European productions get more support
Starting from 2024, suppliers of on-demand services will be obliged to invest 20% in European audiovisual works, as established in the SMAV Directive (audiovisual media services). The Directive regulates traditional television broadcasting, on-demand audiovisual media...
Italian Box Office 1-7 November 2021: Eternals rules the box office on its debut.
Eternals debuts in first place and takes the gold medal at the Italian box office. Check out the weekly chart from November 1-7, 2021. Marvel’s blockbuster Eternals leaps to the top spot, grossing €3,856,471 just five days after its theatrical release. Following...
Lazio Cinema International: 10mln to support co-productions
The Lazio Regional Council has approved the resolution that brings the Lazio Cinema International call for proposals to an allocation of 10 million euros. Supporting international audiovisual co-productions between foreign and Lazio companies that realize artworks on...
2022 Buget Law: New funds for Cinema and Audiovisual
Funds for cinema and audiovisuals have been boosted thanks to the approval of the new 2022 Budget Law. The fund established in 2016 by Minister Franceschini was further increased through the allocation of 110 million euros. The progressive increase, up to 750 million...
Rai: New organizational model by Genres
Rai’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the introduction of the new Organizational Model by Genres, looking at the digital restart as focus of the Public Service. A total of ten Genres directorates will produce content both for Rai’s first three...
Rare Diseases Award: Sergio Manfio’s “Un amico raro” wins
Sergio Manfio’s animated short film, “Un amico raro” wins the Rare Diseases Award for the category “Communication” at the Forum Sistema Salute. The Rare Diseases Award is a project that comes from the cooperation between Uniamo –...
TV and Cinema, recovery and overtaking of revenues by 2025
In the next five years we will witness a recovery and growth of cinema and TV in Italy, together with all the other entertainment and media sectors. This is reported in the study “Entertainment & Media Outlook in Italy 2021-2025” by PwC, which analyses...
Pluto TV arrives in Italy
Pluto TV, ViacomCBS’s free streaming service, is available from today, 28th October 2021 on Italian devices. The offer includes 40 thematic channels, ranging across different genres and categories, from crime series to romantic movies and reality shows. Pluto TV...
Oscars: “The Hand of God” by Paolo Sorrentino will represent Italy
ANICA’s commission has decided: as reported in the press release, The Hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino will be the Italian film competing for the 94th Academy Awards. The film was selected from a list of 18 titles. It will run for the Oscar in the...
IPTV to overtake cable TV in 2026
IPTV will continue to grow and, according to a report by Digital TV Research, it will overtake cable TV by 2026. According to the study “Pay TV Forecast Update”, over the next five years IPTV users will increase by 63 million to 398 million. Digital TV...
