Chris Hanretty

'petruccioli' Category

• Sep

  05

  2008

  Debate on the TV of the future at the Festa Democratica

  To the Festa Democratica this evening to hear Giovanna Melandri [Partito Democratico], Claudio Petruccioli [Rai], Tom Mockridge [Sky Italia], Gina Nieri [Mediaset] and Giovanni Stella [La7] talk about the television of the future.
  Petruccioli had two suggestions for Rai, but refused to go any further, pointedly noting that he’s already gone over his term as [...]

  posted in italy, marketing, mediaset, melandri, mockridge, partito democratico, petruccioli by Chris

• Jun

  02

  2008

  Veltroni speaks sense (’85 version)

  There have been a number of stories recently – and some polling evidence – concerning Walter Veltroni’s leadership of the PD. I wouldn’t like to give an all-encompassing judgement, but he’s a short quote to show that on his favourite topics – cinema and communications – he was bang on the money. Speaking of Rai [...]

  posted in italy, petruccioli, pluralismo, rai, veltroni by Chris

• Oct

  24

  2007

  Petruccioli no-conned by parliamentary committee

  The Italian parliamentary committee that oversees Rai has expressed its lack of confidence in Rai president Claudio Petruccioli thanks to the votes of the Udeur and Italia dei Valori. Given that “the parliamentary commission has no power to revoke” Petruccioli, as correctly noted by Fabrizio Morri, it’ll be interesting to see what happens. Asthe resoconto [...]

  posted in italy, petruccioli, political interference, rai by Chris