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☆ Italian PM's former partner loses TV show over sexist comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Andrea Giambruno, partner of Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, arrives at the Quirinale Presidential Palace for the swearing-in ceremony of Italy's new government, in Rome, Italy October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Oct 25 (Reuters) - /Andrea Giambruno, the former partner of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has been taken off a television talk show he had presented before Meloni left him following sexist comments he made to female co-workers. Audio excerpts also revealed him talking about being in an affair and telling colleagues they could work with him if they took part in group sex. MFE is owned by the heirs of the late Silvio Berlusconi, a former prime minister and Meloni ally. Reporting By Gavin Jones Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrea Giambruno, Giorgia Meloni, Yara, Meloni, Giambruno, Silvio Berlusconi, Gavin Jones, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Italian, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy, Giambruno

☆ Giorgia Meloni, Italian prime minister, splits from partner after his sexist TV comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Reuters —Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments made on and off air. “My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ends here,” Meloni wrote on her social media accounts. Giambruno is the presenter of a news program transmitted by Mediaset, part of the MFE (MFEB.MI) media group owned by the heirs of the late Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister and Meloni ally. The TV journalist had already been widely criticized in August for apparent victim-blaming comments following a gang rape case. Meloni had said after that episode that she should not be judged for comments made by her partner, and that in future she would not answer questions about his behavior.

Persons: Giorgia Meloni, Andrea Giambruno, ” Meloni, Giambruno, Mediaset, Silvio Berlusconi, “, ”, Meloni Organizations: Reuters, Italian

☆ Italy PM splits from partner after his sexist TV comments
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Andrea Giambruno, partner of Italy's new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, arrives at the Quirinale Presidential Palace for the swearing-in ceremony of Italy's new government, in Rome, Italy October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments made on and off air. "My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ends here," Meloni wrote on her social media accounts. The TV journalist had already been widely criticised in August for apparent victim-blaming comments following a gang rape case. Meloni had said after that episode that she should not be judged for comments made by her partner, and that in future she would not answer questions about his behaviour.

Persons: Andrea Giambruno, Giorgia Meloni, Yara, Meloni, Giambruno, Mediaset, Silvio Berlusconi, Alvise Armellini, Gavin Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Italian, Thomson Locations: Rome, Italy

ROME, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments. Meloni told reporters last month she should not be judged over Giambruno's remarks and in future would not answer questions about his behaviour. The split comes as the 46-year-old prime minister celebrates her first year in office at the head of a right-wing coalition government that has defended the traditional family as one of its policy hallmarks. "My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ends here," Meloni wrote on her social media accounts. The TV journalist had been widely criticised in August for comments interpreted by many as victim-blaming, following a gang rape case.

Persons: Giorgia Meloni, Andrea Giambruno, Meloni, Giambruno, Mediaset, Silvio Berlusconi, Marco Furfaro, Gavin Jones, Deborah Kyvrikosaios Organizations: Italian, Democratic Party, Thomson

☆ Former captain Bonucci starts legal battle against Juventus over club exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"I have decided, after great suffering, to take the path of a lawsuit towards Juventus," Bonucci told Sport Mediaset in an interview published on Thursday. Bonucci said he did not feel remorse towards his former club nor was seeking financial reward, and that if he won the legal battle he would donate all the proceeds to charity. Juventus are the fans, the team, my former team mates," Bonucci said. "I want to continue to play and trouble Spalletti for the national team," Bonucci said. Bonucci added his hopes are to be back at Juventus one day as coach.

Persons: Leonardo Bonucci, Florion, Massimiliano Allegri, Bonucci, Luciano Spalletti, Spalletti, Anita Kobylinska Organizations: Soccer Football, Air Albania, REUTERS, Juventus, United States, Serie, Juve, Bundesliga, Union Berlin, Sport Mediaset, Thomson Locations: Albania, Italy, Tirana, Turin, Gdansk

☆ Man arrested after allegedly touching Spanish journalist’s bottom live on air
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The man can be seen approaching her and then appearing to touch her bottom as she’s talking to presenter Nacho Abad in the studio. Balado tried to continue with her piece to camera, but Abad asked her if the man had just touched her bottom. “Do you really need to touch my bum?” she asked, before telling him that she’s live on television. “It’s very unpleasant, particularly when you are working,” she said, before the camera panned to show the man standing on the street with another man. “Only yes means yes.”The man was later arrested and Spain’s national police posted a video on X of him being led away in cuffs.

