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Foundation of the competition First actual competition For the first time Prizes are awarded according to different categories (music, drama, documentaries) The competition is extended to television UNESCO offers the "Prize of the Rights of Man" to a radio documentary Institution of a seventh category for stereophonic radio programmes UNESCO offers a prize called "Special Prize for the XX Anniversary of UNESCO" to a TV documentary For the first time also colour TV programmes are submitted; a "Special Prize for the XX Anniversary of the Prix Italia" is awarded to a TV documentary The special prize for stereophony is abolished, from now on radio programmes may be submitted indifferently in monaural or stereophonic recording in consequence of the diffusion of this technique Institution of a yearly review of TV programmes (gala evenings and experimental programmes); institution of a yearly meeting on mass communication problems From its XXV Anniversary the competition is held under the patronage of the President of the Italian Republic Institution of a Central Archive of the Prix Italia containing the recordings of all radio and TV programmes submitted; a "Special Prix Italia for the 50th Anniversary of Radio" is awarded XXX Anniversary of the competition XXXV Anniversary of the competition; the credited press awards two interdisciplinary prizes to a radio programme and to a TV programme, called "International Critics Prize" The credited press awards an interdisciplinary Prize for a television programme, the "International Critics Prize" RAI offers a Special Srize for a television prize on ecology; the Italian Prime Ministers Office offers a special prize for a television programme drawn from a published book The "Special Srize for a programme on Ecology" has been awarded both in radio and in television A "Special Interdisciplinary Prize" for radio and for TV has been awarded to celebrate the XL Anniversary of the foundation of the competition The new Special Prize "Presidents Prize" has been awarded to the Director General of RAI for having contributed to the maintenance of quality in broadcasting The "Presidents Prize" has been awarded to BBC World Radio Service and to CNN Cable News; a Prize for credits and "Title/sequences" has been awarded while the prize for programmes on ecology has been abolished A prize for title sequences has been awarded also this year Institution of an annual research on television quality The Prix Italia strengthens its ties with the European organizations (Commission - Parliament); succesful second edition of the viewing of programmes of East European countries 4th Internationl Forum on Radio and Television programming