Today, Sunday 16 April 2023, the well-known television program It is not the Arena, broadcast on La7 and conducted by the journalist and presenter Massimo Giletti, it will not be broadcast as usual in prime time. The broadcast has been suspended. Let's see the reasons for this decision and the possible consequences.
The suspension of "Non è l'Arena" and thanks to Massimo Giletti
La7 made the decision to to interrupt program production It is not the Arena, led by Massimo Giletti. The talk show will therefore not be broadcast tonight. The television network announced this decision Thursday 13 April 2023, thanking Massimo Giletti for his commitment and dedication during these six years of work. The note also specifies that the tenant will remain at the company's disposal.
The reasons behind the suspension
La ragione main of suspension of the program, conducted by Massimo Giletti, would seem to be linked to the recent contacts that the presenter would have had with the Rai. These contacts would lead to break between Giletti and the publisher of La7, Urban Cairo. Consequently, La7 would have decided to bring forward the suspension of the talk show It is not the Arena, broadcast every Sunday in prime time.
Furthermore, the decision to suspend the program is also believed to have been accelerated by the problems concerning the costs of the transmission and the advertising revenues associated with it.
These are exclusively rumors reported on the web, there isn't nothing official.
The declarations of Urbano Cairo
Urbano Cairo, while not providing details on the reasons for the suspension, told the Fatto Quotidiano:
"I can not answer. However we made a statement and I have nothing to add. I really can't tonight."
Even the conductor, Massimo Giletti, did not want to comment on the matter, limiting himself to denying the rumors concerning a search by the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate.
Future programming instead of "It's not the Arena"
At the moment, it is not yet clear which program will be broadcast in the coming weeks, during the time slot previously occupied by the broadcast Non è l'Arena.
