Hot Topic - Italy Media

Italians and radio: It’s amore! - March 31, 2008
Italian radio broadcasters are singing everything but the blues. Stunning results for the first launch of a national brand since 2005 show how much Italians just love the radio. And Italian ad buyers love radio, too.

There’s no business like the sports rights business and business is crazy! - March 30, 2008
Broadcasters quiver at the mention of sports rights. They argue, deal and – always – pay. Recent signings show how competition and scarcity work that market magic to drive up the price.

EC strikes Italy for TV ads - December 12, 2007
After years of turning a blind eye toward Italian flaunting of television ad rules, the European Commission has cast its’ steely grey gaze. While Silvio Berlusconi commanded both public and private TV the attitude was, er, nuanced.

It Has Not Been A Good Three Months For Silvio Berlusconi Since He Lost The Italian Premiership: The New Government Plans To Overhaul the Media Laws That Favor His Mediaset, He Must Stand Trial For Tax Fraud, And Even a Spanish Court Is Investigating Him - July 13, 2006
Losing the Italian general elections by less than one percentage point three months ago could well cost Silvio Berlusconi dearly. Italy’s richest businessman and former prime minister has seen his Constitutional reforms that he rammed through Parliament before the election rejected in a referendum, the government says it is going to overhaul media laws that just happen to favor his Mediaset, a judge has ordered him to stand trial for tax fraud concerning alleged Mediaset financial shenanigans, and a Spanish court is looking at tax fraud concerning his holdings in Telecinco.

Berlusconi Family Adds Radio to Media Holding - January 26, 2005
Arnaldo Mondadori Editore finalized its purchase of all or parts of three Italian radio channels through its new subsidiary Monradio.

Europe’s Media Rules – From Television Without Frontiers to the Future

The Television Without Frontiers Directive is all but a memory, soon to be replaced by the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. This ftm Knowledge file details the issues, the debates and the outcome. Also included are articles on competition, product placement and cinema. 51 pages PDF (June 2007)
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