All Italian-Canadians were denied RAI programming by RAI International's removal of its programming from the Canadian marketplace, a move intended to create a public outcry and a threat that Canadians would resort to using satellite viewing cards obtained via the US in order to watch RAI, even though these cards were either grey market or black market, according to different analyses ( see below ).

Volpe remained active with issues of interest to the Italian community in Toronto, and was a prominent supporter of RAI International's bid to receive a television licence in Canada.

A dispute arose in 2003 when Massimo Magliaro, a former spokesperson for the leader of Italy's post-fascist Italian Social Movement leader Giorgio Almirante, having been politically appointed as head of RAI's international channel, decided to repudiate RAI's supply obligations as well as its 2001 agreement to launch a 24 hour RAI Canada channel, in favour of challenging Canada's regulatory regime by aggressively attacking Telelatino's quality and service and indicating that it wanted to deliver RAI programming through its own international channel on its own terms without restriction and not through TLN or through any Canadian programming partner.

The plan included the kidnapping of the Italian President Giuseppe Saragat, the murder of the head of the police Angelo Vicari, and the occupation of the Quirinale, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense and Italian public television broadcaster RAI.

Critics have claimed the RAI report to be a fraud because of the inclusion of testimony from Richard Brenneke, who claimed to be a former CIA agent and made several declarations concerning the October surprise conspiracy.

In 1988, she became international political correspondent for RAI, covering events such as the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in the former Yugoslavia, the situation in the United States after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, and the Iraqi war.

Founded in the 1970s by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and still controlled today with a 38. 6 % stake by his family holding company Fininvest, the group competes primarily against the public broadcaster and market leader RAI, La7, and News Corporation's Sky Italia.

* Fox News: Until 2004, the CRTC's apparent reluctance to grant a digital licence to Fox News under the same policy which made it difficult for RAI to enter the country-same-genre competition from foreign services-had angered many conservative Canadians, who believed the network was deliberately being kept out due to its perceived conservative bias, particularly given the long-standing availability of services such as CNN and BBC World in Canada.

Fellini had two siblings: Riccardo ( 1921 – 1991 ), a documentary director for RAI Television, and Maria Maddalena ( m. Fabbri ; 1929 – 2002 ).

Normal ranges for RAI uptake are from 10-30 %.

In the 1980s, Nespolo made ceramics and blown glass objects, created over fifty posters for exhibitions and other events, did advertising campaigns-the ones for Campari and Azzurra are the most famous-and realised title sequences for shows on the Italian television RAI.

He also wrote television sketches for Beppe Grillo at the beginning of Grillo's career, and one of these sketches – called " Pietro Longo = P2 " – caused the Psdi to ask the RAI commission to remove Grillo from RAI TV ; their request was denied.

Other educational institutions are the Perugia Fine Arts Academy " Pietro Vannucci " ( founded in 1573 ), the Perugia Music Conservatory for the study of classical music, and the RAI Public Broadcasting School of Radio-Television Journalism.

Written for a radio production by RAI in 1950, his short opera, I due timidi ( The Two Timid Ones ), was presented by the Santa Fe Opera as part of their pre-season " One-Hour Opera " program in May / June 2008.

The Italian broadcaster, RAI, decided to withdraw from the contest, a move that would see Italy absent from the contest for 13 years before their return in 2011.

Gazzelloni was the principal flute in the RAI orchestra for 30 years and dedicatee of many works.

In 1949 Giazotto became the director of the chamber music programs for RAI ( Radio Audizioni Italiane ) and in 1966 its director of the international programs organized through the European Broadcasting Union.

Debuted in 1994 singing for the Italian TV show " Non è la RAI ", where some girls sang songs using voices of professionist vocalist.

In addition to the degree of popularity brought him by the novels, in recent months Andrea Camilleri has become even more of a media icon thanks to the parodies aired on an RAI radio show, where popular comedian, TV-host and impression artist Fiorello presents him as a raspy voiced, caustic character, madly in love with cigarettes and smoking ( Camilleri is well known for his love of tobacco ).

