87-485: Games Without Frontiers could refer to: Jeux sans frontières , a European television game show "Games Without Frontiers" (song) , a 1980 song by Peter Gabriel "Games Without Frontiers", a 1980 episode of the British television anthology series BBC2 Playhouse Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
174-519: A Christmas Knockout! , with the other competing broadcasters naming it Zeskamp Speciaal , Giochi Sotto L'Albero , Jeux de Noël , Weihnachtsspiele , Nyårs Knockout , and Jeux Sans Frontieres: Christmas Special . The show was hosted around an indoor or outdoor ice-rink or on snowy ground. On more than one occasion, when snow failed to materialise for the recording, artificial snow or foam was used instead. The games would generally be played on ice-skates or skis. Mainly, only four countries participated in
261-626: A confirmation of the accusation. Only two years later, the movie aired again with all homosexual sex and kisses cut off. RAI was forced again to apologise, accusing a problem" with the pre-cut edition by the distribution company and a lack of fact-checking by the RAI employee. In 2011, episode 125 of the German TV Soap Um Himmels Willen ('For Heaven's Sake'), shown in Italy since 2004, was entitled Romeo and Romeo and due to screen on Rai 1 but
348-463: A debt of € 442 million and the Italian Court of Audit was worried about the size of RAI's debt for the impact that this may have on Italian people, as the company is owned by the state. Italians must purchase an annual television licence for about €90 every year in order to legally own a TV or HDTV. It is known as Canone Rai , "Rai Tax", because it is used to part-fund the RAI. Since 2016, it
435-443: A fixed location in 1996, 1998, and 1999. In its original conception, teams from Belgium, France, West Germany, and Italy competed each week in head-to-head competition between two cities or towns from two of the four competing countries. There would be sports events, but also studio-based quizzes each week. Eventually, all teams would have competed against each other and the teams with the highest cumulative points for each country from
522-468: A new format based on the show, called Eurovision Super Games , a new attempt to revisit the TV programme last aired in 1999. Twelve countries had joined and were involved in the project, a competition between eight countries each represented by four athletes playing a series of mental and physical challenges. The audiences at home would have the possibility to elect the two athletes of their country to participate in
609-551: A parliamentary investigation was opened. Fedez replied he was proud and ready to face the court, and he said he was available as a testimony for the RAI's Superior Commission. Fedez's accusation was one of the biggest media scandals of RAI, as not only all political parties took sides in the cause (centre and left in favour of the rapper, including ex-prime ministers Giuseppe Conte and Enrico Letta , while right and far-right parties in favour of RAI, including Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni 's colleagues). The scandal increased when
696-415: A pre-cut edition originally planned for the prime-time slot, and wasn't corrected when airing was shifted to the late-night slot. Critics noticed that similar scenes of heterosexual lovers were never cut out before in prime-time and reinforcing the accusation of homophobic censorship. The company rescheduled a new uncut version of the movie, but this was aired again in an even later time slot, a choice seen as
783-440: A print edition from 1999 to 2008, closing due to poor sales. It reopened in 2012 as an online-only publication, with a handful of special-occasion independent print runs in the intervening years, including 2005 (its 80th anniversary), 2010 (switchover to DTTV ), and 2011 (150th anniversary of the unification of Italy ). The Rai Ufficio Stampa website has published programming schedules and television blurbs online since 2011 under
870-424: A single heat in any series for four consecutive series from 1971 to 1974. Only Belgium and Italy competed in the original series from start to finish (1965–1982). France participated in the 1968 series, but due to industrial action with French television, they were unable to broadcast any of the series domestically and had to cancel hosting their designated heat. West Germany hosted two heats that season in place of
957-708: A team that had not won their heat or indeed for countries to win that had not won any heats at all. The Swiss won the grand final in both 1972 and 1974, the Germans in 1977, the Italians in 1978, the Portuguese in 1980 and the British in 1981, all with teams that had finished second in their heats and with none of their teams winning any heats at all. Portugal won the 1980 series trophy without ever having previously won any heats at all in either of their two series to date. The Swiss were twice series winners in 1972 and 1974 despite not winning
