- Aug 5
Sanremo Giovani 2026 adopts single-winner rule: only one artist will go straight to the Campioni of the 2027 Festival
Stefano De Martino's first Sanremo Giovani introduces a single-winner format: only one emerging artist will earn a spot among the Campioni at the 2027 Festival, scrapping the multi-promotion model of recent years.
- Jul 5
Elena Sofia Ricci slams Italian TV for pushing fiction to 10 PM: 'Scandalous, I'm furious'
Actress Elena Sofia Ricci, speaking at the Italian Global Series in Rimini, launched a fierce attack on Italian broadcasters for scheduling fiction series as late as 10 PM, calling it disrespectful to crews and damaging to ratings.
