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Unione Radiofonica Italiana

Rai — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A.
(State Owned)
Industry Media
Genre TV Broadcasting
Founded 1924; 93 years ago (1924) (as URI), 1944; 73 years ago (1944) (as RAI), 1954; 63 years ago (1954) (as RAI Spa)
Founder Government of Italy
Headquarters Rome, Italy
Area served
Italy
Key people
Mario Orfeo (CEO),
Monica Maggioni (Chairman)
Revenue Increase2.4 billion (2014)
Increase257 million (2014)
Increase48 million (2014)
Owner Ministry of Economy and Finance
Number of employees
11635 (2014)
Subsidiaries
  • Rai Corporation
  • Rai Way
  • Rai Pubblicità S.p.A.
  • Rai Com S.p.A.
  • RaiNet S.p.A.
  • Rai Cinema S.p.A.
  • 01 Distribution S.r.l.
Website Rai.it
RaiPlay

The RAI (full name Rai – Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. (pronounced [ˈrai ˌradjoteleviˈzjoːne itaˈljaːna]; commercially styled Rai; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

The RAI operates many DVB and Sat television channels and radio stations, broadcasting via digital terrestrial transmission (15 television and 7 radio channels nationwide) and from several satellite platforms. It is the biggest television broadcaster in Italy and competes with Mediaset, and other minor television and radio networks. The RAI has a relatively high television audience share of 33.8%.

RAI broadcasts are also received in neighboring countries, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovenia, Vatican City, Switzerland, and Tunisia, and elsewhere on cable and satellite. Sometimes Rai 1 was received even further in Europe via Sporadic E until the digital switch off in July 2012.

Half of the RAI's revenues come from broadcast receiving licence fees, the rest from the sale of advertising time.


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