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#17328585851051044-472: Is an international television competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for thirty seasons, from 1965 to 1999, between members of the union who participated representing their countries. Broadcasters sent mixed teams that competed against each other in a series of games, usually funny physical games played in outlandish costumes though none-the-less technically difficult, with
1131-405: Is how it works". RAI immediately denied all accusations and Fedez leaked a recorded audio of the conversation between him and the executives, where managers and hosts (declaring their names and roles to him) tried to censor his speech, by "asking you to adapt to a system that you probably don't get". After the video was reposted by all national media and web news sites, RAI sued the rapper, while
1218-457: Is referred as lottizzazione and is yet to be solved. RAI is frequently subjected to controversies and censorship accusations regarding political matters, especially civil rights and LGBT issues. The broadcaster was strongly accused in 2008 of cutting the gay love scene of the Oscar-winning movie Brokeback Mountain . RAI initially apologised for the cut, explaining that the cut was due to
1305-718: Is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance . RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Europe, and the biggest in Italy competing with Mediaset and other minor radio and television networks. RAI has a relatively high television audience share of 35.9%. RAI broadcasts are also received in surrounding countries, including Albania , Bosnia , Croatia , France , Malta , Monaco , Montenegro , San Marino , Slovenia , Switzerland , Serbia , Tunisia , and
1392-523: Is the sole licencee ( concessionaria in esclusiva ) of the radio, television, and multimedia broadcasting public service. For this reason, the agreement with the Government prescribes a series of rules and guarantees that RAI must follow to ensure fair public service to the citizens. Management and Board of Directors are elected by the ruling Parliament through the Parliamentary Commission for
1479-768: The DOP . The 80s saw the premiere of the monthlies Moda (1983) and King (1987), along with registering a new company name in 1987: Nuova Eri Edizioni Rai-Radiotelevisione Italiana S.p.A., or "Nuova Eri". Since the 1990s, RAI/ERI has increasingly focused on publishing books written by its own broadcast stars, both in news and entertainment. In 1995 Nuova ERI closed and reopened in 1997 as "Rai Eri". On 15 October 2018, they renamed to "Rai Libri". Rai Libri also edits technical publications: Elettronica e telecomunicazioni since 1946, Nuova rivista musicale italiana since 1967, and Nuova civiltà delle macchine since 1957. It produces its own reports on communications and media, with
1566-683: The Dictionary of Orthography and Pronunciation [ Wikidata ] , the largest Italian dictionary of its type. RAI's history in print with the Unione Radiofonica Italiana (URI)'s weekly magazine Radio Orario which debuted in January 1925 and became Radiocorriere in 1930. Edizioni Radio Italiana (ERI) was founded in 1949 in Turin, formed entirely from RAI capital to build on Radiocorriere 's success. In 1954 primary ownership
1653-576: The BBC . The emphasis was on educational content. Programs such as Non è mai troppo tardi and Un viaggio al Po introduced people to what life was like in other parts of the country, at a time when most people could not afford to travel. Over the following years, RAI made various changes to its services. It reorganised its radio stations in November 1946 into two national networks, Rete Rossa and Rete Azzurra ('Red Network' and 'Blue Network'). It added
1740-597: The Vatican City , and elsewhere on pay television and some channels FTA across Europe including UK on the Hotbird satellite. Half of RAI's revenues come from the broadcast receiving licence fees, the remainder from the sale of advertising time. In 1950, RAI became one of the 23 founding members of the European Broadcasting Union . RAI is 99% owned by the Italian Government Ministry of Economy and Finance and
1827-429: The 'Fil Rouge' and until the end of the 1971 series, jokers could also be played on the final game. This meant there were more points available for that game and many countries thus saved their jokers for the final game. The rules were changed from 1972 onwards, forbidding jokers on the last game. Belgium hosted the first heat of the 1972 series, but saved their joker for the final game. When the team captain presented it to
