinity
- Cost at home
- Free with adverts; Infinity+ paid
- Abroad
- Partly: EU with Infinity+
- Checked
- 3 November 2026
Can you watch Rete 4 abroad?
Mediaset says its live channels play only for users connecting from Italy, or from another EU country with an active Infinity+ or Gold subscription activated in Italy. Without one, nothing plays abroad.
For people living abroad, Mediaset International is sold everywhere except Italy, San Marino and the Vatican. It has the Mediaset Italia channel, which shows Mediaset programmes the day after Italy, but not Rete 4 live.
Infinity+ on EU trips
Rete 4 live during the Italian broadcast, for subscribers temporarily in the EU.
Mediaset International
The Mediaset Italia channel and programmes for Italians abroad. No live Rete 4.
Watch Rete 4 in the USA, the UK, Canada and more
Rete 4 in the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia
Rete 4 itself: EU with Infinity+. Official alternative: Mediaset International (worldwide except Italy, paid). The Mediaset Italia channel and programmes for Italians abroad. No live Rete 4.
Rete 4 in Germany and Spain
Rete 4 itself: EU with Infinity+. Official alternative: Mediaset International (worldwide except Italy, paid). The Mediaset Italia channel and programmes for Italians abroad. No live Rete 4. On a short trip from Italy: Infinity+ on EU trips (EU, paid, activated in Italy). Rete 4 live during the Italian broadcast, for subscribers temporarily in the EU.
Italian TV in the USA: what works, channel by channel
Apps for Rete 4: TV, phone and laptop
What is Rete 4?
Rete 4 (Retequattro) is a Mediaset channel, on air since 4 January 1982 and owned by MFE-MediaForEurope.
Rete 4: common questions
Is Rete 4 free online?
Yes, on Mediaset Infinity with adverts, in Italy.
Can I watch Rete 4 abroad?
In other EU countries, with a paid Infinity+ or Gold subscription activated in Italy. Elsewhere, Mediaset International has a different channel, without Rete 4 live.
Is Rete 4 on the same app as Canale 5?
Yes, Mediaset Infinity carries all Mediaset channels.
Can I watch Rete 4 on a smart TV?
Yes. Mediaset Infinity has an app for smart TVs and streaming sticks (Italy; EU trips with Infinity+).
Can I watch Rete 4 in the USA?
Rete 4 itself: EU with Infinity+. Official alternative: Mediaset International (worldwide except Italy, paid). The Mediaset Italia channel and programmes for Italians abroad. No live Rete 4.
Where the facts come from
We check every fact on the broadcaster's own pages, or on two independent sources that agree.
- Mediaset Infinity help: Mediaset Infinity abroad
- Mediaset Infinity: Mediaset International
- Mediaset Infinity help: Channel Mediaset International
- Wikipedia: Rete 4
Last checked: 3 November 2026. Prices and rules change: the official pages always win.
