New York Post

Italian broadcaster’s sports boss quits after Olympic commentary backlash

Paolo Petrecca has resigned as head of the sports division of Italian state broadcaster RAI, the company said on Thursday, two weeks after his error-ridden commentary at the Winter Olympics opening ...
MOPO

Nähe zu Meloni? Rai-Sportchef muss nach „Blamage“-Kommentar gehen

Wegen einer ganzen Serie von Fehlern bei der Live-Übertragung der Olympia-Eröffnungsfeier in Mailand hat der Sportchef des italienischen Fernsehsenders Rai, Paolo Petrecca, seinen Posten verloren. Der ...
Politico Europe

Olympic gaffes force out Meloni ally at Italy’s Rai Sport

The head of sport at Italy’s public broadcaster has resigned amid outrage over his gaffe-ridden live commentary at the opening of the Winter Olympics. Paolo Petrecca, head of Rai Sport, quit after ...
Euronews

Italian broadcaster's sports chief quits after series of Olympics on-air gaffes

RaiSport chief Paolo Petrecca quit after a series of blunders during the Milano-Cortina Olympics opening ceremony sparked revolt and possible strikes by RAI journalists. The head of Italy's state ...
Variety

Olympics Blunder Prompts Italian Broadcaster RAI Sports Chief to Resign After Misidentifying Matilda De Angelis as Mariah Carey in Opening Ceremony

Paolo Petrecca, head of the sports unit of Italian state broadcaster RAI, stepped down on Thursday following backlash triggered by a series of live blunders he made while commenting the Milan-Cortina ...
Sport1

Spott nach Eröffnungsfeier: RAI-Sportchef verliert seinen Job

Paolo Petrecca leistete sich gleich mehrere Aussetzer, der italienische Sender zieht Konsequenzen. Paolo Petrecca sah Mariah Carey, wo keine Mariah Carey war, er verwechselte auch IOC-Präsidentin ...
The Guardian

Italian broadcaster’s sports chief resigns after gaffe-strewn Olympic commentary

Paolo Petrecca, director of Rai Sport, prompted widespread criticism and protests from journalists at network The head of the sports division of the Italian public broadcaster Rai has resigned after ...
ORF

RAI-Sportchef muss nach Kommentar bei Eröffnung gehen

Wegen einer ganzen Serie von Fehlern bei der Liveübertragung der Olympiaeröffnungsfeier in Mailand hat der Sportchef des italienischen Fernsehsenders RAI, Paolo Petrecca, seinen Posten verloren. Der ...
Yahoo Nachrichten Deutschland

Spott nach Eröffnungsfeier: RAI-Sportchef verliert seinen Job

Paolo Petrecca sah Mariah Carey, wo keine Mariah Carey war, er verwechselte auch IOC-Präsidentin Kirsty Coventry und riss dazu noch ein paar Witze von vorgestern. Keine zwei Wochen nach seiner ...
BBC

Gaffe-ridden Olympic commentary prompts Italy's Rai sport chief to resign

It was a moment of national pride for Italians watching the glitzy opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics live on state broadcaster Rai earlier this month. But for Paolo Petrecca, whose ...
Reuters

Italy's RAI journalists escalate revolt after Olympic commentary fiasco

RAI journalists call byline strike over Olympic gaffes Union says RAI Sport chief damaged broadcaster's image RAI a traditional political battleground in Italy MILAN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Journalists at ...