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#17328585851051914-450: The 1970 series that the entire series was produced in colour. However, some broadcasters, notably the French and Italians, continued to broadcast the episodes domestically in monochrome for many years, despite producing their own episode in colour. French TV began showing the entire series in colour in 1974, followed by Italy in 1976. Each heat was presented almost exclusively in the language of
2001-566: The Carboni logo was introduced in 1977, which was not officially adopted but appeared in some graphics, including that of the time signal. RAI's broadcasts content and nominees are frequently accused of political bias, depending both on the management for each channel or programme, and on the lack of meritocracy in contracts with television hosts and also technicians, also concerting cachets and salaries. However, many people underline that RAI needs to balance political equity and public services with
2088-512: The French edition. With the strike action continuing, no French teams participated in the 1969 series. Liechtenstein participated in the series once, replacing the Swiss for the seventh and final heat in the 1976 series, designated as FL rather than CH for the episode. It had been agreed that, should the team from Liechtenstein win their heat, they would be allowed to compete in the Grand Final alongside
2175-571: The General Direction and Supervision of Broadcasting Services ( Commissione parlamentare per l'indirizzo generale e la vigilanza dei servizi radiotelevisivi ), every three years, in agreement with almost all parliamentary exponents, usually following the political side of the majority and leaving some space for minor roles to minority parties exponents. RAI is formally a private joint-stock company ( società per azioni ), although all stocks are state-owned; its company statute describes how
2262-523: The best Swiss team. This proved immaterial when Liechtenstein finished fourth of the seven teams in the heat. A team from Derry represented the UK in the German heat of the 1978 series and were designated as NI rather than GB for that episode. Dutch TV (who joined the competition for the 1970 series) became the first broadcaster to permanently withdraw from the competition at the end of the 1977 series, having never won
2349-524: The colours were: Belgium – Yellow; Germany – Light Blue; Great Britain – Red; Italy – Dark Blue; Yugoslavia – White. France were originally assigned Purple, but this changed to Green after 1976. Switzerland were assigned Light Brown, but during the 1979 series, they switched to Red and White combined, confusing their teams with the British participants, necessitating returning to Light Brown in subsequent years, but again, still dressed in red and white for certain heats. The Netherlands were assigned Orange, but when
2436-408: The competition after the 1980 series due to falling ratings. It was agreed to end the contest before the commencement of the 1982 series, which ended with the first outright series win for original participant country Belgium, but it was later revived with a different set of competing countries in 1988. Some episodes started being produced and broadcast in colour beginning in 1968, but it was not until
2523-531: The country left the series after 1977, the colour was reassigned to Portugal from 1979. The 1969 Grand Final ended in a tie between German team Wolfsburg and British team Shrewsbury , who both attained 32 points. Under the rules of the competition, Wolfsburg were declared the series winners as the team had scored higher in the Fil Rouge. However, the Wolfsburg team captain insisted that the trophy should be shared and
2610-741: The culture-based Terzo Programma in October 1950. On 1 January 1952, the Rete Rossa became the Programma Nazionale (focusing on informational content) and the Rete Azzurra became the Secondo Programma (with a greater emphasis on entertainment). The three radio channels eventually became today's Rai Radio 1 , Rai Radio 2 , and Rai Radio 3 . In 1954, the state-owned holding company Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (IRI) became
2697-485: The entertainment workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and spent half of his speech in support of legislation that would punish violence against women and LGBT people as hate crimes in Italy. During his speech, he recalled all the political exponents' hate speech (confirmed by videos or sentenced by court) during the late years, and accused Rai 3's executive of trying censoring his speech by order of superiors as "this
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2784-595: The episodes for international sale including the English/British commentary. This encouraged sales in English speaking countries leading to broadcasts around the world. In some cases, the BBC would add a pre-show introduction from host Stuart Hall and would often trim the show's length from the broadcast version. Some episodes were occasionally cut to one hour editions for international sale. Points were given for each game based on
