Mediaset buys shares in ProSiebenSat.1
Mediaset buys shares in ProSiebenSat.1, the German media giant, expanding its influence in the media group. Mediaset España Comunicacion, the subsidiary company of Mediaset Group, buys shares for 4,25% in ProSiebenSat. The part amounts to 9.902.500 in shares and to...
Coronavirus, extension to DG Cinema MiBACT competition notices
Due to coronavirus, DG Cinema MiBACT announces an extension to three competition notices in order to assist the audiovisual sector. While coronavirus has caused a heavy crisis in all aspects of society, DG Cinema MiBACT announces an extension of the deadlines to the...
Netflix supports the creative community with a $100 mln fund
Netflix sets up a $100 mln fund to help workers in the most affected film and television productions, due to Covid-19 emergency. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer, shared the news through the company official website, focusing on Netflix’s due...
How European TVs change schedules during coronavirus emergency
With the spreading of coronavirus and most european countries in self-isolation, European TVs change their programming and schedules. European TVs seem not to be immune to coronavirus either, as they change thei tv schedules to facilitate life during self-isolation....
“Cura Italia” decree: the audiovisual fund amounts to 130mln
The “Cura Italia” decree faces the Coronavirus emergency and establishes a 130 million fund dedicated to entertainment, cinema and audiovisual. MiBACT takes action supporting and contributing economically to the recovery of the audiovisual sector, through...
The future of Italian cinema: encouraging previsions by Anica
ANICA confirms its support for the audiovisual sector and provides an encouraging view of the post-Coronavirus film industry. ANICA’s forecasts are positive, as evidenced by the conference call held in recent days, between the president of ANICA Francesco...
Coronavirus, towards government support for TV
Economic contributions to support TV are coming, both for Rai and for local broadcasters, to face the losses caused by Coronavirus. The draft of the new law decree dedicated to economic measures to deal with the Coronavirus emergency is on the agenda and should...
TV schedules in progress for a “smart watching” public
Television programming responds to the on going health emergency with the real time information domain and a record of TV ratings. The public TV scenario returns to its premises, expressed by the famous motto “educate, inform and entertain”: the...
RTL Group is expanding to streaming: buys 50 percent stake of Bedrock
The European giant RTL Group buys 50 percent stake in SVOD platform Bedrock. The CEO Thomas Rabe’s forecast sees growing revenues for the group. According to the year-end figures recently published by RTL, there is a 37 percent year-on-year increase in paying...
The audiovisual sector at the time of Coronavirus
How are the sectors of the audiovisual industry reacting to the on going Coronavirus emergency? All the details about online and rescheduled events. On the one hand, the awareness of the situation pushes the audiovisual operators to reschedule their participation to...
2019 Theme Reports MPA: The global entertainment over $100billion
The 2019 Theme Report, reported by Motion Pictures Association shows record data for the entertainment market: over 100billion dollars for the first time ever. The breaking record is reported by the annual Theme Report, signed by the CEO of Motion Pictures Assocation....
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