This is a list of Italian television related events from 1981.
In 1981, the private networks become a serious thread for RAI, with an average of 5 million viewers (1,39 for Canale 5 alone) against the 7,8 million ones of the state television.
Particularly active is Silvio Berlusconi’s Canale 5, that tries even to snatch the rights to Serie A from RAI, while Angelo Rizzoli’s Primarete indipendente, is overwhelmed by the general crisis of the Rizzoli group.
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