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There are many reasons why Silvio Berlusconi’s death, at 86 due to complications from chronic leukemia, represents the end of an era.

Berlusconi single-handedly created the concept of private national network television in Italy. He was part of that rare breed of Logan Roy-esque media moguls to emerge in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Rupert Murdoch and Germany’s Leo Kirch. At a time when Italy’s airwaves were monopolized by state broadcaster Rai’s stodgy channels, his Mediaset TV platform imported Hollywood series such as “Dallas” and “Baywatch” and movies like “Rambo” and “Conan the Barbarian.” The locally produced topless quiz show “Colpo Grosso” also defined Berlusconi’s TV pioneer days. There was no turning back.

After his Mediaset TV venture boomed and the self-made mogul snapped up daily newspaper Il Giornale, the A.C. Milan soccer team, film company Medusa, and top Italian publisher Mondadori,...

Bruno Mars delivered quite the tribute to Little Richard. The 35-year-old singer took the stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday to honour Richard’s life and incredible musical legacy. Richard, who entertained audiences for more than seven decades with hits that included “Tutti Frutti,” “Good Golly Miss Molly,” “Lucille” and “Long Tall Sally,” died of bone cancer on May 9,...