Sony and Apollo offer $26 billion to acquire Paramount

Sony and Apollo offer $26 billion to acquire Paramount

It would be $26 billion bid by Sony Pictures Entertainment and investment firm Apollo Global Management, which have reportedly submitted a formal but non-binding offer that could kick off negotiations to acquire Paramount. The news, reported by the Wall Street...
Box Office April 22 – 28. Challengers smashes at the box office

Box Office April 22 – 28. Challengers smashes at the box office

In this latest April Italian box office ranking we find in first place Challengers, Luca Guadagnino’s new film starring Zendaya, which grossed € 1,439,933 at the box office. In second place we find Back To Black about the life of Amy Winehouse with € 908,035. In...
Comicon Naples 2024, all guests and events

Comicon Naples 2024, all guests and events

The twenty-fourth edition of the Comicon in Naples is currently underway, welcoming many fans of pop culture from April 25th to 28th. From meetings to screenings, all the way to autograph sessions and exhibitions, everything is tailored to those who love the world of...
Cannes Film Festival 2024, personalities and films in competition

Cannes Film Festival 2024, personalities and films in competition

We are just a few days away from the beginning of the new edition of the Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from May 14th to 25th, 2024. In a press conference, Festival President Iris Knobloch and General Delegate Thierry Frémaux revealed what this...
Box Office April 15 – 21. Ghostbusters climbs the charts

Box Office April 15 – 21. Ghostbusters climbs the charts

This week’s weekly Italian box office ranking opens with a podium full of new entries: in first place we find the film Ghostbusters – Frozen Empire with € 812,679. In second position we find Back to Black, the film that retraces the career of the singer,...
Netflix subscriber record and the role of advertising

Netflix subscriber record and the role of advertising

Netflix exceeds expectations for the second consecutive quarter, increasing revenues by 15% and operating income by 54%, adding 9.3 million new users, bringing the total number of subscribers to the streaming platform to 720 million in over 190 countries. “Our...
The Archivio Luce Turns 100

The Archivio Luce Turns 100

The Archivio Storico Luce celebrates its 100th anniversary and confirms, with its history, a fundamental part of Italian audiovisual memory, passing down through generations the images of a country in constant evolution. “The Archivio Luce is the visual...
Box Office 8th – 14th April. Un mondo a parte retains its top spot

Box Office 8th – 14th April. Un mondo a parte retains its top spot

Once again, the top spot in the Italian box office this week goes to the film Un mondo a parte, directed by Riccardo Milani, starring Antonio Albanese and Virginia Raffaele, earning €933,413, bringing its total gross to €5,440,745. In the second position, we find...
Lucana Film Commission and Cinecittà launch new training courses

Lucana Film Commission and Cinecittà launch new training courses

Within the framework of the LuceLab Cinecittà project, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between Lucana Film Commission and Cinecittà S.p.a aimed at establishing selection calls for new training courses. In this case, they are true “professional...