RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. (formerly Rizzoli Editore and Rizzoli-Corriere della Sera), based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, is an international multimedia publishing group that operates in daily newspapers, magazines and books, radio broadcasting, new media and digital and satellite TV.

The company initially focused on the press industry, acquiring four national magazines before expanding into publishing.

The company underwent multiple restructurings and changes in ownership, notably during the 1980s when two of its executives were implicated in the collapse of Banco Ambrosiano and the illegal Masonic Lodge Propaganda Due – or P2.

Following the 1982 death of Roberto Calvi, the group applied for bankruptcy protection and greatly downsized.

[3] The timeline of the company:[4] RCS MediaGroup's sectors include newspapers, magazines and books, radio broadcasting, the internet, and digital and satellite TV.

In Italy, the group manages large daily newspapers such as Corriere della Sera, publish popular magazines including Il Mondo;,and a diverse range of school, university, and business publications.

In March 2008, RCS reached an agreement with Global Media Publishing to launch a Russian version of its Sport Week magazine.

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