ADNKronos has learned that the PdL is preparing to deposit in the Senate draft legislation to reduce the licence fee for Rai. “Objectively”, said Senator Alessio Butti, member of the parliamentary watchdog commission, “the licence fee is extremely high. But it’s a tax, and as such should be paid. More than abolition, therefore, it’s possible […]
From the wonderful (recently extended) Repubblica archive:
“Epoca carried out a survey on lottizzazione in Rai, asking 79 parliamentariansof various parties whether they would look favourably on an overhaul of the party-based division of the three networks and three news bulletins. The noes won: 48 of 100 parliamentarians preferred that things remained as they are, whilst […]
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 […]
After packing a previously uncontroversial bill full with measures that would help Retequattro avoid a move to satellite, the government yesterday lost a vote on one of the provisions contained there, on bird protection, of all things.
Gioacchino Alfano, justice minister, has now promised to listen to the opposition’s concerns about Retequattro. Quite what this means […]
The sectoral watchdog Agcom has opened a case against Rai for presumed violations of the broadcasting law (legge Gasparri) in the ongoing Travaglio case. The authority cites two grounds for their decision: the commitment to protection of fundamental rights (article 4), and the commitment to honouring the service contract (article 48).
I find it hard to […]
Walter Veltroni has come out against nominating a new Rai board with the current law. Whilst one might disagree with the method found in the current law to appoint board members (seven of nine members by parliamentary committee, president plus one ordinary member by ministerial nomination subject to two-thirds majority in the same committee), it […]
Once again, Marco Travaglio has appeared on a Rai programme, made some provocative comments, and kicked off a furore which will generate more heat than light. Here is my hasty transcript of his remarks from the video posted on Repubblica.it:
È molto istruttivo quando vengono elette le alte cariche dello stato, perché i giornali pubblicano tutti […]
Several months ago, leaked telephone intercepts showed that Agostino Saccà, director of Rai Fiction, had been in regular phone contact with Silvio Berlusconi about which actresses to recruit, and how best to advance his own production company, Pegagus. Now they’re trying to fire him. It seems to be more difficult than it ought to be, […]
Romano Prodi has recently announced his retiral from Italian politics. Today, I chanced upon a reference to his work at IRI from almost twenty-five years ago, in Musella, Luigi, Craxi, Roma: Salerno Editrice, 2007
“Prodi, president of IRI, asked for a meeting with Craxi. Prodi had the right, by law, to choose six of the sixteen […]
Event: presenter on Rai’s RadioDue tells voters to rip up their voting papers and throw them in the bin.
Bad because: presenters on public service broadcasters shouldn’t be making political statements.
Good because: at least he’s not beholden to a party.