Persons: Isa Balado, Nacho Abad, Balado, Abad, “, ”, Yolanda Díaz, ” Díaz, Irene Montero, Madrid, Balado’s, Verónica, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Rubiales, Hermoso Organizations: CNN — Police, “, Balado, Madrid magistrate’s, CNN, High, Justice, Espana Locations: Spain, Madrid, Cuatro, “, Spanish

☆ Italy's Brembo to move to Amsterdam to increase M&A options
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MILAN, June 20 (Reuters) - Italy's Brembo (BRBI.MI) is to move its legal headquarters to the Netherlands and strengthen its loyalty share scheme in a move aimed at increasing M&A opportunities, the premium brake maker said on Tuesday. The announcement follows similar moves by other major Italian companies, including Ferrari (RACE.MI), Exor (EXOR.AS), Mediaset (MFEB.MI) and Campari (CPRI.MI), to establish in the Netherlands to enjoy the benefits of the country's favourable loyalty share legislation. Brembo's tax residence will remain in Italy while its shares will continue to be listed in Milan, the group said. "Brembo intends to continue to grow and remain a competitive key player in the global automotive market that is currently undergoing a great transformation," he said. Reporting by Giulio Piovaccari and Francesca Landini; editing by Keith Weir and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brembo, Matteo Tiraboschi, Camfin, Marco Tronchetti Porvera, Giulio Piovaccari, Francesca Landini, Keith Weir, Conor Humphries Organizations: MILAN, Ferrari, Brembo's, Citigroup, Brembo, Pirelli, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, Italy, Milan

☆ Opinion: Before Trump or Viktor Orban, there was Italy’s Berlusconi
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Ruth Ben-Ghiat | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —“I’m the most persecuted man in all of history,” then-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi claimed in 2009, just after Italy’s constitutional court stripped him of immunity from prosecution, leaving him vulnerable as he faced yet another corruption trial. Berlusconi, the three-time Italian prime minister who died this week at 86, wrote the script for an authoritarian style of leadership within a democracy. The flamboyant billionaire owner of a business, media and sports empire, Berlusconi privatized Italian television in the 1980s. Italian television had been limited to three state-owned RAI national networks, but by the 1980s Berlusconi’s Mediaset conglomerate owned the three largest private channels. Berlusconi also raised fears in Italians about the loss of “tradition,” using the specter of Italian demographic decline to justify anti-immigrant policies that preceded those of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and other far-right leaders.

Persons: Ruth Ben, “ Strongmen, Mussolini, CNN — “, ”, Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi, Benito Mussolini —, Vladimir Putin, Marcello Dell’Utri, Publitalia, Ferdinando Meazza, “ Mussolini, ” Berlusconi, Viktor Orban, Fininvest, Sergei Chirikov, Donald Trump, “ Organizations: CNN, New York University, Italian, Forza Italia, National Alliance, Italian Social, Northern League, AC Milan soccer, RAI, AC Milan, Milan, Milan's, Italian Communist Party, British, Kremlin, Getty, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Italian, Milan, Milan's San Siro, Italy, Western Europe, Hungarian, Moscow, AFP

☆ Berlusconi invented the entrepreneur as politician
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Lisa Jucca | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Though his Forza Italia party and business empire are already weakened and unlikely to regain much prominence after his death, his unorthodox political methods spawned imitators across the West. Italy’s four-time and longest-serving prime minister, who often quipped he would live until 120, passed away on Monday. Ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also became popular by portraying himself as an eccentric outsider. As Italy’s traditional parties collapsed under countless graft charges in the 1990s, he used his media popularity and image as a can-do entrepreneur to exploit Italy’s political void. Follow @LJucca on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSFormer Italian prime minister and broadcaster Mediaset founder Silvio Berlusconi died on June 12, aged 86.

Persons: Silvio Berlusconi, Donald Trump ., Boris Johnson, Berlusconi, Beppe Grillo outdid Berlusconi, Vladimir Putin, Giorgia Meloni, MediaForEurope, Neil Unmack, Oliver Taslic Organizations: MILAN, Reuters, Forza Italia, U.S, Donald Trump . Ex, British, Milan soccer, RAI, Star Movement, Thomson Locations: Italian, Italy

☆ How Berlusconi got his billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire former prime minister of Italy, died Monday, leaving behind a sprawling business empire. It was through Fininvest that Berlusconi acquired big stakes in some of Europe’s major media firms, as well as AC Milan. Berlusconi owned a 61.3% stake in the holding company at the end of 2021, Reuters has reported. AC Milan players won the Italian championship in 1988 when Silvio Berlusconi was the club's president. Marina Berlusconi, left, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, center, and Mrs. Rosa, Silvio Berlusconi's mother, photograhed in 1998 Luca Bruno/AP/FILEPier Silvio, 53, is the chief executive of MediaForEurope.

