Stripper said:
Probably, Berlusconi needs the money
Oh please...
Berlusconi... Does not own or have any control over rai... never has , never will... Berlusconi owns rival Mediaset
Rai is state run... Even when Berlusconi was pm he only had limited control of Rai's polical output, as any leader of the three political branches has... no more
The encryption of football on Rai is not down to rai it is a rites issue that they have no choice over...
It actually costs rai money to encrypt the matches... they make nothing from it... The customer doesnt pay to have it unencryted... the encrytion is purely to keep the matches confined to residents of italy as such not breaking their rites agreement or the agreements of other countries... It is a legal requirement set out in their contracts to show football.