During the process RAI employed Brass Extrusion Labs Ltd. ( BELL ) of Bensenville, Illinois, to make the. 338 / 416 or 8. 58 × 71mm cartridge cases, Hornady produced bullets, and RAI built a sniper rifle under contract for the U. S. Navy.

Pressed by military deadlines RAI looked for another case producer and contacted Lapua of Finland in 1984.

In the European Parliament elections of 2004 she ran as an independent candidate for the European Parliament under the centre-left Olive Tree ticket ; her candidacy was proposed, together with Michele Santoro, after she was pushed out of Silvio Berlusconi-controlled RAI.

* 1984 to 2004: Worked for RAI ( Italian radio and television broadcasting company )

In 2008, RAI was recognized as a leader in corporate sustainability by being added to the membership in the 2008-2009 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index ( DJSI North American ).

In 1990, a report on RAI Television alleged that the CIA had paid Licio Gelli to foment terrorist activities in Italy.

In Italy, part of the series was broadcast in the late 1970s by the RAI state television network.

While in Italy, she was under contract to RAI Television Network, and sang in front of kings and high dignitaries from different countries.

As of 2011, according to Warner Music Italy, Pausini had sold more than 45 million records worldwide, while other esteemed sales as those brought by the RAI, affirm that she has sold around 70 million records.

Italy again withdrew in 1986 when RAI decided not to enter the contest.

From 1994 to 1996 Italy withdrew again, with RAI citing a lack of interest in participating.

Italy refused to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 on RAI because of a song sung by Gigliola Cinquetti which coincided with the intense political campaigning for the 1974 Italian referendum on divorce which was held a month later in May.

However, with the official announcement of the return of Italy, it was not confirmed if the country would compete in one of the two semi-finals or if it would be a part of " Big Five ", as RAI, third contributor of EBU, has not made any application to be a member of " Big Five ".

* 1975: Fatti e Fattacci ( RAI, Italy )

* 1983: Al Paradise ( RAI, Italy )

He started his career in the Italian public broadcasting company ( RAI ) in the early 1950s, and went on to become one of the most popular faces in its news dominant TV market share in Italy.

A public RDS-TMC service free of charge is available in Italy from 1 July 1998 by RAI.

** TMC Service Italy RAI

However, a few years after the release of the film, Castelnuovo gained fame as an actor in Italy, thanks to the role of Renzo in the television mini-series I promessi sposi, shown first on Channel RAI ( 1967 ).

During Spring 2005, he undertook another hunger strike ( once more with Rita Bernardini ) asking to the Italian public service broadcaster RAI to give more space to the debates on the Radical referendum proposals for partially abrogate the law on artificial insemination, particularly strict in Italy.

* Italy: RAI

The series is currently being aired on Saturday mornings in Italy and on occasional weekday afternoons in North America during the " Cartoni " segment on the RAI International satellite channel.

On his return to Italy, he participated as the guest star in 10 episodes of the television show " Al Paradise " for the Italian national television RAI ( 1985 ).

The BBC website lists further customers: Germany ( ZDF and KiKa ), Canada ( SCN and The Knowledge Network ), Norway ( NRK ), Finland ( YLE ), Denmark ( TV2 ), Iceland ( RUV ), Italy ( RAI 13 ), Portugal ( RTP ), Malta ( MEBC ), Russia ( RTR Kultura ) and South Africa ( SABC ), Mexico ( Discovery Kids ), Slovenia ( TV Slovenia ).

The first order went to RAI in Italy, the second to YLE in Finland.

Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy.

Italian law provides the Italian diaspora votes in Italian elections and permanent seats in the Parliament of Italy, and many hopeful participants in such Italian elections in Canada led the campaign to urge the Canadian authorities to admit RAI International as a foreign service.