South Africa’s SABC is not the only public broadcaster in the wars – its Italian equivalent RAI has not only revealed that it will end 2009 $73m in the red but has been the butt of a barrage of attacks from prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, owner of rival broadcaster Mediaset.
Variety reports that RAI expects its deficit increase over the next three years.
It seems RAI fell foul of Italy’s media mogul prime minister when it broadcast a prostitute’s claims that she was paid to sleep with Berlusconi.
