Overview
- Warner Bros. Discovery announced Friday that it has formally ended its contract with Amadeus in a consensual agreement and issued public thanks for his work.
- Amadeus described the past two years as "intensi" and publicly wished Warner Bros. Discovery well while expressing gratitude to CEO Alessandro Araimo.
- The agreement closes a high‑profile 2024 move in which Amadeus left RAI and the Festival di Sanremo to bring prime‑time and access programming to NOVE.
- Industry commentators and papers are speculating about a return to RAI, a shift to Mediaset, or a temporary break from TV, noting limited prime‑time slots and Stefano De Martino now occupying Amadeus’s former RAI position.
- Public comments by former manager Lucio Presta at the Passaggi Festival added a personal, critical dimension to coverage but are not officially linked to the contractual split and may shape public perception of the presenter.