RAI waited '35 years for change'

(ANSA) - Milan, February 26 - RAI public broadcaster director general Luigi Gubitosi said Thursday that changes to the organization are finally being made after 35 years. "An invisible wall is falling," said Gubitosi, adding the changes were historic. He said the new plan approved by the board will save some 70 million euros a year and bring RAI "up to international standards" by merging its six TV mastheads along the lines "of the BBC". "We will be able to do more while providing more quality service to our viewers," Gubitosi said.