Persons: London CNN — Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi, Ferdinando Meazza, MediaForEurope —, Fininvest, ”, Marina, Marina Berlusconi, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, Rosa, Silvio Berlusconi's, photograhed, Luca Bruno, Silvio, — Niamh Kennedy, Sammy Mncwabe Organizations: London CNN, AC Milan, Bloomberg, Media, Milan, Reuters, Mondadori, Italy’s, Prosecutors, Mediaset Locations: Italy, Fininvest, MediaForEurope, Spain, Germany’s ProSiebenSat, Milan

☆ Photos: Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died at a Milan hospital at the age of 86, his press office confirms. In April he was diagnosed with leukemia, according to Corriere della Sera, a leading Italian newspaper. The controversial media tycoon served three stints as Italy's prime minister, most recently between 2008 and 2011, before being banned from politics for six years following a conviction for tax fraud. Berlusconi can arguably be called the godfather of modern populism, having launched his Forza Italia party in 1994. Berlusconi also owned the soccer club AC Milan for more than 30 years, harnessing the power of the beautiful game with his Forza Italia slogan, which had been a chant of Italian soccer fans.

Persons: Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi Organizations: Italian, della, Forza Italia, AC Milan Locations: Milan, Italian, Italy's Senate, Monza

Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who served as Italian prime minister multiple times between 1994 and 2011, has died. Berlusconi died at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, according to local media. Berlusconi's extensive political career included appointments as Italian prime minister from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. His Forza Italia party is currently a junior partner in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's ruling right-wing coalition. The former Italian leader had promised — but failed — to sell his assets in the media company when he was prime minister.

Persons: Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi, Giorgia Meloni's, —, Karima Organizations: San Raffaele Hospital, CNBC, Forza Italia, Italian soccer, AC Milan, Italy's Locations: Milan, Italian

☆ Silvio Berlusconi, the 3-time Italian leader infamous for 'bunga bunga' sex parties, dead at 86
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Kieran Corcoran | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister of Italy, was reported dead Monday. The Associated Press reported that Berlusconi had been admitted to the hospital on Friday for checks related to chronic leukemia. He was also a dominant figure in Italian politics, serving three terms as its national leader. Berlusconi's impact on Italian politics was far-reaching. Another former Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, recalled Berlusconi's divisive legacy in a message on Twitter.

Persons: Silvio Berlusconi, Berlusconi, —, Italy's, Berlusconi's, provocatively, Matteo Renzi Organizations: Service, della, Associated Press Locations: Italy, Italian

☆ Inzaghi always believed that Inter would reach Champions League final
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 17 (Reuters) - Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi said he never doubted that his team could reach the Champions League final as they completed a resounding 3-0 aggregate victory over rivals AC Milan on Tuesday. Inter are third in Serie A and will face Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia final on May 24. Inzaghi basked in the glory of his team's victory over Milan, a fourth successive win over their city rivals. Inzaghi said that Serie A was now the primary focus for his players, who face newly crowned champions Napoli on Sunday. The Champions League final will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on June 10.

☆ Sports events organisers encouraged to secure injunctions against online piracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - Sports events organisers such as Sky, Canal+ and FIFA should be allowed to secure injunctions against online piracy of live events, the European Commission said on Thursday, following calls from companies for action against a problem that costs them billions of euros annually. The non-binding recommendation from the EU executive however falls far short of broadcasters and events organisers' calls for binding legislation. "The Recommendation encourages the use of blocking injunctions tailored to live events and, in the case of live sports events, encourages member states to grant legal standing to sports event organisers to seek an injunction where it is currently not possible," the Commission said in a statement. It also urged providers of hosting services to take measures to minimise illegal streaming and events organisers to boost the availability and affordability of their commercial offers to attract viewers. The recommendation also calls for cross-border cooperation between EU countries to tackle the issue.

☆ Meta, Italy's Mediaset sign deal against online piracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MILAN, March 29 (Reuters) - Italy's top commercial broadcaster MFE-Mediaforeurope (MFEB.MI) said on Wednesday its unit Mediaset had partnered up with Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) to fight online piracy. Under the multi-year partnership, Mediaset will work with Meta to implement a set of tools and systems to protect its unit Reti televisive Italiane (RTI)'s copyrighted content, including live broadcasts. Meta will also provide RTI with training and support to make the most effective use of the U.S. group's 'Rights Manager' tool to allow the Italian company to authorise, manage and protect its content. Reporting by Federico Maccioni, editing by Cristina CarlevaroOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Insider breaks down the four qualities he said in his book were key toward boosting productivity. He developed the so-called the FASE method — focus, attention, systematization, and energy — for boosting productivity. In his 2017 book, "Lead Yourself: The Definitive Method to Be More Productive," Peralt wrote that four key qualities are essential to boosting productivity. "You need to be motivated and hungry to have a reason to start the process because, undoubtedly, it requires effort," Peralt wrote. An action-oriented attitudeAccording to Peralt, one of the most important qualities you need to improve your productivity is an action-oriented attitude.

