The closure comes in light of the need to streamline the business and the challenging economic backdrop. Any projects or returning series will be supported by the existing Fremantle UK portfolio.
The series has proved one of the most successful scripted formats of recent years, with 10 localised versions either on air or in production with major broadcasters around the world.
The Italian Minister of Economy, Giancarlo Giorgetti, talked about the possibility of privatizing the part of public television and radio, RAI, that are not destined to public service.