2871-543: The far-right politicians. In July, the new board of RAI was elected, including the CEO and executives; this led to RAI's CEO Fuortes revealing not only the withdrawal of the action in court for failing all the required accusatory elements but also that no legal action was ever meant by the new management. Far-right exponents opened a parliamentary question over the withdrawal. After the CEO's declaration, no other details were said about any apology or agreement with Fedez: nonetheless,
2958-446: The final. Any country that had not won a heat would be represented by the highest scoring team that placed second. Occasionally, this meant that a team with a higher score, but who had finished lower than second, would be displaced by a lower-scoring team that had achieved a second place. In the rare event that none of the country's teams had achieved a win or second place in any heat (such as GB in 1967, France in 1968 or Portugal in 1979),
3045-429: The first edition of the show held that same year with the title Inter Nations Games . At the height of its popularity, Jeux sans frontières was watched by 110 million viewers across Europe. The original series ended in 1982. It was revived in 1988, with a different mix of countries. In its later editions, it was hosted by smaller broadcasters, with the notable exception of Italy's RAI , which hosted three editions with
3132-411: The first time: " URI—Unione Radiofonica Italiana Rome station 1RO 425 metres wavelength . To all those who are listening our greetings, good evening." Guglielmo Marconi 's S.A. Radiofono—Società Italiana per le Radiocomunicazioni Circolari ( Radiofono ) held 85% of URI shares and Western Electric 's Società Italiana Radio Audizioni Circolari (SIRAC) held the remaining 15%. Under
3219-465: The four repetitions to determine the points after the fourth repetition. Between 1965 and 1999, broadcasters from twenty countries participated in Jeux sans frontières during its thirty seasons (considering Czech Republic and Czechoslovakia as separate participants): Each country was assigned a unique colour which it was used on its teams uniforms and equipment. In the original series which ended in 1982,
3306-493: The grounds of famous buildings were often used for the settings, although the surrounds of swimming pools or quay sides for lakes or the sea were very commonly used. The outdoor settings meant that bad weather could often have an impact on the competition, but the games took place regardless of hostile weather conditions. Infamously, a freak storm suddenly hit the 1970 Grand Final staged in the Verona Amphitheatre, leading to
3393-405: The highest-scoring team regardless of place would participate in the final. Each participating broadcaster hosted one heat of the games in its country, with a rotation as to which of them hosted the grand final. The winner of the grand final would receive a gold trophy, with the runner-up receiving silver and the third-placed team bronze. It was not uncommon for countries to win the grand final with
3480-406: The host broadcaster, necessitating commentators explaining and describing the games and state of play to their domestic audiences. This format made the episodes difficult to sell outside of the participants, offering few opportunities to recoup the programme costs from international sales (although the format itself was licensed to many countries). From the late 1970s the BBC was charged with packaging
3567-478: The investigation is still ongoing. Programming on Rai 1/2/3 and Sport via satellite is encrypted outside Italy due to programming and sports rights. On FM, AM, Satellite, DAB/DAB+, DTT, Filodiffusion, Web: Regional stations: Only on Satellite, DAB/DAB+, DTT, Filodiffusion and Web: Strutture Rai [ it ] ('Rai Structures') is a news organisation internal to RAI, or rather an internal management and division, created in order to independently manage
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3654-497: The joker system was changed. Teams had to win the game to get a bonus of six points if they played their joker, with four points for finishing second and two points for finishing third. If they failed to finish in the top three for the game, there were no bonus joker points earned. The 'Fil Rouge' format was changed in 1981 so that all teams competed together in four repetitions of the game, with different team members in each repetition. The teams retained their best score/time from each of
3741-493: The judges agreed to award both teams joint first place. After the final game of the 1981 Grand Final was completed, it appeared GB team Dartmouth had won the series golden trophy. However, after an objection raised by the Portuguese, the referees reviewed the game and the French team were disqualified and placed last for the final game. This gained the Portuguese team of Lisbon an extra point, tying them for series winners with Dartmouth. A winter festive themed special version of
