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La storia segreta di RTV38 (2025)
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For many people, television has always been a given. But it wasn't always so. This is the story of how, in 1975, two brothers in a small town near Florence built a television network from the ground up, at a time when commercial television...See moreFor many people, television has always been a given. But it wasn't always so. This is the story of how, in 1975, two brothers in a small town near Florence built a television network from the ground up, at a time when commercial television did not yet exist in Italy. Spanning fifty years, from its beginnings to 2025, the story follows the network's survival through the upheavals of Italian television history: from an unregulated legal framework to the rise of Silvio Berlusconi, from the birth of syndication to the transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting, and finally to its establishment as a solid, enduring reality. The documentary blends animated storytelling with firsthand accounts from publisher and founder Boris Mugnai, who still leads the network today. It is the story of a family and a television station, deeply intertwined with the broader history of Italian television itself. Written by Niccolò Barbieri See less
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Niccolò Barbieri (directed by)
Writers
Niccolò Barbieri (writer) | Luca Renzoni (writer)
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Dec 15, 2025 (Italy)

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4 cast members
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Silvio Berlusconi primary photo
Silvio Berlusconi
Self - Host (archive footage) Self - Host (archive footage)   See fewer
Mediterraneo (1991)
Boris Mugnai primary photo
Boris Mugnai
Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee   See fewer
La storia segreta di RTV38 (2025)
Filippo Mugnai primary photo
Filippo Mugnai
Self - Host (archive footage) Self - Host (archive footage)   See fewer
Giuliano Mugnai primary photo
Giuliano Mugnai
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