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Rai News 24

Rai News 24
Logo used since 2022
CountryItaly
Broadcast areaItaly
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Programming
Language(s)Italian
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerRai
Sister channelsRai 1
Rai 2
Rai 3
Rai 4
Rai 5
Rai Gulp
Rai Movie
Rai Premium
Rai Scuola
Rai Sport
Rai Storia
Rai Yoyo
Rai Ladinia
Rai Südtirol
Rai Italia
History
Launched26 April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-26)
Former namesRaiNews 24 (1999–2010)
Rai News (2010–2013)
Links
Websiterainews.it
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital terrestrial televisionChannel 48 (HD)
Channel 548 (SD)
Streaming media
RaiPlayLive Streaming
Sling TVChannel 138

Rai News 24 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's all-news television channel, and is known for its 24-hour rolling news service and its live coverage of breaking news.

History

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RaiNews 24 screen capture, 1999

It was launched on 26 April 1999, at 6 am. Until 19 May 2000, the channel broadcast live on weekdays only and re-aired previous recordings during the weekend. On 4 January 2017, the channel launched its own HD feed. Since 25 March 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war crisis, the channel has started broadcasting the news in the Ukrainian language, too.

In the beginning, Rai News 24 was directed by Roberto Morrione [it].

The channel experimented with solutions that were then unusual in Italy, integrating television, Network and digital technologies: the choice of multi-screen graphics, designed by Giuseppe Rogolino, was significant, as was the widespread use of connections in video conference with correspondents and experts. In particular, to reduce the number of bits necessary for coding of the signal, the screen was divided into various windows: the window occupied by the television signal occupied just under half the number of total pixels, as the other parts of the screen contained informative texts regarding the exact time, major news headlines, stock exchange and currency indices, the weather forecast, the addresses of the in-depth Internet sites for the various news and the logo of the news or column on air at that moment.

In the graphics, three text fields and two videos appeared simultaneously, so as to make the news come up even without listening to the audio, with an architecture based on HTML.

Until 19 May 2000, the channel broadcast live from Monday to Friday, offering only re-runs on Saturdays and Sundays. From the next day, the live broadcasts are also extended to these last two days.[1]

At the end of 2005, Rai News 24 scored various exclusives on the war in Iraq, informing of the use of weapons such as white phosphorus or napalm (through an investigation by Sigfrido Ranucci[2]) by the US military, and the combat behaviour of some Italian soldiers in Nassiriya. These and other journalistic results have been obtained despite the considerable scarcity of economic and technological resources compared to the other major Rai newspapers (the first budget was only 42 billion lire, of which 10 was only for editorial expenses). The issue recurred several times in the following years.

The Mineo Direction

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On 10 November 2006, Rai News 24 opened its own official channel on YouTube,[3] with videos taken from the news and programmes aired, removed in 2014 due to the end of the collaboration between Rai and the video sharing site.[4]

On 25 November 2006, with the direction of Corradino Mineo, the channel inaugurated a new logo, a new initials and a new full-screen graphic design, designed once again by Giuseppe Rogolino, which will subsequently undergo a modification by the graphic designer Marco di Cesare.[5] Double conduction was also introduced for some editions of the news. In collaboration with Rai 3, we are working on the creation of a newscast in Arabic for Rai Med. In the same period, the channel also lands on digital terrestrial.

Developments and contrasts with Rai

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Between 2010 and 2012, thanks also to the transition to digital terrestrial, Rai News 24 recorded a development in terms of ratings, but some contrasts arose between the editorial staff and the publisher Rai for various reasons.

On 3 May 2010, Rai decided that the simulcast of the channel on Rai 3 would end early at 7 am, to make room for Buongiorno Italia, a new programme by TGR, but this decision is not welcomed by the editorial staff.[6]

On 18 May 2010, on the occasion of the television transition to digital terrestrial in Lombardy and eastern Piedmont,[7] Rai launches the new corporate graphic identity and the new television offer. In this perspective, Rai News 24 simply became Rai News (without the 24), consequently adopting a new graphic, for which the editorial staff reports technical problems, readability and functionality, in particular during the broadcast of the latest news.[8]

On the same day, the range of channels was expanded, with the birth of Rai Sport 2. This involves Rai Way moving the channel from mux B to mux A (from mux 3 to mux 1 in all-digital areas). Due to a change in the technical parameters related to tuning, on the satellite frequency previously in use, the Rai Sport 2 signal is activated: therefore Rai News is inadmissible until a new tuning.[9] Spectators from various parts of Italy complain of reception problems on both platforms[8] and interruptions of live TV.