3828-529: The latter hosting the event in Praia Dourada, with Belgium winning. A decision was taken not to air the broadcast as it was considered sub-standard, with only Belgian television eventually airing the programme on 26 December 1982. A final edition of the original Christmas themed version was shown at Christmas 1983 in a direct competition between Great Britain and Sweden staged in Aviemore. When Jeux Sans Frontieres
3915-503: The magazine's name. On 3 January 2014, Rai Teche published online the complete 1925–1995 archives of URI/RAI's Radio Orario / Radiocorriere / TV . There are RAI offices in foreign countries, which produce news reports that are broadcast live in Italy. These offices are in Brussels , Paris , Berlin , London , New York City , Beijing , Cairo , Jerusalem , Nairobi , Moscow , Rio de Janeiro , and Bangkok . As March 2015, RAI has
4002-456: The market rules and competitors. All these issues are ongoing. RAI's main channels are considered slightly politically oriented: Rai 1 is liberal or centre-right, Rai 2 is usually more right-oriented, while Rai 3 typically has the majority of left oriented programmes and hosts Fabio Fazio and Bianca Berlinguer , or the journalistic deep investigation programme Report , famous for its investigations over far-right scandals. This issue in Italy
4089-504: The members of the Administrative Council are appointed for a renewable three-year term. In 2005, the government of Silvio Berlusconi proposed partial privatisation of RAI by selling 20% of its ownership. This proposal was very controversial, in part because Berlusconi was the head of the leading private broadcaster Mediaset . Some critics stated that Mediaset could become the buyer and thus increase its dominant position. After
4176-514: The most successful teams of the season from each country competing in a grand final. Each episode was hosted by one of the participating broadcasters at a location in its country and was themed around a specific topic. The show was created for the EBU by Guy Lux and Claude Savarit from the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) as an international version of their own show Intervilles , which
4263-526: The parliamentary commission denied a hearing with Fedez, only speaking with RAI's executives. In the very much criticised email answer (which screenshot was published by Fedez on Instagram) the Office of the Commission stated that even if not prohibited by law, it was not custom to invite external people to the Commission investigation. Fedez replied to the email with only three clown emojis, a fact that further angered
4350-408: The plans are off the table for the time being. Antonio Scurati , a well-known Italian writer and expert of the history of fascism, was commissioned by the public broadcaster RAI to read a speech on the day of liberation from fascism (Italian: Festa della Liberazione ) on 25 April. However, at short notice, Scurati was disinvited again and was no longer allowed to give his speech. The presenter of
4437-415: The programs broadcast on the generalist and, in particular, thematic networks. After 2000, RAI reorganised its corporate structure with the creation of specific structures, listed here: Rai Libri is the print publishing arm of RAI. It primarily publish magazines and periodicals for news, entertainment, the broadcast industry, and since its inception, broadcast schedules. Since 1969, it has also published
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#17328585851054524-499: The proposed challenge. However, due to the lack of financial guarantees, the EBU announced in June 2017 that it would not be created. A revival of the show was confirmed on 18 June 2019 at the annual France Télévisions press conference, to be produced by Nagui and broadcast on France 2 . This revival would later be cancelled in favor of that of Intervilles , announced at the turn of the 2020s. Nagui finally announced in October 2023 that
4611-480: The provisions of Royal Decree No. 1067 of 8 February 1923, wireless broadcasting became a state monopoly under the control of the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs; URI was commissioned to provide services for a minimum of six years pursuant to Royal Decree No. 2191 of 14 October 1924 Concessione dei servizi radioauditivi circolari alla Società Anonima Unione Radiofonica Italiana . When URI's contract expired in 1927, it
4698-492: The ranking of the teams. For example, if there were six teams playing the game, the winner would get six points, with five for the second etc. Each team had to miss one game per episode, but all teams always played the final game. A joker could be played once by each team, which doubled their score for that game. The 'Fil Rouge' round was played individually by each team and after the 1969 series, no joker could be played on that element, although prior to 1970 jokers could be played on
