Rai, Domenica In, and the deal with Gabriele Corsi. Here's why it failed.

In the last few hours, new details have emerged regarding Gabriele Corsi 's absence from the next edition of Domenica In , citing, in the official Rai press release, the host's inability to accommodate other commitments. Rumors circulating in well-informed circles suggest that negotiations have stalled due to a lack of agreement between Rai and Corsi.

It seems, in fact, that the host had put a framework contract on the table that would have tied him to Rai not only for Domenica In , but also for other programs. Among these, it is rumored, was the hosting of a pre-evening program, perhaps the next edition of Reazione a Catena, currently hosted by Pino Insegno.

Naturally, the creation of a framework contract would have required a significantly greater financial commitment from Rai , which had put the co-hosting of Domenica In on the table. And speaking of Domenica In, further details have emerged regarding the new edition of Rai1's Sunday afternoon program. According to reports, the broadcast would have been split into two parts.

The first segment, from 2:00 PM to approximately 3:30 PM, would have been hosted by Mara Venier , following the classic format that has brought the program such success in recent seasons, reaching a 20% share. Aunt Mara's classic heart-to-heart interviews would have been mixed with a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Domenica In, which began in October 1976 and was invented by the great Corrado . Then, until the end of the program, the segment hosted by Gabriele Corsi would have continued, featuring a musical game, a theme he had already explored with "Don't forget the lyrics" on Nove.

Before all this, there was the preview in which Mara and Corsi together introduced the program and their two segments. Mara, moreover, had immediately expressed to Rai her willingness to welcome Corsi to Domenica in , letting him do the last hour and a half of the show without any problem. Then what happened with Aunt Mara happened, who will now have to shoulder the next edition of Rai1's historic variety show as well.

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