Paolo Petrecca made numerous gaffes while commentating on the Olympics opening ceremonies for Italy’s public broadcaster.

RaiSport's director gave himself the announcer's job for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and then proceeded to botch it. Staff have announced a strike in protest, to begin once the Games are ...

RAI – the Italian equivalent of the BBC – has been accused of “unacceptable” censorship after using an altered version of the Vitruvian Man, stripped of his penis and testicles, for the opening titles ...

An altered version of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Vitruvian Man", shown without genitals in the opening titles of Italy’s Winter Olympics TV coverage, has brought more criticism of ...

“The show continues with Mariah Carey,” he said as the camera locked onto Italian actress Matilda De Angelis, who is known throughout the country. Carey is more than 25 years older than her, and a ...

Italy’s Winter Olympics coverage has been derailed by another genital-themed controversy, this time involving one of the ...

Shelly Desai, known for his recurring roles in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Men of A Certain Age, has died at 90, his family announced. His cause of death was not provided. Early in his ...

Armed thieves blew up an armoured security van on an Italian highway in a wild daytime attack straight out of a movie. Video of the brazen robbery, shared by the Puglia Daily, shows the bandits ...

After Monday, the first Olympic day without any Italian medals, the Milano Cortina program offers new podium opportunities ...

When competitors suffer horrific, or even life-threatening, injuries, broadcasters are faced with making difficult ethical ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “I lost 13 pounds shooting this show and I was eating pasta and bread all the time,” Williams ...

He was never even a regular starter, swapping in and out with Nenad Tomović, but he was one of the most beloved pieces of ...