4785-545: The rapper was invited by Fabio Fazio to the first episode of the new season of his late show. Following the 2021 controversy, Fedez reinforced some controversy against RAI when he announced he was not invited to the 2022 Concertone for the first time. Shortly after the Meloni government took office in October 2022, influential managers were replaced, and well-known journalists and presenters such as Fabio Fazio, Bianca Berlinguer, and Lucia Annunziata left RAI. In 2023, Giorgia Meloni
4872-407: The referees at the final game's start, they were told it was not permissible and thus for this heat, Belgium were unable to play their joker at all; the only time any team's joker was not contested. The Belgian team of Spa were too far behind the leading teams for the bonus joker points to have had any impact on the heat winners. With the increase in the number of teams to eight from the 1979 series on,
4959-438: The revelation that RAI would lose €80m ($ 96m, £54m) in 2006, the privatisation plan was suspended in October 2005. On 18 May 2010, Raisat received a major upgrade and re-branded with a new logo and a new name. It and all of the sister channels dropped the sat part from the name and became Rai YoYo , Rai 5 (formerly known as Rai Extra ), Rai Premium , and Rai Movie (formerly known as Raisat Cinema ). On 11 June 2013, RAI
5046-447: The second edition of the book-and-documentary RicordeRai released in 2004 in collaboration with Rai Teche . RAI (originally URI) had printed its broadcast schedules nearly without interruption starting in 1925 as Radio Orario , then from 1930 as Radiocorriere , then continuously from 1954 as Radiocorriere TV , until RAI divested in 1995. The magazine was restarted under publisher Rcc edizioni [ it ] with
5133-557: The series final. Flemish TV in Belgium carried all the series live, whereas Dutch TV recorded the episodes for later transmission (as did many others). Ratings were thus very low in the Netherlands as most viewers had already watched the show with Dutch commentary live from Flemish TV earlier. The Dutch were replaced in the series by Yugoslavia from 1978, who likewise were never the series champions. Portugal joined in 1979, but West Germany left
5220-468: The series heats, with each heat being hosted by one of the participant broadcasters in its country, culminating in a grand final. The quiz element was abandoned and the games became more comical (though none-the-less technically difficult), and began to be played in outlandish costumes (often large foam latex suits) with the contestants competing to complete bizarre tasks in funny games. The teams could not choose which of their members played each game. A draw
5307-418: The series in summer 2007, in collaboration with Mistral Production and Upside Television. Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Italy were thought to be participating countries. However, due to financial setbacks, the plans were put on hold—originally for twelve months, but later they were abandoned altogether. In December 2016, the EBU in strategic planning for 2017–2020 included
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#17328585851055394-563: The series were Swiss nationals Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi, who were together on the show from 1966 to 1982. Pancaldi returned for the revived series in 1988. Typically, the programmes were staged outdoors during the European summer months, although occasionally (such as the Dutch heat in 1971 staged at the Ahoy Sports Arena ) the competition took place indoors. Historic market squares or
5481-435: The series would meet in two semi-finals, with the two winners meeting in the final. The first series in 1965 ended in a tie between Belgian town Ciney and French town St. Amand. A similar format followed in the longer 1966 series, with more towns competing from each of the four countries. The more familiar format began in 1967, when teams from Great Britain and Switzerland joined the competition and towns only appeared once in
5568-486: The show came from French President Charles de Gaulle , whose wish was that French and German youth would meet in a series of games to reinforce the friendship between the two countries. In 1965, Guy Lux and Claude Savarit from the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF), and creators of Intervilles , spread this idea to other broadcasters within the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Teams representing France, West Germany, Belgium, and Italy took part in
