Rai: teleMeloni is no surprise, but who will pay if ratings drop?

Let's stop with the hypocrisy. Since the world began, it has always been the Government in office the hidden shareholder (and then not so much) of the Rai. It's always been like this since the days of Dc of Amyntor Fanfani with Hector Bernabei absolute dominus of state television. It is therefore not surprising that the prime minister has taken over all the leading positions of Rai, obviously starting with the leadership of Tg1 and the seats of the CEO and the Director General. Naturally there are ways and means of doing things: one can have style or not like the Northern League leader, Matteo Salvini which also on Rai moves with the elegance of an elephant in a glass shop. But in the end there are two questions. The first concerns the quality of the television offer: editors of top magazines and programs can be changed but quality is not an option. It's a bit pharisaic to cry over the exit of Fabio Fazio who decided on his own initiative to go to Discovery or for that of Lucia Announced that she did very well to resign because she disagreed with the government as long as she doesn't become a victim of it, given that her candidacy as leader of the government is already ready Pd in the next European elections and the resignation in an anti-Meloni key are part of the game. But then there is the second and crucial issue of ratings: on average, Fazio's broadcast had a very high share and Annunziata's was very good. What if their replacements don't get as many plays? What happens is that advertising sales would drop and Rai would lose money. Who would pay? Certainly not Meloni or Salvini but it would be up to the subscribers or all taxpayers to settle the bill. Let's hope it doesn't happen but let's remember that. Down, down.