By Marco Hugo Barsotti MHB 
Welcome to the media review from Francia24 and Radio Centrale Milano: radio, artificial intelligence, publishing, and large media and finance groups: two news items for each topic.
Radio
Finland tests new radio transmissions
In Finland, transmission tests are scheduled to begin on November 14, 2026. The tests will continue every weekend, with 24-hour daily availability, until further notice.
During this period, the transmitter will be turned on and off to test various options with a power of only 700W. The antenna will use a one-and-a-half kilometer cable and a new 21-meter mast equipped with a 10-meter upper element. Further precise details will be announced at the end of the tests.
Source: mediumwave.info
Agcom Observatory detects an aging journalism profession
The Agcom Observatory on journalism highlights a category undergoing deep transformation, characterized by an aging profession: workers over 60 have risen from 8.5% in 2013 to 20.5% in 2024. Despite digitalization, only 16% of journalists possess medium-high or high digital skills, while 30% engage in web journalism activities.
Strong economic disparities are emerging: self-employment has reached 51.7%, with average annual incomes 76% lower than those of employees. Meanwhile, newspaper revenues have dropped from 1.494 billion euros in 2021 to 1.059 billion in 2025, a loss of 29.1%. Artificial intelligence is already being used for translation, research, verification, editing, and data analysis.
Source: Newslinet
Artificial Intelligence
Footballer Volpato licenses his digital twin
22-year-old footballer Cristian Volpato, who plays for the Italian club Sassuolo, has signed an agreement with the Californian company Callandor for the licensing of his digital image, voice, biometric profiles, and performance data. The goal is to monetize his “synthetic twin” through brand deals, allowing AI profiles to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Michael Fisk, co-founder of Callandor, states that a synthetic twin could be used by brands to offer fans individual interactions, such as providing real-time ball handling instructions. William Saunders of Hyperknown observes that Volpato’s move is a counter-move to establish his own rights before others decide on athlete identities, describing a race between technology and authorization.
Source: The Guardian
Italy defines the implementation of the AI Act
On October 23, 2026, Legislative Decree No. 179 will come into force, establishing the Italian framework for the application of the European AI Act. AgID will act as the notification authority, while ACN will handle market surveillance and inspection activities. For the financial sector, supervision of high-risk systems will remain entrusted to Banca d’Italia, Consob, and IVASS, with the involvement of the Data Protection Authority.
The measure includes the creation of an experimentation space managed by AgID and ACN, as well as new rules for school and university education. In the workplace, decisions regarding hiring, dismissal, and disciplinary actions, as well as performance evaluations, cannot be entrusted exclusively to algorithms, requiring human intervention. Lawyer Ugo Ettore Di Stefano emphasized that the decree requires governance and compliance interventions that go beyond simple documentation.
Source: AI4Business
Editoria and large media groups
Podcast on Trump between success and controversy
The podcast “Inside Trump’s Head,” hosted by Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles, is recording great public success with 1.5 million monthly downloads and over 5 million monthly views on YouTube. The program analyzes the psychology and narcissism of Donald Trump, going beyond traditional political reporting.
The hosting is characterized by explicit language: Wolff has used very offensive terms to describe the president, while Coles analyzes what she believes to be the decline of his mental faculties. Criticisms are not lacking from the White House, where communications director Steven Cheung called Wolff a “liar” and used vulgar expressions toward him, while calling Coles an “idiot” and using a derogatory term toward her. The duo responds by calling such attacks “performative,” claiming they want to understand politicians as people.
Source: The Guardian
AMC wants to stay at Kips Bay but its fate is in the hands of NYU Langone
Adam Aron, CEO of AMC Theatres, published an open letter declaring the desire to continue managing the Kips Bay 15 multiplex in Manhattan. Despite strong support from the local community, the company maintains that the decision is not up to them, as the building owner, the NYU Langone Health medical system, has begun the process of purchasing the facility and wants the cinema to close to proceed with the expansion.
According to Aron, all alternative proposals presented to ensure the continuity of the cinema have been ignored by “closed minds.” If NYU Langone Health does not accept a creative solution, the multiplex will close permanently on January 3, following the termination of the lease agreement.
Source: Deadline
Finance
Artificial intelligence and invented data
According to Ed Zitron, the entire artificial intelligence bubble is inflated by invented numbers that serve only to pump investor expectations and make AI startups appear more successful than they are. Zitron argues that the use of “annualized revenue” is a worthless practice, as it is based on short-period projections rather than actual income.
The author highlights the discrepancies between OpenAI and Anthropic: while OpenAI reports a “net” revenue metric, Anthropic includes sales through cloud partners. Zitron criticizes technology journalism that accepts this data, calling the publication of such figures a marketing exercise that communicates nothing real about company performance.
Source: Ed Zitron, Where’s Your Ed At
JPMorgan invests 5 billion dollars in defense startups
JPMorgan Chase has invested 5 billion dollars in startups in the first year of its security and resilience initiative in the United States. The program, which initially plans 10 billion dollars over ten years, could be expanded according to JPMorgan co-president Doug Petno. The investments aim to support companies in the defense, manufacturing, and supply chain sectors, such as Hadrian, which uses automated factories, and Castelion, specializing in hypersonic missiles.
Todd Combs, head of the JPMorgan group responsible for startup investments, stated in a release that the deployment of over 5 billion dollars demonstrates the presence of exceptional enterprises strengthening critical supply chains. The initiative was created by JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to respond to geopolitical tensions and can also extend to frontier technologies and the pharmaceutical and health technology sectors.
Source: CNBC
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Online, on BlueSky and Mastodon, on all smart speakers, and on medium waves, this is the media review from Francia24 and Radio Centrale Milano.
And now for our French-speaking listeners, a brief recap of today’s news in French.
En Finlande, des tests de transmission radio débuteront le 14 novembre 2026 avec l’utilisation d’un nouvel émetteur de 700W et d’un mât de 21 mètres. Parallèlement, l’Agcom en Italie signale un vieillissement du journalisme, où les professionnels de plus de 60 ans sont passés de 8,5 % en 2013 à 20,5 % en 2024, tandis que les revenus de la presse écrite chutent de 29,1 % pour atteindre 1,059 milliard d’euros en 2025. Dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle, le footballeur Cristian Volpato de Sassuolo a signé un accord avec la société Callandor pour monétiser son jumeau numérique, tandis qu’en Italie, le décret législatif n° 179 définira l’application de l’IA Act avec l’AgID et l’ACN comme autorités de régulation. Côté média, le podcast Inside Trump’s Head rencontre un grand succès malgré les critiques de la Maison Blanche, et le cinéma Kips Bay d’AMC risque de fermer le 3 janvier prochain si le propriétaire NYU Langone Health ne change pas de stratégie. Enfin, sur le plan financier, Ed Zitron dénonce une bulle de l’IA basée sur des chiffres inventés, alors que JPMorgan Chase a déjà injecté 5 milliards de dollars dans des startups de défense, comme Hadrian et Castelion, dans le cadre d’un programme de dix ans initié par Jamie Dimon.
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