5655-506: The show did not want to accept that and quickly decided to read out his words in front of the camera. A passage from Scurati states, "As long as those who govern us do not utter the word anti-fascism , the specter of fascism will continue to haunt the house of Italian democracy ." It is a clear criticism of Prime Minister Meloni, because the leader of the Fratelli d'Italia party has not distanced herself from her party's fascist beginnings. He
5742-722: The show was no longer a priority, given the cost of living and the financial difficulties of different cities. However, the revival of the show is still a possibility in the future. In 2019, the EBU lost the rights of the format and was franchised by Mediaset for a season retitled Eurogames [ fr ; it ; es ; el ] filmed at Cinecittà World in Rome . The show was devoted to lighted matches between teams from Italy, Spain, Germany, and Greece alongside newcomers Poland, and Russia. The Italian version aired on Canale 5 from 19 September 2019 to 24 October 2019, with Ilary Blasi and Alvin as hosts. In Spain, six episodes premiered on
5829-615: The show, usually broadcast during the Christmas period, was a single episode edition contested each year from 1973 until 1981. It was generally alternately staged in Cortina d'Ampezzo , Italy by RAI (1973, 1975, 1976, 1979) and Aviemore , Scotland by the BBC (1974, 1977, 1981). Switzerland hosted the 1978 edition in Villars and Belgium hosted the 1980 edition in Liège . In the UK, the show was entitled It's
5916-531: The sole shareholder and URI—now renamed RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana to reflect its extended responsibilities—finally began a regular television service. On 3 January at 11:00 CET, the first RAI television announcer presented the day's schedule, which was broadcast from the service's Milan headquarters and relay stations in Turin and Rome . At 14:30, the first regular programme in Italian television history
6003-473: The streaming service Mitele Plus on 3 January 2020, with Lara Álvarez and Joaquín Prat as hosts, and were later aired on Telecinco . In Greece it was aired on Skai TV and in Cyprus on Sigma TV . RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana ( Italian: [ˈrai ˌradjoteleviˈzjoːne itaˈljaːna] ), commercially styled as Rai since 2000 and known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI),
6090-602: The strict relationship with the Republic is also ruled by different national laws. The most recent one is the 2015 Riforma della Rai , "Rai Reform", i.e. the 2015 law no. 220, including the Testo unico della Radiotelevisione ('Consolidated Law on Radio and Television'). RAI and broadcasting are supervised by the commission, which also rules economic budgets and main regulations, including public service's electoral segments during electoral campaigns. Unione Radiofonica Italiana (URI)
6177-645: The title Games Without Frontiers . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Games_Without_Frontiers&oldid=1031813459 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jeux sans fronti%C3%A8res Jeux sans frontières ( pronounced [ʒø sɑ̃ fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ] ; "Games Without Borders" in French)
6264-412: The unprotected audience having to flee from the torrential rain and the presenters being stranded without protection, but the show continued. The series culminated in a grand final, with the most successful team from each country in the series participating. Each finalist would qualify by winning their heat. If a country won more than one heat, the highest scoring winning team for that country would go to
6351-412: The winter edition: Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands (who continued to take part after leaving the main series) and they were joined by a fifth country, Switzerland that participated in the 1977–1980 editions. After Jeux Sans Frontieres ended following the 1982 Grand Final, a winter/Christmas edition was recorded featuring teams from Belgium, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Portugal,
6438-521: Was absorbed into RAI as of 1 December 2004, per Article 21 of Law 112/04. RAI is governed by a nine-member Administrative Council. Seven of the members are elected by a committee of the Italian Parliament . The other two (one of which is the president) are nominated by the largest shareholder: the Ministry of Economic Development. The Council appoints the Director-General. The Director-General and
6525-453: Was accused of pressuring out the head of RAI for not supporting her political agenda. In 2024, Meloni called for her government's ministers to be given more speaking time in the European election campaign . In doing so, she called on the RAI to violate the law "par conditiono", according to which all parties must receive the same amount of broadcasting time. The resistance to this was massive, and
