Disney+ and Italian national broadcaster RAI on Tuesday signed a deal that will bring a selection of RAI’s popular unscripted and scripted programming to Disney+, along with movies and series from around the world.
The Disney+ deal with RAI is the latest in a series of similar deals with major broadcasters across Europe, including Spain’s Atres Media and RTVE, the UK’s ITV, Portugal’s SIC, and Germany’s ARD and ZDF.
Under the agreement, RAI’s talk show “Belve,” hosted by Francesca Fagnani, and this year’s game show “The Floor – Ne Rimala Solo Uno,” hosted by Paola Perego and Gabriele Vagnato, will be available for streaming to Disney+ customers the day after they air on RAI 2.
When it comes to scripted content, Disney+ will now expand its local content offering with a selection of recent RAI favorites, including hit series such as “Bracialetti Rossi,” “Mina Settembre,” “My Brilliant Friend,” “An Passo Dal Cielo,” “Marcari,” and the docu-reality series “Il Correjo,” starring youth aged 14 to 17. Study for two weeks at a 60’s style boarding school with no cell phones or social media. These shows will soon be available as an exclusive collection on Disney+. These are in addition to the popular RAI titles already available on Disney+ such as “Don Matteo”, “I Bastardi Di Pizzofalcone”, “Un Medico In Famiglia”, “Doc – Nelle tu Mani”, and Disney+ such as “The Lions of Sicily”, “The Ignorant Angels”, “This is not Hollywood” (Qui non è Hollywood), “Boris 4” Complements the original Italian work.
The deal was signed by Disney and RAI’s RAI Com sales division.
“This collaboration with RAI gives Disney+ customers in Italy an even wider selection of incredibly iconic local shows,” said Carl Holmes, Disney+ EMEA General Manager.
“Building on Disney and RAI’s more than 40 years of collaboration in Italy, this initiative also aligns with our approach to working with free-to-air broadcasters across Europe, helping them bring their stories to a wider audience, while offering Disney+ customers better local entertainment and more ways to enjoy the shows they love,” he added.
