In what is being billed as a first, Italian state broadcaster RAI has scored a significant boost to its RaiPlay streaming service by using an original, live variety show hosted by a hot local enter…
In what is being billed as a first, Italian state broadcaster RAI has scored a significant boost to its RaiPlay streaming service by using an original, live variety show hosted by a hot local entertainer to attract viewers.’s live music and comedy show, called “Viva RaiPlay,” just wrapped a six-week run on pubcaster’s RAI streaming platform, scoring results that RAI says are comparable to its stellar average ratings for a national soccer team match.
Fiorello, who is known locally not just as a TV and radio ratings champ but also as an innovator, said Salini gave him carte blanche on the show’s format, which is a free-flowing mix of satirical skits and musical numbers. Many of the performances are by guest stars such as rapper Jovanotti, who during the grand finale of the show last Friday helped bring “Viva RaiPlay” hits to a peak of roughly 15 million.
Salini said that he would like to see RaiPlay originals co-produced with other European pubcasters for distribution on their streamers as well. RAI has already entered into such collaboration on high-end dramas for its linear channels, joining with France Televisions and Germany’s ZDF to make Frank Spotnitz’s “Leonardo” series, about Leonardo da Vinci.In 1999, he played a small role in Anthony Minghella’s “The Talented Mr.
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