6612-419: Was broadcast: Arrivi e partenze , hosted by Armando Pizzo and Mike Bongiorno . The evening's entertainment was a theatre performance, L'osteria della posta , written by Carlo Goldoni . 23:15 saw the start of the day's concluding programme, La Domenica Sportiva —the first edition of a weekly series which continues to this day. RAI was originally the subsidiary of RAI Holding S.p.A. RAI Holding
6699-484: Was first broadcast in 1962 in France. In non-French-speaking countries, Jeux sans frontières has alternative titles in the corresponding local languages. It is also widely known in English as It's a Knockout , the title of the BBC 's domestic version that was its national selection for the international competition. The show spawned a winter version held in ski resorts , and single-episode Christmas specials. The idea of
6786-480: Was formed in 1924 with the backing of the Marconi Company following a model adopted in other European countries. URI made its inaugural broadcast—a speech by Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) at Teatro Costanzi —on 5 October. Regular programming began the following evening, with a quartet performing Haydn 's Quartet No. 7 in A major from Palazzo Corradi. At 21.00 CET , Ines Donarelli Viviani announced for
6873-407: Was held to determine the game participants, who were then allowed to rehearse the game once ahead of the broadcast recording. Each of the teams received a score for each game, and the games were umpired by one or two "international" judges (supported by referees from the participant countries), with the winner of each heat being awarded a silver trophy. The two judges/referees who became synonymous with
6960-451: Was investigated and fined (with many executives arrested or fired) for unjustified expenses and suspicious gifts. It was noticed that, frequently, dinners, expensive watches and jewellery were all paid by RAI for unknown people outside the company. In 2022, a new scandal was investigated by the Guardia di Finanza surrounding corruption and bribes. At least 5 people in total were arrested, while
7047-414: Was left out in order to "avoid controversy", according to the broadcaster. In 2016, during the first clear broadcast of the show How to Get Away with Murder , on Rai 2, the gay kisses for one of the main characters (portrayed by Jack Falahee ) were completely cut off. RAI apologised again, stating that the incident was "merely the mistake of an overzealous editor". Criticism on the social media platforms
7134-505: Was one of the few European broadcasters to condemn and criticise the closure of Greece's state broadcaster ERT . RAI is 99% owned by the Italian Government Ministry of Economy and Finance, so it is said that it broadcasts content that may politically influence people. The Alberto Ribera logo was introduced in 1967, however, this did not have significant application except on studios and portable cameras. A second variation of
7221-527: Was revived in 1988, the one-off festive edition also returned. The 1990 Christmas special was held in Macau . Interneige or Jeux sans frontières d'hiver is the winter spin-off edition of the competition held in ski resorts for eleven seasons (1965–1968, 1976–1981, and 1992). It was also variously entitled Jeux Sans Frontieres on Ice or Jeux Sans Frontieres in the Snow . In 2006, the EBU announced plans to relaunch
7308-477: Was so strong that Falahee and showrunner Shonda Rhimes both tweeted against the network's "inexcusable" censorship. In 2021, another accusation was made against RAI by Italian rapper Fedez . During the 1 May Concertone , a traditional Italian TV broadcast concert in celebration of the International Workers' Day , the rapper was invited to perform and have a speech on the stage. The rapper honoured
7395-447: Was split between RAI and Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (IRI). That same year Radiocorriere became Radiocorriere TV , which would continue to be published until RAI divested in 1995. During the 50s and 60s the ERI published Classe Unica , L'Approdo letterario [ it ] and L'Approdo Musicale [ it ] , and in 1969 the first edition of
7482-410: Was succeeded under Royal Decree Law No. 2207 of 17 November 1927 by the partially nationalised Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche (EIAR), which became Radio Audizioni Italiane S.p.A. (RAI) with investment from Società Idroelettrica Piemontese (SIP) in 1944. During the reconstruction following World War II , much of RAI's early programming was influenced by the " Reithian " style of
7569-603: Was turned down for ideological and political reasons, Scurati told the German public broadcaster ARD . "I criticized the fact that, during the 19 months of Meloni's government, the Prime Minister insisted on the reading of history that corresponds to her neo-fascist background , i.e. she shifted the blame for the slaughter and massacres onto the German Nazis, even though the fascists of Salò were accomplices and collaborators." RAI
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