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TV presenter Natalia Morari has an impressive track record and a passion for social activism.

Sorgente: Thrown Out of Russia: Meet Moldova’s Rabble-Rousing Journalist

How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all.

Sorgente: Inside Facebook’s Two Years of Hell

Connected TV advertising in Europe is set to spike over the next few years with the UK predicted to generate the argest revenue while Italy is set for the fastest annual growth amongst the top five European countries, says research from SpotX.

Sorgente: MWC 2018: connected TV online video advertising to reach €825MN by 2020

The race for best-picture in this year’s Oscars is one of the tightest in recent years, and even audiences are split, according to a Fandango survey.

Sorgente: Audiences don’t have a clear favorite of who should win the Oscar for best picture, and it shows how wide open the category is

Creator and showrunner Matthew Parkhill and actor Mark Strong open up about Deep State, an international espionage thriller that is also Fox Networks Group’s first regional scripted commission for Europe and Africa.

Sorgente: State of play

Whoa! For those of you looking for an endless amount of entertainment, Netflix has you covered. In 2018 alone, the streaming service will release 700 original movie and TV shows! That’s an epic amount of content that no other network, streaming service or studio is developing. Netflix will be spending around $8 billion dollars on this content over the course of the year. This news comes from Netflix CFO David Wells while speaking the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference.

Sorgente: Netflix Will Release 700 Original Films and Series in 2018 Alone!

Jeff Daniels, Peter Sarsgaard and Tahar Rahim star in political thriller The Looming Tower, which puts the spotlight on the rivalry between the CIA and FBI and how it may have led to 9/11. The stars and showrunner Dan Futterman tell DQ about making the 10-part series.

Sorgente: Countdown to tragedy

The Republic of Ireland is positioning itself as a potential home to international broadcasters based in the UK who may need to relocate to a European Union country after Brexit.

Sorgente: Ireland targets UK TV exodus after Brexit

Small producers enjoy l’exception culturelle after a tax break and the shift to streaming.

Sorgente: France’s Indie Music Labels Find Their Voice

US newspaper The New York Times is shifting into TV show production and has a series in the works.

Sorgente: New York Times eyes TV

The game, built out of re-contextualized art and design ideas from its immediate predecessor, is about the wreckage of ‘Metal Gear’ itself.

Sorgente: ‘Metal Gear Survive’ Is the Rebirth and Death of ‘Metal Gear’

Lennie James wrote and stars in Sky Atlantic drama Save Me, about a father’s hunt for his missing daughter. DQ joins him on the set to hear why one of its stars is also its setting – a pub.

Sorgente: Lennie’s round

Global streamer Netflix has chosen a supernatural thriller as its first Arabic original drama.

Sorgente: Netflix lines up first Arabic drama

While remaining the most popular mobile video platform, online behemoth YouTube is seeing real competition, with Facebook rapidly closing the gap, and even overtaking it in some markets.

Sorgente: Facebook overtakes YouTube on mobile video front

Embattled film and TV producer The Weinstein Company is to file for bankruptcy after talks to sell its assets to an investor group collapsed, according to US reports.

Sorgente: Weinstein Co to file for bankruptcy

Alla fine, come detto, Piera Detassis è stata indirizzata al vertice della nascente fondazione del David di Donatello. L’Anica (Rutelli, in parte, ma soprattutto Occhipinti) hanno individuato in Piera la persona giusta per traghettare il vecchio David verso i nuovi orizzonti del terzo millennio. Si tratta di una buona notizia. Il cinema italiano, il David e, quindi, anche Piera nei prossimi anni dovranno affrontare sfide mica da ridere. Ecco un breve elenco dei principali macrotemi.

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