' (), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as ' (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe and the biggest in Italy, competing with Mediaset and other minor radio and television networks. RAI has a relatively high television audience share of about 35.9%.
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RAI is Italy's national public broadcasting company that operates multiple television channels and radio stations, making it one of Europe's largest broadcasters. It matters because it reaches a significant portion of Italian viewers—commanding about 35.9% of the television audience—and plays a major role in the country's media landscape alongside private competitors like Mediaset.
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Key facts
- Company.net_income
- €30.44 million (2021)
- Company.owner
- Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Company.num_employees
- 12,605 (2023)
- Company.location
- 14 Rome, Italy
- Company.name
- Rai Libri
- Company.logo
- Rai Libri - Logo 2018.svg
- Company.predecessor
- URI/RAI
- Company.founded
- in Turin, Italy
- Company.industry
- Publishing
- Company.hq_location_city
- 18 Via Umberto Novaro, Rome
- Company.logo_size
- 150px
- Company.logo_alt
- Logo of Rai
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41 sectionsContents
- Structure
- History
- 1924
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- Corporate identity
- Controversies
- Political fairness and balance between public service and commercial TV market
- Political censorship and civil rights advocacy controversies
- Fedez controversy
- Editorial independence
- Accusing of censorship on Liberation Day 2024
- Budget and unjustified expenses
- TV channels
- Current channels
- In high definition and ultra definition
- International
- Regional
- Discontinued channels
- Radio stations
- Current stations
- Discontinued stations
- Divisions and subsidiaries
- Related companies
- Other services
- Rai Libri
- Publishing history
- {{lang|it|Radiocorriere TV}}
- Headquarters and offices
- Local offices
- Foreign offices
- Finances
- Debt level
- Mandatory annual fee on all televisions in Italy
- Over-the-top media service
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
' (), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as ' (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe and the biggest in Italy, competing with Mediaset and other minor radio and television networks. RAI has a relatively high television audience share of about 35.9%.
RAI broadcasts are also received in surrounding countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Serbia, Romania, Tunisia, and the Vatican City, and elsewhere on pay television and some channels FTA across Europe including UK on the Hotbird satellite. Half of RAI's revenues come from the broadcast receiving licence fees, the remainder from the sale of advertising time. In 1950, RAI became one of the 23 founding members of the European Broadcasting Union.
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