News about audiovisual in western Europe region (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Malta, etc)
Wild Bunch, the independent French distribution company, has announced the launch of Wild Bunch TV. This extends its activities to the co-production and distribution of television series made for the international market. It has already acquired two new series: – “Medici: Masters of Florence”, an Italian series in eight episodes about the rise of the …
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Italy-Spain-Portugal / Netflix arrives The giant American video-on-demand provider, available since September 2014 in France and in more than 50 countries including 13 in Europe, is expanding its services to three new countries. In Spain Netflix will launch its platform on October 20th, in Portugal on October 21st and in Italy on October 22nd. An …
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In an interview on “In mezz’ora” on Rai 3, the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced the government has plans to lower the television licence fee, known as the “canone Rai”, commenting on current speculation that the fee would be included in everybody’s electricity bill. The aim is to halt tax evasion, practised by 30% …
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In a press release on October 8th, France’s television watchdog, the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) announced that 18 digital terrestrial television channels (DTT) would pass to high-definition (HD). The chosen candidates are BFM TV, D17, D8, iTV, Gulli, NRJ12, NT1, TMC and W9 for free DTT and Canal Plus Cinema, Canal Plus Sport and …
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According to a press release issued by Arte France on October 6th, the company’s supervisory board has re-appointed Véronique Cayla as chair of Arte France’s management board and Anne Durupty as Director General, both for a second five year term. This double reappointment at the head of Arte France “will ensure the continuity necessary to …
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The 27th URTI International Radio Grand Prix received a large number of entries from 28 countries on the theme “Multiculturalism”. The jury was made up of ten people from broadcasting, chaired by Mihaela Schefer, Head of International Projects at Radio Rai. They met in Turin (Italy) from September 20th to 22nd at the invitation of …
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This year’s Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée celebrates its tenth anniversary. 42 films by or for women from 15 Mediterranean countries – dramas and documentaries, features and shorts – will be screened: in Marseille from October 6th to 18th, then in Martigues on October 14th, October 15th/16th/17th in Hyères and October 25th at La Ciotat. On …
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