Today the news of the divorce between Rai and Amadeus was announced. The historic Rai presenter is about to arrive at channel 9. According to rumors, with a new musical format, X Factor style. The operation would be worth one hundred million in four years. “I’m losing a great teammate,” Carlo Conti, his colleague on public television, told ANSA and is among the candidates for the direction of the next Sanremo Festival. «However, I am certain that he made a difficult choice – he adds – but a well-considered one». «Amadeus leaves Rai? Everyone is free to do what they want. And luckily we can do it. He must have had his good reasons for leaving and I am certainly not the person to comment and judge”, Al Bano told LaPresse instead. «But now it will be easier to see Al Bano competing in Sanremo again? My passion for the Festival, regardless of who is there or who will be there, does not change: Sanremo is either loved or hated and I love it.” Fabio Fazio, contacted by Adnkronos, declares himself very happy with the new arrival. Last year it was his turn to say goodbye to Viale Mazzini, after almost 40 years. On the “Nine” he brought the entire team of “What’s the weather like“, including Luciana Littizzetto and obtaining excellent ratings.
The cordial meeting to say goodbye
The one between Amadeus and Rai general director Giampaolo Rossi this morning was a cordial meeting: the presenter made official his decision not to renew the contract with the public television, which expires at the end of August. According to rumors in recent weeks, the Warner Bros. Discovery group is waiting for him, ready to hire him as the leading face of channel Nine. A choice that Rossi would have taken note of, despite the efforts made by Rai in recent weeks to retain the host Your business and the last five Sanremo festivals.
The reactions of politicians
Meanwhile, political controversy is mounting over the fact that Rai has let its spearhead slip away. “Soon the horse will leave too,” Democratic Party senator Filippo Sensi posted ironically on X.
Sandro Ruotolo, head of information, culture and memory of the PD secretariat, told LaPresse that he was worried about the decline of public television. «When a house becomes inhospitable, the problem lies with the house, not with those who leave. First Fazio, Annunziata Gramellini, now Amadeus… we need to ask ourselves about this. I don’t know Amadeus’ personal motivations but I raise the issue of the house. Then Amadeus is a lifelong investment, I don’t think it’s an economic question, it’s just that the house is too tight for him, he’s unhappy with it”, he declared. “Rai emerges poorer, there is no doubt about it”, the M5S member of the Rai supervisory commission Dolores Bevilacqua declared to the same agency. «Amadeus’ farewell? More will come. It is the logic of the market and we are sure that the artist will be grateful to this great company. We are focused on the real issue which is that of freedom of association and equal conditions between the various acronyms. All democratic forces should be sensitive to this”, said the Unirai union, free Rai journalists, who yesterday launched an appeal for vigilance collected by Gasparri (Forza Italia), Filini (Fratelli d’Italia), Bergesio (Lega) and Wolves (We moderates). «Amadeus had already announced that it would not have the Sanremo Festival, so little changes for our most important television event, I regret it because I believe it has had an extraordinary festival, but every era does not last forever, I wish it good luck» , declared the president of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti in Genoa on the sidelines of a press conference, commenting on the move of Amadeus from Rai to Discovery. «It’s the beauty market – adds Toti – when people are worthy, have important audiences and important professional skills, it’s clear that the televisions compete for them, if anything we have to ask ourselves if the Italian television system is structured, I could say this for many types of companies in the our country, for increasingly international competition between large groups. Discovery is a giant that alone is probably worth as much as the entire public-private television market in our country. In an increasingly global market, perhaps Europe should give a more muscular response compared to the US majors.”
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