Zelda Stewart is the new VP of Distribution in Italy for Sony Pictures Television.
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has named Zelda Stewart, who left her post as Head of Acquisitions in Mediaset last January, as new Vice President of Distribution for SPT in Italy. The company will rely on Stewart’s experience – she has worked in Mediaset...
Festival della TV e dei Nuovi Media, a Dogliani incontri sul tema delle Frontiere.
Twitter aims at live streaming, deals with publishing companies. Sky Italia will be official dealer.
Following the example of such pioneers as Netflix and Amazons and other platforms such as Facebook or YouTube, also Twitter bets on live streaming, thus confirming that today this service is essential for a media company’s survival. That is why the Californian...
Scripps launches Food Network, the objective being 0.5% share by next autumn.
Starting from next May 8, Scripps Network Interactive will have a new channel, Food Network Italia, adding to the already existing Fine Living. Food Network will start off with an original production, Italiani a Tavola (Italians at Table), produced by Stand By Me,...
The documentary Cori in esilio, winner of the Prix Farel at Sala Trevi di Roma
“Truth is always in exile”, said Cioran, the exile par excellence, the Romanian thinker who lived exiled from his homeland but also from his adoptive country. And this is perfectly illustrated in the documentary Cori in esilio, winner of Prix Farel 2016 of Neuchatel,...
Germany: Discovery and ProSiebenSat.1 in a joint venture to develop a new Over the top service
The aim of the newly formed joint venture (50/50) between Discovery Communications and the German group ProSiebenSat.1 is that of strengthening the video and ott mobile market in Germany. The streaming service, starting from the second half of the year, will offer the...
Bif&st 2017: Aronadio, Serraiocco and Marinelli win first and second works sections.
The winners of the First and Second Works and International Panorama sections of the Bari Bif&st have been announced. Among the winners also films screened at MIA past editions. The winners are: Ettore Scola Award for the best direction:: Alessandro Aronadio for...
Mr Mercedes, a New TV Series Based on the Novel by Stephen King
A new series is on the way for next year, adapted from Stephen King novel Mr Mercedes. The TV series will have ten episodes and leading actors are Brendan Gleeson (known as the scary one-eyed Alastor Moody in the Harry Potter saga) and Harry Treadway (the mad...
Cinecittà 80th Anniversary, Director Basso: ” out from a bad period, big news in the near future”
On the eightieth anniversary of Cinecittà, Studios Director General Giuseppe Basso explained to ANSA current initiatives and future goals: ” we’re out from the bad period, the one from 2008 to 2014, and hopefully we will soon announce some important news...
A&E, Bates Motel will be the Last Series and non Fiction Programming will Double
Straight after the end of the successful Bates Motel (the last episode was broadcast last 24 April), A&E has unexpectedly announced they will give up all scripted programming and will rather double down on nonfiction. The announcement is surprising, given the...
Much Expected Sequel of World War Z has been Announced, with Leading Actor Brad Pitt and Director David Fincher
World war Z, the blockbuster on the war with zombies adapted from the novel of Max Brooks which earned 540 million dollars all over the world will soon have a sequel. This is what was announced in Los Angeles after the deal was closed between David Fincher, director,...
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