1.7mln downloads for Quibi app first week
The Quibi app reached 1.7 million downloads in its first week after launch. According to data released by Sensor Tower service, since April 6 Quibi has been downloaded 300,000 times on monday, and 830,000 the following Thursday, in the countries in which the app is...
TV and digital as references of the post-Covid19 era, according to GFK
The report of the GFK research institute reveals some data on the use of television and digital content during the Covid-19 emergency. News and entertainment programs are the main pins on which the renewed habits and media consumption of the Italian population are...
TV studio public becomes “smart”: the Grande Fratello Vip solution
The fourth edition of Grande Fratello Vip ended yesterday, despite the Covid-19 emergency, with videocalls and remotly connected public and guests. Grande Fratello Vip has been regularly on air, according to the “forced quarantine” status of the...
Growing social network interactions on talkshow, news and OTT
The volume of social network interactions relating to the television broadcasters and over-the-top operators programming increased by 41%. The data are provided by Nielsen Social Content Ratings Italy: they’re collected 24/7, starting from the analysis of...
Regione Veneto: 5mln to interrupted audiovisual productions
Regione Veneto publishes a €5 million call to support audiovisual productions interrupted due to the Covid-19 emergency. The initiative is part of the POR FESR 2014-2020 program and refers to the Venetian production companies, engaged in shooting or post-production....
ViacomCBS acquires 49% of Miramax from beIN Media Group
The media giant ViacomCBS has acquired a 49% stake in Miramax; the other 51% remains to the parent company beInMedia Group. The agreement, of $375 million in total, provides for: new film investments, television productions and current capital, as well as maintaining...
Netflix and Italian Film Commissions: TV and Cinema Support Fund in covid-19 emergency
Netflix and Italian Film Commissions establish TV and Cinema Support Fund in covid-19 emergency, to support workers in the industry. The aim of the fund is to provide short term support to the crews of the industry which have been directly hit by the shut down of...
Box office crisis in USA and China due to coronavirus
USA and Asian box office experience a great crisis due to coronavirus pandemic, which caused the closing of theatres worldwide. The unprecedented situation regarding the spreading of coronavirus has hit the global economy. Cinemas are not out of the picture: the box...
Publitalia ’80 buys Beintoo
Publitalia ’80 buys Beintoo, a data driven specialised Italian company. The aim is to enhance the adtech strategy and the all addressable offer of Mediaset’s dealership. Following the acquisition of Beintoo by Publitalia ’80, the two companies will...
On Demand service grows by 5% during coronavirus pandemic
On Demand service grows by 5% due to social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, results could vary depending on the economic consequences of the pandemic. According to Strategy Analytics, to quarantine and social distancing have significanty...
Biennale College Cinema – Virtual Reality: the 5th edition
Biennale di Venezia confirms the 5th edition of Biennale College Cinema – Virtual Reality project. The contest is supported by MiBACT-DG Cinema. The project is reserved for Italian creatives and concerns the development and realisation of virtual reality works....
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