  Welcome
Let me introduce myself.
I'm Dom Serafini, editor and publisher of VideoAge, an
English-language trade magazine for the international television
industry, with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Milan, Italy.
Dom is short for Domenico, and it's the name of both my paternal grandfather and grandmother
(Domenica).
Before founding VideoAge in
1981, I was the editor of TV/Radio Age International, in New York
and, before that, at the age of 18, in 1968, I was the U.S.
correspondent of JCE Publications in Milan. I'm still a
contributor to one of JCE's publications, Millecanali.
In addition, since 1993, I've
been an opinion writer for AmericaOggi, the U.S. Italian-language
daily; since 1994, I've contributed regularly to Il
Sole 24 Ore
about television; since 2000 I've written the column AbruzzoAmerica
for the daily Il Messaggero and, since 2003, I've written
for the daily Corriere Adriatico. I'm also a contributor
for the weekly Il Cittadino Canadese of Montreal, the
Canadian TV network, TLN, and Mexican magazine Punto d'Incontro.
In 2000, I was given the official title of consultant to the
Italian Ministry of Communications for audiovisual and international
television.
My most ambitious project was a
1994 proposal to reform Italian television, introduced with the
book: "'O Sole Mio -- It's Now or Never. A Plan to
Restructure the Italian TV System." It was a proposal of a
technical nature that some Italian politicians derailed for
misguided reasons.
Up until recently, my commitment was tied to
the introduction of digital terrestrial television –– a commitment that began in 2001 with my presentation to the IBC
conference in Amsterdam of a report titled "The 10
Commandments For the TV of the Future," which was
subsequently published in its entirety by RAI.
These Web pages gather material of a few of the past years
that I mentioned above, but I hope that they will help you to
understand the complex mechanisms that regulate the media and my
relationship with the Italian community in North and Central
America.
I also hope that the information found in these Web pages will
persuade you that I will be your best representative in the Italian
Parliament. Since most of these pages are in Italian, www.babelfish.altavista.com
will assist you with the English translation.
The full English
text of the election law for the Italian overseas vote can be read
by clicking here.
Dom
Serafini
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