EU Rejects the Controversial Copyright Reform
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
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
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
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...
Nastri d’Argento Awards 2018: A Big Win for Garrone’s ‘Dogman’
The Nastri d’Argento Awards were held in the Ancient theatre of Taormina, southern Italy. This year the prizes surpassed expectations: triumph of Dogman, followed by Loro and Like a Cat on a Highway. Matteo Garrone’s Dogman went home with eight Nastri d’Argento:...
Oscars Jury welcomes Guadagnino, Alice and Alba Rohrwacher and Bellocchio
The Academy awards Italians: in the Oscars Jury Alice and Alba Rohrwacher, Marco Bellocchio and Luca Guadagnino. Discover the full list of jurors. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, the organ that votes for the Oscars, has invited 928 new artists to...
Patrick Süskind’s ‘Perfume’ to Become a TV Series
Patrick Süskind’s bestseller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has inspired a new series directed by Philipp Kadelbach that will be accessible on Netflix. Patrick Süskind’s sublime novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, published in 1985 and brought to...
Endemol Shine Calls in Banks to Evaluate Possible Sales
According to from the foreign press, Endemol Shine, the TV production giant jointly owned by 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management, has commissioned entities like Deutsche Bank and LionTree to evaluate a possible sale. The co-owners have agreed to sell the...
Daughter of Mine (MIA|What’s Next Cinema 2017): The Film by Laura Bispuri Awarded at the Shanghai Film Festival
Presented at What’s Next Cinema di Mia 2017, Daughter of Mine (Figlia Mia) by Laura Bispuri has been awarded at the Shanghai International Film Festival as Best Film. China applauds Daughter of Mine by Laura Bispuri, with Alba Rohrwacher and Valeria Golino. The...
Comcast: The Endless Challenge
Disney is willing to purchase 21st Century Fox at all costs, and yesterday raised its bid to $71.3 billion (in cash and stock), which comes down to $38 a share. The giant led by Bob Iger has raised its bet for the assets sold by Fox, namely the British Sky, Star...
