The company, originally called Teche e servizi tematici/educativi RAI, was formed in 1995 to categorise and preserve all materials documenting the history of Italian television from over 20 different channels.

Thematic channels were also introduced on digital terrestrial television, with access to the catalogue being limited to those within the company.

In February 2014, Rai’s board of directors authorised high-quality digitisation of the historical archives.

The first issues of Radiorario and an analytical book about TV quiz games were also included in the series.

[3] In collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, 4 terminals have been installed in the Mediateca Braidense of Milan, located within the former church of Saint Teresa, in the Discoteca di Stato, and in the library of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.