Povia in Sanremo, lunch with Pino Insegno: this is why Amadeus wants to leave Rai
According to Corriere della Sera, there was more than one straw that broke the record host's back
Amadeus (Ansa)
Decisive hours for Amadeus' professional future.
Next Tuesday, according to Corriere della Sera, a meeting is scheduled with the Rai top management, in all probability with the general director Giampaolo Rossi, and then the host could dissolve his reservations. Renew the contract with Rai, which expires at the end of August, or give in to the sirens of Warner Bros Discovery, which awaits you with open arms?
After the agreement with Fabio Fazio, the American giant would be ready to hire the spearhead of the public TV schedule to bring him to the Nine and entrust him with prime time access, his chosen slot, the one on which he built his iron pact with the public and which thanks to him reaches over 5.5 million spectators.
The Soliti Ignoti format could be the one to move, whose contract with Rai would also be expiring. At stake there would also be the hypothesis of a series of first evenings linked to music, in which Amadeus would bring into play the experience of the five-year period as artistic director and host of the Sanremo Festival, with historic results in terms of ratings, commercials and impact on the record market. The negotiation with Discovery is said to be at an advanced stage: but what pushes Amadeus towards new professional challenges (it seems that the financial offer is similar) would be the desire for greater freedom, far from the political pressures weighing on Rai, a company preparing for the hot weeks of the renewal of the top management.
According to the Corriere, there was more than one pressure to act as the straw that broke the camel's back. Among these the request to include Povia , close to the League, among the competing singers, Hoara Borselli , close to Fratelli d'Italia, as guest, Mogol (always FdI) as artistic director. Not only that, the proposal for a lunch with Pino Insegno also came from Viale Mazzini, to legitimize him in the eyes of his detractors who see him on Rai as "recommended" for his relations with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. All requests returned to sender.
(Unioneonline/D)
