Fabio Fazio leaves Rai and moves to Warner Bros. Discovery with a four-year deal. To make it official is a note from the company that announces that the conductor will be the protagonist on channel Nine where it will debut as early as next autumn.
In the coming weeks - it is explained - "the projects that will see him involved and the role he will have, thanks to his talent and experience, in the development in Italy of the Warner Bros. Discovery group, one of the main media operators worldwide, will be announced". The project will include Luciana Littizzetto, linked to Fazio by a historic association.
Alessandro Araimo, GM Italy & Iberia of Warner Bros. Discovery, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Fabio Fazio as "and proud that one of the most relevant and influential faces on Italian television has chosen Warner Bros. Discovery and channel Nove to pursue his extraordinary career. Our commitment has always been to attract the best talents and the arrival of Fabio and Luciana in our group is the best possible confirmation. That's why we can't wait to start working together, confident that this synergy can further grow our rich portfolio of TV channels and even more generally the Warner Bros. Discovery group in Italy. A leading global media group that in recent years has played a decisive role in growing the country's cultural industry, offering the Italian audience a new model of content, able to stand out thanks to different and contemporary genres and to create a solid bond with the public and mutual trust ranging from television to cinema, from streaming to games and much more."
"Beautiful hello". It is the ironic tweet, accompanied by the emoticon of the greeting hand, with which Matteo Salvini, deputy prime minister, minister of infrastructure and secretary of the League, comments on the news of Fabio Fazio and Luciana Littizzetto leaving Rai to move to Discovery.
"The exit of @fabfazio is a heavy defeat for Rai and for the public service. The behavior of those who wanted this is very serious. Among the things for which he should be thanked, the specials with Liliana Segre are among the most important pages in the history of Rai. I hope he can come back soon." So on Twitter the senator of the Pd Francesco Verducci, member of the Rai Supervisory Commission.
"The exit of @fabfazio from the #Rai is a damage to the company in terms of identity, cultural quality and ratings. Bad news for the country. Over the years many beautiful pages of public service, among all the Memorial of the Shoah with the Segre. A wicked choice never brought to the Board of Directors". Thus, on Twitter, the board member of Viale Mazzini, Francesca Bria, comments on Fazio's farewell.