The reform of public service broadcasting in Italy

Bibliographic Data

ID11269003
AuthorsMatthew Hibberd (University of Stirling, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume23
Issue2
Pages233-252
Publication date2001-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedia Culture & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/016344301023002005
OpenAlexW2127312313
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited5

This article provides an overview to a series of reforms undertaken at RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana), the Italian public service broadcasting company, since July 1993. The reform process began as a direct result of the collapse of the Christian Democrat party and its coalition partners after 45 years of continuous government and was initiated by the centre-left `Technocrat' government led by the former governor of the Bank of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (April 1993 to May 1994); it was also continued by the centre-right Berlusconi government (May 1994 to December 1994), by the centre-left Dini government (January 1995 to April 1996) and the centre-left Prodi government (April 1996 to October 1998). The research focuses on the impact of the reform process on the functioning of public service broadcasting in Italy. It identifies four areas of RAI's operations which merit special attention: the system of political occupation, the so-called lottizzazione; the internal network system; the devolution of Raitre (RAI's third channel); and the RAI and Fininvest-Mediaset duopoly. The final section assesses the potential impact of the 1997 Broadcasting Act, which spells a further period of reform for RAI

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