“I have no intention of getting into politics, period.” He stated it Pier Silvio Berlusconi, CEO of Mfe-Mediaset, during a meeting with the press in the television studios in Cologno Monzese.
“First, I want to continue doing my job, I love Mediaset and I think that my work is not finished, on the contrary”, he added. “Secondly – he continued -, even if it were, and it isn’t, I don’t think it’s serious to improvise from one day to the next, I would have to have good preparation times and get a good background. Thirdly, perhaps the most important thing, because there is it is a stable government and there is a government that is doing well“.
With respect to a hypothetical entry into politics, Pier Silvio Berlusconi added: “Aside from the fact that I have no intention, I don’t know what I could do, but Italy today has a stable government and in my opinion above all looking around, we think about what is happening in France and Germany, they are doing well in a very complicated moment, trying to do the best they can.” As for Mediaset, “we are in a good moment from the point of view of results, especially in Italy, but very complicated and crucial from the point of view of development. I am staying here and I love this company and all the people who work there”, he said. underlined.
On the possibility of a Sanremo at Mediaset, after the sentence of the Liguria Regional Administrative Court which judged the direct assignment to Rai to be illegitimate, “We will see. I think that Sanremo is a piece of Rai, but at the same time that Rai is the real engine and the real strength of the Sanremo Festival. So as an Italian I hope that Sanremo remains in Rai, period. What will happen we’ll see”https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/politica/2024/12/12/pier-silvio-berlusconi-niente-politica-il-gov erno-does-good-drop-in-streak-tiring-moment-I-have-trust-in-ricci-204cde2e-5807-405d-af58-bcc5d42f4981/.”Mi it seems that the situation is really still too murky to be able to express a judgement”, added Berlusconi. “Honestly I still haven’t understood what is happening”, added Pier Silvio Berlusconi referring to the possibility indicated by the ruling of the Liguria Regional Administrative Court according to which from 2026 we will have to proceed with the awarding of the Festival with a tender open to operators in the sector and by answering those who asked him if he was amused by the idea of Mediaset taking care of the creation of the Festival in certain areas it is necessary to be respectful”, underlined the CEO of Mfe-Mediaset. “For me – he continued – Sanremo today is a piece of Rai so I don’t ask myself the question. If ever in the future an object to be considered from a commercial perspective should be on the market, we will evaluate it with the right attitude which is that of a commercial company that evaluates costs and revenues. But today I don’t even ask myself the question: for me it is a very important piece of Rai”.
“I think the proposal to reduce the license fee is a propaganda move,” said Pier Silvio Berlusconi commenting on the proposal presented by the League to reduce the Rai license fee from 90 to 70 euros. “I say this with a smile – he added – because I have an excellent personal relationship with Salvini”. According to Pier Silvio Berlusconi “if you remove 20 euros from the license fee, you remove 430 million from general taxation: take from one pocket and take from the other, it doesn’t change much. Among other things, general taxation finances important items such as healthcare and pensions. It also seems less clear and transparent to me Italians”https://gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/politica/2024/12/12/pier-silvio-berlusconi-niente-politica-il-gove rno-does-good-drop-in-streak-tiring-moment-I-have-trust-in-ricci-204cde2e-5807-405d-af58-bcc5d42f4981/.”I think to be able to say that I have a good relationship with him”, underlined Berlusconi referring to deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini. “But politics is politics, there is also propaganda involved. The license fee is something that may be unpleasant for the citizen, but all taxes are unpleasant. However, they perform an important function”, he underlined.
“I think that Italian politics should really pay special attention to Rai and the audiovisual system. Italy is the country in which the least investment per capita is invested in at European level, there is a lot of confusion, it is a important sector. From this point of view, Rai is at the center of everything. A strong Rai, a Rai that represents Italy is too important”, continued Pier Silvio Berlusconi.
“Decrease in the Strip? Tiring moment, but after 37 years of history it’s quite normal”
«It is undeniable that Striscia la Notizia is in a difficult moment. After 37 years of history – underlined Berlusconi – it is also quite normal, it happens. And it’s complicated for Rai1’s competition. I speak with Antonio Ricci, with whom I have an excellent relationship and I am confident that he will find the way to grow again, in some way with the changes in production as has already happened in the last two evenings”. «So – he concluded – I plan to continue working with Antonio».