Pescara, 28 May (LaPresse) – On the subject of property, “I wish to make it clear straight away — in the clearest possible terms, because confusion, often exploited for political ends, has arisen on this point in recent times — that we are not dealing with a ‘divestment plan’, but with a comprehensive, forward-looking, medium- to long-term property plan, aimed at reorganising and developing Rai’s assets through a coherent set of measures: renovating, repurposing, building, enhancing and, only where strictly necessary, divesting”. So said Rai’s CEO, Giampaolo Rossi, during his hearing before the Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. ‘Divestment, when envisaged, is not the end goal,’ he added, “it is one of the tools, and is used selectively, within a broad and comprehensive industrial strategy, as clearly confirmed by our latest 2025 financial statements, approved by the Board of Directors just a few days ago. A financial statement that saw us return to a positive consolidated net profit of €9.3 million, an extraordinary result, after eight years of essentially breaking even, the fourth-best result of the last eighteen years, achieved in a particularly challenging context and without resorting to extraordinary measures, as has often been the case in the past. This is a concrete sign that the company is regaining its solidity, discipline and rigorous management, to the extent that we are able to award, and I am truly proud of this, 100% of the performance bonus to employees for the first time.”
Rai, Rossi: ‘The property portfolio is not a “divestment plan”; sales will only take place if necessary’
Pescara, 28 May (LaPresse) – On the subject of property, “I wish to make it clear straight away — in the clearest possible terms, because confusion, often exploited for political ends, has arisen on this point in recent times — that we are not dealing with a ‘divestment plan’, but with a comprehensive, forward-looking, medium- to long-term property plan, aimed at reorganising and developing Rai’s assets through a coherent set of measures: renovating, repurposing, building, enhancing and, only where strictly necessary, divesting”. So said Rai’s CEO, Giampaolo Rossi, during his hearing before the Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. ‘Divestment, when envisaged, is not the end goal,’ he added, “it is one of the tools, and is used selectively, within a broad and comprehensive industrial strategy, as clearly confirmed by our latest 2025 financial statements, approved by the Board of Directors just a few days ago. A financial statement that saw us return to a positive consolidated net profit of €9.3 million, an extraordinary result, after eight years of essentially breaking even, the fourth-best result of the last eighteen years, achieved in a particularly challenging context and without resorting to extraordinary measures, as has often been the case in the past. This is a concrete sign that the company is regaining its solidity, discipline and rigorous management, to the extent that we are able to award, and I am truly proud of this, 100% of the performance bonus to employees for the first time.”
