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Rai may refer to: The acronym RAI refers to:
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  • RAI, Radiotelevisione Italiana, Italian public broadasting
  • RAI, Riches Apples, Inc. , a US based technology consulting firm
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RAI - Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.a.
Public Company
GenreItalian Public Broadcasting Service
Founded1954
FounderRome
Headquarters Rome, Italy
Revenue3.4 million €
Employees9900
DivisionsRai Cinema
Rai Corporation
Rai Way
Sipra
Rai Trade
Rai Net
Rai Click
Rai Teche
Rai Fiction
Rai Eri
Rai Vaticano
Rai Quirinale
Rai Sat (95% RAI - Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.a. - 5% RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.)
OwnerMin. of Economy & Finance
SloganRai, di tutto di più
Websiterai.it


Radio Audizioni Italiane, usually known as Rai - Radiotelevisione Italiana, is the Italian public service broadcaster. It operates three terrestrial television channels and three radio channels, in addition to several satellite and digital terrestrial offerings. Created as URI in 1924, it started television broadcasts on January 3, 1954. RAI was one of the 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950.

A very controversial plan to partly privatise RAI, by selling 20% of the public broadcaster, was suspended in October 2005.

Half of RAI's revenues come from the broadcast licence fee, half from advertising.[1][2] RAI has a relatively high audience share of 43%, and its only serious competitor on Italian television is Silvio Berlusconi’s media conglomerate Mediaset with a 44% market share. The fact that Berlusconi's government pushed for a sale of Mediaset's public service rival had caused a very heated debate, with some of the critics claiming that Mediaset could become the buyer and thus increase its dominant position even further. However, in October 2005 it was announced that the privatisation plan had been suspended, following the revelation that the company would make a loss of €80m ($96m, £54m) during 2006. "RAI's privatisation is de facto suspended", its new director general, Alfredo Meocci, told a parliamentary watchdog committee. [1] [https://registration.ft.com/registration/barrier?referer=[2]] RAI broadcasts three main terrestrial channels: Rai Uno, Rai Due and Rai Tre.

Early history

RAI started off as a privately owned company. The Unione Radiofonica Italiana (URI) was formed in 1924 by private entrepreneurs and part of the Marconi group. Granted a monopoly of radio broadcasts in 1924, URI made its first broadcast — a Haydn quartet — on the 24 October of that year.

In 1927, URI was renamed Ente Italiano Audizioni Radiofoniche (EIAR). It survived until 1944 when, under Allied pressure, it was reborn as Radio Audizioni Italiane, or RAI. Still a privately owned company, it operated two radio networks: Rete Rossa (red) and Rete Azzurra (blue), with Rossa playing more serious music and Azzurra featuring occasional variety shows.

It was not until 1954 that RAI took on its modern form. In this year the state-controlled holding company IRI became the sole shareholder, and RAI finally began a regular television service. The first day’s schedule featured a report on the opening of RAI’s studio in Milan, sporting events of the day, and an early evening film.

The first few decades of programming were focused on strictly educational programming. During Reconstruction, programs like Non è mai troppo tardi and Un viaggo al Po were able to take people from their villages and small communities and see what life was like in other parts of Italy. The dialects of Italy also made it difficult for people to communicate, so RAI was instrumental in building a national, common language.

Management

RAI is governed by a nine member Administrative Council. Seven of its nine members are elected by parliamentary committee, the remaining two (one of which includes the President) are nominated by the largest shareholder — that is, the Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze. The Council appoints the director-general. Both director-general and members of the administrative council are appointed for a renewable term of three years.

Presidents of RAI

Name Took office Left office
Arturo Carlo JemoloApril 20, 1945August 9, 1946
Giuseppe SpataroAugust 9, 1946May 17, 1951
Cristiano RidomiMay 17, 1951March 11, 1954
Antonio CarrelliJune 3, 1954January 4, 1961
Novello PapafavaJanuary 4, 1961March 25, 1964
Pietro QuaroniMay 29, 1964April 12, 1969
Aldo SandulliApril 23, 1969February 18, 1970
Umberto delle FaveMarch 24, 1970April 22, 1975
Beniamino FinocchiaroMay 23, 1975January 20, 1977
Paolo GrassiJanuary 20, 1977June 12, 1980
Sergio ZavoliJune 12, 1980October 23, 1986
Enrico MancaOctober 23, 1986February 19, 1992
Walter PedullàFebruary 19, 1992July 13, 1993
Claudio DemattèJuly 13, 1993July 12, 1994
Letizia MorattiJuly 12, 1994April 24, 1996
Giuseppe MorelloApril 24, 1996July 10, 1996
Enzo SicilianoJuly 10, 1996January 21, 1998
Roberto ZaccariaFebruary 3, 1998February 17, 2000
Roberto Zaccaria [1]February 17, 2000February 16, 2002
Vittorio EmilianiFebruary 16, 2002February 22, 2002
Antonio BaldassarreMarch 5, 2002February 26, 2003
Paolo MieliMarch 7, 2003March 13, 2003
Lucia AnnunziataMarch 13, 2003May 4, 2004
Francesco Alberoni [2]May, 2004May, 2005
Sandro Curzi [2]June 1, 2005July 30, 2005
Claudio PetruccioliJuly 31, 2005present


