RAI’s Board of Directors to be renewed
RAI’s Board of Directors is about to be renewed and now it is possible to apply through the chambers websites. In the next meeting, to be held at the latest by 30 June, the Board of Directors of Rai will be renewed. Now it is possible to send proposals to become a...
The shooting of ZeroZeroZero has begun: one more of Saviano’s novels becomes a TV series
The shooting of ZeroZeroZero, the new original Sky series directed by Stefano Sollima, taken from Roberto Saviano’s homonymous novel Saviano, has begun. Will it be a new success like Gomorra? ZeroZeroZero, a production that already counts with a wide international...
The new EU Agreement on Audiovisual Media is ready
The new EU agreement will update the rules for audiovisual media services. Renewed obligations for European productions and limitations for advertising. All the details of the new legislation that could come into force no later than September. The big news that could...
New tax credits for the cinema and audiovisual sector
Here are the tax credits defined by the interministerial decree signed by two Ministries concerning the support to the cinema and the audiovisual sector. The interministerial decree signed by Minister Franceschini in agreement with the Italian Minister for the Economy...
Comcast against Fox: the battle for Sky
In the heated up battle between Comcast and Fox for Sky, Comcast officially unveils a £22 billion takeover bid. Comcast’s offer is now official: the American group has announced that it is ready to pay £22b to acquire Sky in full or about £12.50 pounds for each...
Distribution of the 27 million euros cinema fund for 2017
Here is the allocation of the unused funds for the year 2017 and their purpose: The unused funds destined to the audiovisual and the cinema industry in 2017, which adds up to about €27million and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (Mibact)...
Sky-Mediaset: M. Berlusconi explains the details of the agreement
The agreement between the Italian giants Sky and Mediaset could change the assets of the national TV market. Marina Berlusconi brought us the details: The all-purpose peace truce Sky-Mediaset arrived just before Easter, and we have already sensed the first...
Italy to stop discretion in public funding for the cinema industry
In order to distribute public funding in the Italian cinema, automatic systems have been introduced to eliminate discretionality. 400 million euros a year to help the world of cinema. An amount of €400 million a year, which will be available after January 1st, 2017,...
The Man Who Stole Banksy, a docufilm on street art
The Man Who Stole Banksy, the new docufilm on street art and so much more. Marco Proserpio makes his debut as a film director with his new project The Man Who Stole Banksy, which cast we will find Iggy Pop, and that has been produced by Marco Proserpio and Rai Cinema....
$1.5 billion bond to fund new Netflix content
Netflix has launched a €1.2 billion bond in the market. The proceeds will be used to finance its expansion project. After presenting an ambitious expansión project on original content during See What’s Next, Netflix is looking for resources to finance it. It has...
Tokyo Italian Film Festival: all the films ready to conquer Japan
Italy gets to the third position as a distributor in Japan, thanks also to the help of the Tokyo Italian Film Festival (Festival del cinema italiano di Tokyo). Here are all the Italian films that could conquer among the Japanese audience. The Tokyo Italian Film...
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