Italian News Headlines 20-03-2025: A new discovery at Pompei has uncovered near life-sized frescoes that depict religious practices that were popular in the ancient city before its destruction in AD79 --- Pope Francis has spent a 10th night in hospital having been admitted with pneumonia in both lungs --- The Demoskopika Institute has rated Italy at the top of the European Tourism Reputation Index, above Greece and Spain, for the second year running --- Milan bans smoking in the street from 5th January 2025 --- A museum dedicated to Lord Byron is set to open in a house in Ravenna, where the English poet conducted a love affair with the aristocratic owner's wife --- Via Montenapoleone, in Milan, has overtaken New York's Fifth Avenue, to become the most expensive retail destination in 2024, according to a report be real estate group, Cushman & Wakefield --- Matilde Lorenzi, 19 year old Italian junior ski champion, has died following a crash while training in northern Italy --- Italian doctors in Turin have saved the sight of a baby in a surgical procedure that used 3D technology in a world first --- Italian yacht, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, loses to Ineos Brittania in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Series in Barcelona

The Italian Media

Media Overview
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RAI

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster. RAI is the biggest television company in Italy. It is funded by a mixture of licence fee and advertising. It is the most popular TV broadcaster in Italy, with an audience share of over 40%.

Terrestrial Channels -Digital and Analogue:

Rai 1 - Family market

Rai 2 - Younger audience

Rai 3 - Public service

Rai Sender Bozen - German language, broadcasted for a few hours a day to the province of Bolzano in Trentino-Alto-Adige.

Rai Radio TV Ladina - Ladin language, broadcasted for a few hours a day to the province of Bolzano in Trentino-Alto-Adige and Belluno in Veneto.

Terrestrial Channels - Digital Only:

Rai 4 - Youth entertainment

Rai News - All news channel

Rai Gulp - Kids and teens

Rai Sport 1 - Sport channel

Rai Sport 2 - Sport channel

Rai Storia - Educational and cultural

Rai HD - HDTV Channel

News Channels:

TG1

TG2

TG3

TGR - Regional News

TG Parlamento

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Mediaset

Gruppo Mediaset is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. It was founded by Silvio Berlusconi, who's family holding company Fininvest still controls a 38% stake in the company.

Mediaset competes against the state broadcaster, RAI and rival commercial company Sky Italia.

National Terrestrial Channels:

Canale 5

Italia 1

Rete 4

Satellite Channels:

Boing - Children's channel

Mediashopping - Shopping channel

Iris - Movie channel

La5 - Entertainment channel

Mediaset Premium - Pay-per-view service

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Sky Italia

Sky Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation. It is similar in many ways to BSkyB's Sky Digital in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and like that network it is a major sports broadcaster.

Sky Italia

RAI Radio 1 - News & talk

RAI Radio 2 - Popular music

RAI Radio 3 - Culture & classical music

RTL 102.5 - Pop music

Radio Italia - Italian pop music

Radio Kiss Kiss - Pop music

Radio Maria - Catholic broadcaster

Virgin Radio Italia - Rock music

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