TV Productions: Companies Join Forces
Twenty years after the first attempt attempt, Italian broadcast and audiovisual companies decided to join forces under the banner of Aniba, to share rules and objectives, but also to put the brakes on the dumping by some direct foreign competitors, who buy the rights...
Franceschini: 3mln for the promotion of Italian cinema abroad
The Minister of Culture, Dario Franceschini has signed a decree allocating an additional three million from the Cinema and Audiovisual Emergency Fund for the promotion and distribution of Italian cinema around the world. “The cinema and audiovisual sector is the...
Italian BoxOffice 24-30 May 2021: Cruella rules the box office
Cruella rules the Italian box office, the new entry surprises everyone. Check out the weekly chart from May 24-30, 2021. Cruella earns € 512,253 during its debut at the cinema, beating all the films in theaters. In second place is The Father with € 243,994, for a...
Amazon confirms $8.45bn MGM deal
Amazon has confirmed its acquisition of American studio MGM for $8.45 billion. The two companies released a statement confirming a definitive merger agreement, in which MGM, with its century of film history, will complement the work of Amazon Studios, which has...
Creative Europe increases the budget of the MEDIA programme
Creative Europe foresees a nearly doubled budget for the MEDIA programme from 2021 to 2027. With the approval of the increase in resources by the European Parliament, the Creative Europe programme will have a total budget of €2.5 billion. The sum of €1.4 million is...
Caterina Cappelli wins the Cartoon Network’s project
Retired Monsters by Caterina Cappelli is the winning project of Cartoon Network’s call to action WHAT A CARTOONIST. The animated series has been chosen by a jury of experts among the many proposals arrived at the call to action launched by Cartoon Network. The...
AVod Revenue increase strongly
Global AVoD revenue forecasts indicate 144% market growth between 2020 and 2026. According to the “Global AVoD Forecast” report from UK-based analyst firm Digital TV Research, AVoD growth is only down to 9.2% in 2020, but high growth is expected from this...
Italian BoxOffice 17-23 May 2021: The Bad Poet rules the box office
The Bad Poet (Il Cattivo Poeta), presented at MIA 2019 What’s Next Italy lineup, rules the Italian box office, the new entry surprises everyone. Check out the entire weekly chart from May 17-23, 2021. The Bad Poet (Il Cattivo Poeta) earns € 198.730 during its debut,...
The audiovisual market declines in 2020
In 2020, sales in the home entertainment market (physical and digital) in Italy drop by 17.2%. According to the report by Univideo, the trade association representing audiovisual publishers on physical media (dvd, Blu-ray, 4k Ultra Hd) and digital distribution...
Narrative acquires Sony’s UK channels
Narrative Capital has acquired Sony Pictures Television’s portfolio of free-to-air channels in the UK, including Sony Movies and kids’ brand POP. The production and finance company have been acquired several channel: Sony Movies, Sony Movies Action, Sony Movies...
