Overview

• On May 29, the Consiglio di Stato rejected appeals from Rai, Rai Pubblicità, the Comune di Sanremo and consumer groups against the TAR Liguria ruling.
• The April 9 tender set a €6.5 million annual fee plus 1% of advertising revenue and attracted only Rai as a bidder.
• Bidding terms oblige participants to pay the fee, cede 1% of ad revenue and fulfil requirements for local cultural and broadcast events.
• Negotiations between Rai and the Comune di Sanremo are now under way to finalise the three-year organisational agreement.
• Just Entertainment, led by Sergio Cerruti, has filed a new challenge at the TAR contesting that the tender’s criteria disadvantage other operators.