[1] Second term

[2] Temporary

Directors-general of RAI

Name Took office Left office
Salvino Sernesi19491953
Giovan Battista Vicentini19541955
Rodolfo Arata19561960
Ettore BernabeiJanuary 5, 1961September 18, 1974
Michele PrincipeMay 23, 1975January 25, 1977
Giuseppe GlisentiJanuary 26, 1977June 17, 1977
Pierantonino BertèJuly 12, 1977June 18, 1980
Villy De LucaJune 19, 1980July 21, 1982
Biagio AgnesJuly 29, 1982February 1, 1990
Gianni PasquarelliFebruary 5, 1990July 23, 1993
Gianni LocatelliJuly 23, 1993August 3, 1994
Gianni BilliaAugust 3, 1994December 31, 1994
Raffaele MinicucciJanuary 16, 1995February 29, 1996
Aldo Materia [1]March 6, 1996July 15, 1996
Franco IseppiJuly 15, 1996February 8, 1998
Pier Luigi CelliFebruary 9, 1998February 17, 2000
Pier Luigi Celli [2]February 17, 2000February 9, 2001
Claudio CapponFebruary 9, 2001March 19, 2002
Agostino SaccàMarch 19, 2002March 27, 2003
Flavio CattaneoMarch 27, 2003August 5, 2005
Alfredo MeocciAugust 5, 2005June 20, 2006
Claudio CapponJune 22, 2006present


[1] Vice Director-general acting as Director-general

[2] Second term

Television

RAI broadcasts three main terrestrial channels. Rai Uno is the main channel, and targets the family market. Rai Due has in recent years lacked clear focus, but now attempts to focus on a slightly younger audience than Rai Uno. Rai Tre is the ‘alternative’ channel, with a definite public service remit. Rai Due has been broadcasting since November 4, 1961 (it was called the "Secondo Programma", while Rai Uno was the "Programma Nazionale") and Rai Tre first went on air on December 15, 1979 as "TV3".

Terrestrial channels

Analogue

Digital

  • Rai News 24 all news (also on DTT and on Hotbird)
  • Rai Sport Sat sport (also on Hotbird)
  • Rai Utile information (also on DTT and on satellite)
  • Rai Gulp kids and teens (also on DTT and on Hotbird)
  • Rai Edu 1 education, culture and entertainment (also on DTT and on satellite)

Satellite channels

Free-to-air

  • Rai News 24
  • Rai Sport Sat
  • Rai Utile
  • Rai Gulp (from 1 June 2007)
  • Rai Edu 1
  • Rai Edu 2
  • Rai Nettuno Sat 1
  • Rai Nettuno Sat 2
  • Rai Med
  • Camera dei Deputati
  • Senato Italiano
(Rai Doc disappeared in 31 May 2007)

On SKY Italia

  • RaiSat Extra entertainment
  • RaiSat Premium entertainment
  • RaiSat Cinema cinema
  • RaiSat Gambero Rosso Channel cooking
  • RaiSat Smash teens
  • RaiSat Yoyo babies (from November 2006)

International

Defunct Channels

Radio channels

News

Other programmes

Foreign Series

Other satellite TV programmes

See also

Footnotes

1. ^ "Basta con il governo padrone, così cambierà la Tv pubblica" (Italian) Retrieved on 2007-10-10
2. ^ " DDL Riforma Rai" (Italian) Retrieved on 2007-10-10

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Rai, also known as the Khambu, is one of Nepal’s most ancient indigenous ethnolinguistic groups. The Rai belong to the Kiranti group or the Kirat confederation that includes the Limbu and the Sunuwar ethnic groups.
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Princely title

Rai was a title of honour for certain rulers in Northern India.
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Birth name Aishwarya Rai
Born November 1 1973 (1973--) (age 34)
Mangalore, Karnataka, India

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Official status
Official language of:  India (Karnataka)
Regulated by: Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Language codes
ISO 639-1: kn
ISO 639-2: kan
ISO 639-3: kan

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Writing system: Kannada script, Tigalari
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: dra
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Castes of India
Bhumihar
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Subdivisions five main clans
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