☆ Italy's biggest TV piracy network dismantled - police
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ROME, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Italy's police said on Friday they had dismantled the country's largest network for online TV piracy, one that accounted for 70% of illegal streaming across the nation. The network had more than 900,000 users and yielded "millions of euros" in monthly profits, a police statement said. As part of the operation, premises were searched and material seized in more than 20 cities up and down the country, including Rome, Naples and Catania, the statement added. The raids were ordered by prosecutors in Catania, Sicily, who were due to give more details in a press conference later on Friday. Reporting by Alvise Armellini; Editing by Bradley PerrettOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ No plans to oust Mediaset Espana CEO, top shareholder says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

MILAN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The top investor of Mediaset Espana (TL5.MC) has no plan to oust Paolo Vasile from the role of CEO at the Spanish broadcaster, a spokesperson for MediaforEurope (MFEB.MI) said on Monday, denying Spanish media reports. "No ousting of Paolo Vasile as CEO is underway," the spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters, adding Vasile's results over his tenure at the helm of the company are "extraordinary." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Elvira Pollina Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ MFE teams up with French partner to bid for TV company M6
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA view shows French television group M6 headquarters in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris, France, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierMILAN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Italian broadcaster MediaForEurope (MFEB.MI) has submitted a non-binding offer for a controlling stake in French TV company M6 (MMTP.PA), two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Milan-listed MFE, owned by the family for former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, has teamed up with a French industrial partner which is not currently present in the TV sector, the sources said, without elaborating. Initial offers for RTL's 48.3% stake in M6 were expected by Friday afternoon after a planned tie-up between the company and fellow French broadcaster TF1 collapsed last week. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Elvira Pollina, editing by Silvia AloisiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

PARIS/MILAN, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The collapse of a deal to form a French TV giant to challenge U.S. streaming services such as Netflix (NFLX.O) knocked shares in M6 Group (MMTP.PA) and TF1 (TFFP.PA) on Monday. France's two biggest private broadcasters gave up their merger plan on Friday citing French antitrust requirements that rendered the deal unworkable. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"It is extremely disappointing, it shows the incapacity in France of pushing a unifying project to create a French media champion," said Mikael Jacoby, head of continental trading at Oddo Securities. At 1424 GMT, TF1 shares were down 3.3% and shares in M6 were 3% lower. "Hedge funds don't want exposure to the advertising sector, people are very worried about next year," a merger arbitrage analyst said.

☆ Georgia: „Casa groazei” se închide de sărbători
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-13 | by ( Marina Gorbatovschi | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

În ciuda acestui fapt, activiștii pentru drepturile omului au reușit să convingă instanța de pericolul, cu care se confruntau copiii. Acest pas poate fi considerat o victorie pentru activiștii pentru drepturile omului care au insistat pe scoaterea copiilor din această instituție închisă. Procesul a fost intentat de ONG-ul „Parteneriat pentru Drepturile Omului”, care a declarat că copiii din orfelinat se află în pericol. Trebuie să ne concentrăm pe investigarea faptelor de violență”, a scris ea în rețelele de socializare. Biserica consideră că nu există dovezi de abuz și violență împotriva minorilor.

Persons: Anna Abashidze, Ombudsmana Nino Lomjaria, Lomjari, Nino Lomjaria, Spiridon, Nino Lomjaria ., Diana Petriashvili Organizations: ONU, Interne, Georgiei Locations: Georgia, Ortodoxe, Tbilisi

☆ Ибрагимович и Лукаку оштрафованы за стычку в Кубке Италии
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-27 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Нападающий «Милана» Златан Ибрагимович и форвард «Интера» Ромелу Лукаку оштрафованы за стычку в матче 1/4 финала Кубка Италии, сообщает Football Italia. По данным источника, Ибрагимович должен будет заплатить € 4 тыс., Лукаку, в свою очередь, заплатит € 3 тыс. Также были оштрафованы «Милан» и «Интер» на € 2 тыс. Напомним, что в концовке первого тайма той встречи защитник «Милана» Алессио Романьоли сфолил на Лукаку, что вызвало недовольство бельгийца. Как сообщает Sport Mediaset, швед сказал Лукаку: «Иди занимайся своим вуду-дерьмом, маленький осёл».

Persons: Златан Ибрагимович, Ромелу Лукаку, Ибрагимович, Лукаку, Алессио Романьоли, Фарада Мошири Organizations: Football Italia, Mediaset, Милан, Интер, Эвертон, Манчестер Юнайтед, Челси Locations: Италия, Африка

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