Word: italia
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FastWeb has grown into the No. 2 broadband provider in Italy, behind giant Telecom Italia. Massimo Castelli, director of marketing for that firm's domestic wireline division, admits of e.Biscom, "In terms of pure technology and service, they clearly have a more innovative offering than we have." One innovation is FastWeb's selection of some 3,000 video titles, including 1,000 Hollywood films, routed directly to customers' TV sets. Viewers like the service, paying between $3.50 and $7 per film. The studios get 50% to 60% of that, but the remainder adds to FastWeb's impressive annual revenue...
...been planning to spend a couple of weeks at an Italian friend's home in Pesaro, on the Adriatic coast, was goaded into action by the powerful German tabloid Bild, which suggested that Stefani had "spaghetti for brains" and challenged Schröder to "Nix Bella Italia." Playing to a German national pride that's taken a pounding during the endless economic slump, Schröder announced that he and his family would be enjoying their holiday ... at home. Grow up, guys. Europe's differences are supposed to be a source of strength. But all it takes is a couple...
...usurpation of power is a serious political issue - one that catcalls and japes from the benches of the European Parliament won't solve. If the E.U.'s collective distaste was poured on Austria when a nasty little right-wing party entered the government, why not on Italy? Sure, Bella Italia is a lot bigger, and with its beauty and sheer cool, it can drink from a bottomless well of international affection. But precisely because we all love Italy so much, shouldn't Europe's leaders at least shake their heads and wag their fingers at the Berlusconisti? Of course they...
...improve his standing on the Continent. Also, Armstrong might get some real challenges on the road this year. Jan Ullrich, the German 1997 champion and four-time runner-up who missed last year's Tour because of a knee injury, remains a threat. And this year's Giro d'Italia winner, Italian Gilberto Simoni, who sat out the last Tour because of a drug suspension that was later overturned, promises to be another contender. "[Armstrong] has always had an easy ride to Paris because he's never faced real climbers," said Simoni. "If we can get him in a trap...
...spotlit RAI 's troubled board, whose seats are traditionally divvied up among majority and opposition Members of Parliament. Only board president Antonio Baldassarre and another center-right loyalist remain. Three others quit in November to protest Baldassarre's leadership and alleged partisanship. Sandro Bondi, spokesman for Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, said RAI's leadership is more independent than ever, though he conceded that "politics continues to influence the world of television." Those influences, says one veteran RAI reporter, include all the old tricks of warping coverage to favor the incumbents - only jacked up exponentially under Berlusconi. The subterfuge ranges...