Marinella Soldi has been appointed chair of the board of directors at the Italian public broadcaster Rai.
RAI loses Champions League appeal
Free to air coverage of the Champions League in Italy will be broadcast by Mediaset after a Milan court rejected a second appeal from public broadcaster RAI.
Mediaset to secure Italian FTA rights to Champions League
Mediaset is on the brink of signing a deal with Sky Italia to broadcast selected matches from the Champions League for the next two seasons.
RAI stages Turin 5G broadcast test
Italy has become the latest country to run a broadcast test over a new 5G network.
European 8K first for Rai
Italy’s Rai has become the first broadcaster in Europe to publicly demonstrate 8K technology.
Major players join HbbTV Association
Google, Sky, RAI, ERT, Kineton, and Skyworth are joining the HbbTV Association.
Italian operas from RAI to air on Funbox UHD platform
SPI has formed a strategic deal with Italian public broadcaster RAI to bring Italian operas to Filmbox UHD platform.
European pubcasters join forces to fight Netflix
France Télévisions has teamed up with ZDF and RAI and is eyeing a joint VOD platform to fight Netflix.
Champions League returns to RAI
RAI has secured rights to the Champions League as part of a sublicensing agreement with Sky Italia.
RAI to launch English language channel
Italian state broadcaster RAI will be launching a 24/7 international English language channel.