Gov't speeds up media funding bill

(ANSA) - Rome, July 27 - The Italian government on Wednesday asked for work to be sped up on a media funding law.
    The law contains regulations on public broadcaster RAI concessions that have expired. As recently as Tuesday, the law was not expected to hit the Senate floor prior to the summer recess after a Senate constitutional affairs committee made some amendments, requiring the new version to go back to the Lower House for another reading.
    Parliamentary party whips said Wednesday that the draft law was likely to be debated by the Senate by the end of next week and thus prior to the summer recess.