Sky bidding war: Fox and Comcast compete for 24 hours
The end of the long battle between Comcast and Fox for control of Sky will be a competitive auction, which will begin on Friday, September 21, 2018 and will end on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The two historic contenders, 21st Century Fox and Comcast, will submit new...
MIA 2018: all the projects selected for Cinema, TV and Doc
All the projects that will participate to MIA| International Audiovisual Market (17 – 21 October 2018) in Rome have been revealed. There is a total of 57 participants selected for pitching sessions of the fourth edition of Mia Market composed by 20 films, 17...
TV Advertising revenue: 2018 starts positively
How did TV advertising revenue change compared to the last year? 2018 seems to have started in a good way concerning television sector, however data are not that positive for every broadcasting station. Among television channels with an increased growth in advertising...
From Italy abroad: the success of the Taodue fictions
Italian audience showed appreciation to Taodue’s fiction. Now two of the most famous – Antimafia Squad and Code Name Solo – are going to land abroad. An announced success for Taodue, the fictions produced for Mediaset have always had great share. In...
Mediaset: Premium technological platform soon to be acquired by Sky
After the agreement on the Easter Friday between the fighting two of Italian television, the selling of Premium ‘Operation pay’ to Sky Italy is going to be carried out. During the presentation of the new Retequattro in Rome, Pier Silvio Berlusconi implied...
Copyright directive: Europe says yes
The copyright directive has been approved today, although deeply checked 11th and 13th articles remain. Today European Parliament, plenary gathered in Strasbourg, has approved with 438 ‘yes’, 226 ‘no’ and 38 abstained, the directive on copyright. MEPs also had to...
On demand cinema: here are some legal streaming platforms
Vvvvid, MYmovieslive, PopCorn tv: these are just few platforms of legal streaming that allow to fully enjoy thousands of films comfortably on the couch. There is an increasing number of on-demand film platforms which provide the consumer with a legal and free usage of...
A seminar at the Toronto Festival on the relationship between Mia and North American industry
Yesterday a follow-up seminar about Mia work in relationship with Canada and North America, supported by Italian Trade Agency, was held in the Industry department within the Toronto International Film Festival Festival. MIA DOC manager Marco Spagnoli presented Mia...
Minister Bonisoli announces cinema regulations, but Netflix is a reality to deal with
The Minister of Cultural Heritage Alberto Bonisoli talked about the polemics on the victory of the film Roma by Alfonso Cuaron in the 75th edition of the Venice International Film Festival. In response to the many criticizing the Golden Lion assignment to a Netflix...
Gabriele Salvatores lands in Toronto with his last movie
‘Don’t be afraid if I hug you’ by Gabriele Salvatores takes sales on the international market. The new movie by the Oscar awarded filmmaker will be proposed during the Toronto International Film Festival. Gabriele Salvatores comes back to action and the shooting of...
Discovery: new season among confirmations and news
Saviano, Crozza, Virginia Raffaele and Peter Gomez. These are just some of the protagonists of the new season of Discovery Italy, which promises to be full of surprises. On the 6th September 2018 Discovery Italy has submitted the new show schedule for the 2018/2019...
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