“Serena Bortone she should have been fired for what she did and she wasn’t fired. She was not punished”. Roberto Sergio, CEO, removes a large pebble from his shoe, after the storm that overwhelmed him due to the Scurati case. And calls for the expulsion from state TV of the presenter who was the first to denounce the decision not to air a monologue by the writer on her program Antonio Scurati on April 25th.
“On the 11th of this month he will represent his theses and we will evaluate, but certainly no employee of any company would be allowed to say things against the company in which he works. She did this and was not punished”, says the Rai CEO, at the Innovation Festival on Sheet in Venice, referring to the controversy over the Scurati case.
“In August we will know if Fiorello remains in Rai”
“Carlo Conti he has always been a candidate of mine and will make an excellent Sanremo. As for Fiorello Now he’s on the couch, resting. He knows that I will start pressuring him from mid-July. From mid-July to mid-August we will find out if he will be able to return to Rai”, adds Sergio.
“It’s not TeleMeloni but Teleopposizioni”
“TeleMeloni? I would call it teleoppositions. The Pavia Observatory just yesterday sent me one last testimony and never before in my management has there been such a correct balance. Indeed, the opposition is prevalent, much less the government and more or the majority is less balanced”, says the CEO of Rai. “We are now overwhelmed by fake news on a daily basis Pio and Amedeo to whom I read that a program would be proposed on Rai. I would be happy but that’s not the case.”
Rai appointments: “Rossi will be CEO and I will be CEO”
Sergio also talks about the renewal of the Rai board of directors, expected after the European Championships. “A year ago I was asked to complete the three-year mandate with the exit of Fuortes. I accepted and appointed him as director Giampaolo Rossi, who I respected and continue to respect. Now he will be the next CEO and I will be the next CEO. There is no problem”, assures the current CEO of Rai. Sergio denies that the relay pact between him and Rossi has fallen through, despite the rumors that point in this direction.
