Disney+ and Italian state broadcaster RAI on Tuesday signed a deal under which a selection of popular RAI unscripted and scripted shows will play on Disney+ alongside its slate of global movies and series.
The Disney+ deal with RAI is the latest of a series of similar agreements with leading European pubcasters across Europe â including Atresmedia and RTVE in Spain, ITV in the UK, SIC in Portugal, and ARD and ZDF in Germany.
Under the deal, RAI talk show âBelve,â hosted by Francesca Fagnani, and âThe Floor â Ne rimarrĂ Â solo uno,â a game show hosted this year by Paola Perego and Gabriele Vagnato, will be available for Disney+ customers to stream, starting from the next day after airing on RAI 2.
In terms of scripted content, Disney+ will now expand its local content offering with a selection of RAIâs top shows from the recent past, including hit series such as âBraccialetti rossi,â âMina Settembre,â âMy Brilliant Friend,â âUn passo dal cieloâ and âMĂ kariâ, as well as the docu-reality series âIl Collegio,â in which adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 have to study for two weeks in a sixties-style boarding school with no cellphones or social media. These shows will soon be offered soon in a dedicated collection on Disney+ . They will be added to popular RAI titles already available on Disney+ such as âDon Matteoâ, âI Bastardi Di Pizzofalconeâ, âUn Medico In Famiglia,â and âDoc â Nelle Tue Mani,â thatâIl complement Disney+ Italian originals such as âThe Lions of Sicilyâ, âThe Ignorant Angelsâ, âThis is not Hollywoodâ (Qui non è Hollywood), and âBoris 4.â
The deal was inked by Disney with RAIâs RAI Com sales arm.
âThis collaboration with RAI will bring Disney+ customers in Italy an even broader selection of incredibly iconic local shows,â said Karl Holmes, general manager Disney+ EMEA
âBuilding on over 40 years of Disney and RAI working alongside each other in Italy, this initiative also aligns with our approach to working with freeâtoâair broadcasters across Europe, helping them bring their stories to wider audiences while giving Disney+ customers more extraordinary local entertainment and more ways to enjoy the shows they love,â he added.