Rai's CEO Roberto Sergio on Amadeus's Departure: Embracing Life Choices

"Impossible to counter a life choice." Thus, Rai's CEO, Roberto Sergio, speaks on Facebook about Amadeus's farewell to Rai, replying to some comments under his post, where he bids the outgoing host "good life Ama and see you again!" written next to a photo portraying them together in an embrace. To a commenter who notes "it's called the great escape, in Italian," the CEO replies: "Dear friend, I disagree." And facing the counter-reply ("well, Ama is not an isolated case, I would say. It's that today there are many 'mothers' besides Raiset. This is pluralism") he argues: "True. But I find it hard to make the endless list of talents, hosts, journalists contracted with Rai and in many cases renewed just this last year." What he said A concept also reiterated in a subsequent post dedicated to the 70 years of television: "Rai has been around for 100 years and has been television for 70 years. Over the years, it has seen the departure of Mike, Corrado, Raimondo and Sandra, Maurizio, Raffaella, Pippo, Rosario, Fabio, and many others, now Ama. Many have then returned. The public service, this year, is 100 years old and is always alongside Italians, a leader in the Radio and Television market." To a follower who asks "what about moving forward with Flavio Insinna, what do you think?", Sergio replies: "I hope he stays in the Rai team." To someone who comments happily on Amadeus's exit because "starting the wonderful Rai fiction at 21:47 is really a scandal" and adds "hopefully he takes the packages away too," Sergio responds: "By now you can watch everything on RaiPlay whenever you want comfortably."