Following this, journalists decide to interrupt the programming of Rai News and convene an extraordinary meeting of the editorial committee in the studio, broadcast live on the channel (under the control of Vittorio Di Trapani). The assembly is attended by the secretary of the Associazione Stampa Romana, Paolo Butturini, who announces his intention to denounce Rai for interruption of public service and talking openly about obscuring the channel.[10][11][12]

Rai responds with a statement[13] in which they have recisively denies having obscured the channel and declares to have notified the editorial staff of the imminent technical intervention. On another note[12] the publisher reiterates the strategic role of Rai News, assuring that it has duly alerted viewers to the need for a new tuning of the devices (Rai Way communication of May 17, 2010[14]). Rai states, among other things, that the displacement of multiplexes guarantees Rai News greater national coverage and the possibility of broadcasting regional programs (a technically impossible procedure on a multiplex with isofrequency transmission such as Rai Mux B). For September, in fact, the shift of the night edition of the regional news from Rai 3 to Rai News is foreshadowed, but both the editorial staff of TGR and that of Rai News will not approve this choice and will later obtain its cancellation.[15]

On 29 August 2011, Rai News 24 passed into a new interim studio to allow some renovations of the previous one. On this occasion, new technical solutions were tested: diode lighting, capable of reducing fuel consumption and thermal dispersion, and new remote-controlled cameras.[16]

Starting from October 2011 the channel, by corporate choice, hosts some daily columns of the TGR, namely Piazza Affari (currently broadcast on Rai 3) and Italia Sera (scheduled at 22:00 and closed the following December). Both TGR and Rai News do not approve of these variations of the scheduling.[17]

In the same month, the director Corradino Mineo explained (in an editorial and in some interviews with other newspapers) the difficulties of Rai News in operating efficiently, due to the scarce technical means and collaborators available, a circumstance in his opinion linked to the company's lack of interest in the network.[18][19] The director complains, in particular, of the lack of recording operators in the studio, with the consequent obligation to adopt fixed cameras (and therefore a low quality of the television image),[20] the poverty of graphics, (due to the absence of a newsroom specifically in charge of its management), the shortage of staff and multiple other problems.

On 15 December 2011, Rai News renewed the theme song and graphics, with the transition to the panoramic 16:9 format, becoming the first Rai newscast to broadcast with this aspect ratio. Rai also announced the new version of the historic studio of the channel for the first months of 2012,[21] but in fact the project only materialized in early 2013.

Since March 2012, along the lines of the competing news channel TGcom24, Rai News has begun to make flash news broadcasts on other Rai digital channels as "information pills" (which among other things have the effect of promoting the network). In addition, for the cost containment policy practised by Rai, the channel's budget is reduced by 300,000 euros,[22] which thus drops to just over five million euros.

In the same year, Rai planned a merger of Rai News and Televideo, entrusting the task to deputy general director Antonio Marano, but this idea also did not meet the approval of the two newspapers.[23]

The Maggioni management and the birth of the Rainews.it portal

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On 8 January 2013, Corradino Mineo left the management of the channel, as a candidate for leader in the Senate of the Republic in the Sicilian lists of the Democratic Party. Two days after the Board of Directors of Rai, the former presenter and head of the TG1 specials Monica Maggioni was appointed to the management.

On 24 February 2013, at 7:00, the channel resumed the historical name of Rai News 24, while setting up a new studio.[24][25][26]

On 14 June 2013, the Board of Directors of Rai[N 1] ratified the merger of the editorial staff of Rai News 24 with that of Televideo [it],[27] prodrome to the birth of the unified newspaper Rai News and the portal of the same name, which becomes a reality on 1 December, to which Rai entrusts the task of acting as the main reference of Rai information on the network, joining the sites of Rai News 24 and Televideo in a single portal.

Maggioni also modified the editorial line of the channel, focusing mainly on current events and live events.[28] The schedule also changes, also launching new program: Di Mattina, conducted initially by Silvana Pepe, then by Roberto Vicaretti and Emanuela Bonchino; With the time running, conducted by Alessandro Baracchini and Paolo Cappelli; All in an hour, conducted by Silvana Pepe from 20:00 to 21:00. In addition, the economic resources and the technical and human resources available are considerably increased.

On the ratings front, in 2013 Rai News 24 showed a slight increase in average listening compared to the previous year, while the 2014 index revealed a drop of 11% compared to the previous year and the previous year. Nevertheless, Rai News 24 however its primacy among the news channels in Italy.[29][30] Some newspapers and political exponents judged such results poor compared to investments,[31] while the Rainews.it portal obtained the 300º place among the most visited sites by Italian users.[32][33]

Petrecca's Management

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On 24 May 2024 Rai News 24 started using YouTube again with videos not from the news and programs broadcast on TV.[34]

Directors of Rai News 24

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Programmes and presenters

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Note:

Press Review

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Press Review is where newspapers are reviewed and read to the television audience with commentary that is watching from home.

From 2021 to 7 June 2024, the evening press review was broadcast as Sera24 (segment/slogan title for programme titled "Oggi e Domani, weekdays only) or Rassenga Stampa (translates to "Press Review" in English, weekends only), there were usually guests (mostly journalists from newspapers) that discuss and comment the next day headlines/topics from various Italy newspapers with the presenter.

