RAI is the public broadcaster for Radio and TV programmes in Italy. Rai has maintened the leadership position in 2006 with a 45% of daily share and more than 44% in the prime time shift. Rai transmits Tv on three national channels (more than 24000 tv hours ), twelve satellite channels ( five of them are pay channels , five are free channels on Sky platform and two channels are devoted to keep in contact the Italian people outside Italy); eigth channels are distributed on the DTT platform with interactive facilities.
Rai provides also one national Teletext and 20 regional Teletext. On Internet Rai distributes a tv channel, fully dedicated to the news 24 hours per day and 7 days per week named Rainews24.
Rai provides more than 80000 hours on the radio networks with three national channels. Furthermore two channels are specifically devoted to the activities of the Italian Parliament and to the people travelling on the highways. In the on air radio are included also special programms for the language minorities, specific programms for the Italian people in the world and the fixed wire radio channel.
RAI Group includes the following Subsidiary Companies: RaiSat (satellite channels), Rai Sipra (advertising activities), RaiCorporation (for the American markets), RaiTrade (distribution, marketing and merchandising of RAI products), RaiWay (Trasmission and Broadcasting Operations), RaiCinema (dealing in Cinema production and purchasing), Rai Net ( Internet activities ), RaiClick ( joint venture on IPTV with E-Biscom).