Mediaset, a new alliance with the F21

17 Jul 2018

Mediaset sides with F2i and launches a tender offer on the Ei Towers, the operator of telephone and television towers, 40% of which is already owned by Biscione. A bidco is to be set up between Mediaset and F2i, the strategic fund of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, to...

Just like my son and Likemeback (What’s next Italy|MIA 2017) at the Locarno Festival

13 Jul 2018

After What’s next Italy | MIA 2017, Likemeback by Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli and Just Like My Son by Costanza Quatriglio landed at the Locarno Festival (1-11 August). Standing out among the many Italian titles selected at the Locarno Festival in the Filmmakers of...

LA7 Programming: a winning team that shall prevail

13 Jul 2018

LA7 2018-2019 Programming: Urbano Cairo unveils all the details on the Italian channel programming for next season. During the presentation of the channel LA7 programming for the next season, Urbano Cairo, president of Cairo Communication, announced that he wanted to...

Menocchio by Alberto Fasulo arrives at the Locarno Festival

12 Jul 2018

Menocchio by Alberto Fasulo arrives at the Locarno Festival from 1st to 11th August 2018. The film directed by Alberto Fasulo Menocchio arrives at the Locarno Festival in the International competition. Also presented at the Rome Market in 2014, the project will have...

The Experimental Center of Cinematography awards Garrone, Sastri and Gifuni

12 Jul 2018

On July 13, in the Basilica of The Holy Cross in Jerusalem in Rome, the ceremony of awarding the diplomas to the students of the courses of the National Film School will take place. For the first time in the history of the Experimental Center of Cinematography, the...

All the news on Apulia Film Fund 2018-2020

10 Jul 2018

All the opportunities of the new Apulia Film Fund 2018-2020 have been presented. The call provides funding for up to 10 million euros. On July 9th 2018 at the Casa Del Cinema in Rome, the Apulia Film Commission (AFC) presented the call offered by the new Apulia Film...

In the USA, millions of smart TVs record the interactions of their users

9 Jul 2018

  Millions of smart TVs sold in the US record their users’ habits and identify other devices in their home network for targeted advertising. A New York Times inquiry founds that millions of smart TVs sold in the United States record the habits of their...

AGIS meets Bonisoli, the Minister of Culture and Tourism

6 Jul 2018

The President of AGIS, Carlo Fontana, manifested great satisfaction about the meeting with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Alberto Bonisoli. On Wednesday July 4th a meeting took place between the delegation of AGIS – the Italian General Association of...

EU Rejects the Controversial Copyright Reform

6 Jul 2018

EU rejects the controversial copyright reform that generated great debate among Internet giants and content creators. The proposed draft law, known as the Copyright Directive, was aimed at rising responsibility from websites on copyright infringements and stablish a...

Rai Fiction All the TV series in program for the Next Season

5 Jul 2018

Rai Fiction has presented a preview of its new programming. Among the most awaited TV series, Medici, I bastardi di Pizzofalcone and The Name of the Rose. Rai Fiction, the Public Service’s seal of quality, presented its program for the next season, marked with a...

The Future of TV Series: Towards a Higher Interaction with Social Media

3 Jul 2018

The interaction between social media and TV series is on the rise, and its attempt to reach to young audiences, used to spend long hours on their smartphones, keep increasing. Teenagers, in fact, are the main video consumers, but more traditional mediums like TV is...

ITMedia Report: The Match Against Netflix in Europe Has Already Begun

3 Jul 2018

A bright future for video on demand. This is the result of the ITMedia Report for the period 2018-2021, which predicted an average annual growth rate of 12%. In the UK, 43% of households have at least one subscription to streaming video on demand services. Although it...