On weekdays, the press review is broadcast on TV from 22:30 to 23:50. On weekends, the press review is from 23:15 to 23:50. The last 5 minutes on the weekdays and weekends version of the press review is the presenter commenting and reading the headlines from various Italy national newspapers. Between 23:50 and 00:00 is when the Focus 24 rubric or a report by a journalist is broadcast.

During the 2024-2025 season, the evening press review that was broadcast as Sera24 was switched back to its original name which was Rassenga Stampa. The program broadcast time and format for both weekdays and weekends remain unchanged from last season.

During the summer season, press review is broadcast from 23:00 to 23:50 on weekends and from 23:15 to 23:50 on weekends. The last 5 minutes on the weekdays and weekends version of press review's time slot is the presenter commenting and reading the headlines from various Italy national newspapers. Between 23:50 and 00:00 is when the Focus 24 rubric or a report by a journalist is broadcast.

Morning press reviews are done at 7 am and 8:30 am on weekdays. In the 8:30 am morning press reviews edition, there is usually a guest invited to discuss the newspaper headlines. On weekends, press reviews are broadcast at 7:30 am and then rebroadcast at 8:30 am. On holidays, press reviews are done at 7:30 am and at 8:30 am.

The world (or international) press review is done on weekdays at 7:45 am and is later rebroadcast at 9:45 am to discuss the world newspapers' headlines.

News programmes

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Program Name Description Time slot Presenter
Cronache dall'Italia Weekday show featuring Italy top news headlines with live reporting Weekdays, 9:30 to 9:45am Various presenters but it usually the person that does Rassenga Stampa during Mattina 24
Economica 24 Discussion of the economy with guests Weekdays, 17:30 to 18:00 (except summer and holidays) Cristina Raschio, Riccardo Cavalliere, Raffaele Cappuccio, Annalisa Salsano, Alessandro Marchetti
Focus 24 This is a rebroadcast of an earlier interview or discussion that happened earlier in the day or from the previous day that focuses on a specific topic. The run time is usually between 5 and 12 minutes. Various times throughout the week but usually after 19:30 and the next day between 12 am and 5 am. Not applicable
In un'ora Discussion of today's headlines in 1 hour with guests Weekdays, 18:30 to 19:30 (except summer and holidays) *Gianluca Semprini (2022)
*Giancarlo Usai (25 September 2023 – present)[40]
Lo Stato dell'Unione Discussion of European Politics with guests Sundays, 10:30 to 11:30 am Donato Bendicenti
Mattina 24 (2022–present) Weekday morning show featuring the top headlines.
When the show is broadcast again at 7:30 am, the presenter summaries the news headline and then proceed to discuss Italy's arts, culture and society, news and events with guests. This broadcast is also known as Finestra sull'Italia		 Weekdays, 6 to 7 am and 7:30 to 7:45 am (except summer and holidays) * Chiara Paduano (April 2022 - 29 June 2023)
* Roberta Ammendola (25 September 2023 – 7 June 2024)[40]
News in English (2022–present) Top stories of the day presented in English language Weekdays, 13:30 to 13:35 Helen Viola
Periferie (2023-) TBA Saturday, 11:05 am to 12:00 pm Lorenzo Lo Basso and Annalisa Fantilli
Pomeriggio 24 TBA Weekdays, 14:30 to 16:00 (except summer and holidays) * Alessandro Baracchini (2022–2023)
* Giuseppina Testoni (25 September 2023 -7 June 2024)[40]
TEЛEНOBИHИ - TG in lingua ucraina (26 March 2022 – present) Ukraine News in Ukrainian language 7 days a week, 15:00 to 15:05 Not applicable
Specchio dei tiempi Discussion of politics, economy and other news with guests Weekdays, 10 to 11 am (except summer and holidays) Roberto Vicaretti[40]
Sport 24 * Discussion of sports headlines with guests
* The 19:30 broadcast features today's sports news headlines with no presenter, it is a broadcast with various sports news segment combined
* The 20:30 show that is broadcast on Mondays only is usually a discussion of soccer headlines with sports journalists.		 * 12:30 to 13:00 (7 days a week)
* Between 19:30 and 20:00 (10-12 mins, 7 days a week)
* 20:30 to 20:45 (Mondays only)		 * Laura Cervellione
* Francesco Musi
* Marco Lollobrigida (Mondays only at 20:30)

Other programmes

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Note: The above programme may be reaired at other times throughout the week until a new episode of that programme is aired. Dates indicated in parentheses are when a new episode of that programme is usually out.

Former programmes

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Logos

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Notes

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  1. ^ In Italian, it is referred to as "Il Consiglio di Amministrazione della Rai" which translates to English as "the Board of Directors of Rai

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