Amazon Moving Into Italian Originals With Multi-Genre Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Mirella Freni, an Italian soprano whose uncommon elegance and intensity combined with a sumptuous voice and intelligence to enthrall audiences for a half-century, has died at age 84.

Lewis Capaldi declared his love for Celtic on stage at a televised gig in Italy as a very special attendee watched on.

A man thought to be a Chinese national has been taken to hospital after falling ill at a hotel in York, as a cruise ship has been quarantined it Italy after a passenger was being checked for coronavirus.

The Gotham Group has picked up the English language remake rights to the Italian feature film The Nest (Il Nido), Italian director Roberto De Feo's debut feature. The horror pic premiered at the Locarno Film Festival last year and was released theatrically in August 2019.

Amazon Studios’ official move into Italy last week with a robust slate of both scripted and unscripted shows is shaking up the local industry and may give the country a welcome boost in terms of raising its profile on the global production map, where Italian TV output for global viewing lags behind nearby territories.

Netflix and production company Fandango on Tuesday unveiled the streamer’s third Italian original “Luna Nera” (Black Moon), a fantasy rooted in historical reality about a group of women accused of witchery in 17th century Italy.

In Europe, where Kobe Bryant grew up, the former NBA star was being remembered for his “Italian qualities” on Sunday.Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died Sunday in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California, along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

Amazon is moving into Italian originals with a multigenre slate comprising “Bang Bang Baby,” a Milan-set mob drama with a young woman at its center, a comedy series centered around popular local star Carlo Verdone, and an unscripted food travelogue titled “Dinner Club.” 

A idyllic town in a beautiful region of Italy is selling houses for just 85p (€1).

Paul Gascoigne is cha-cha-chewing over an offer to go on the Italian version of Strictly Come Dancing.

Six years following his life-changing accident, we’ve heard very little definitive updates on Michael Schumacher.

When “Curb Your Enthusiasm” returns for its much-anticipated 10th season it does so with it a musical theme that’s a prime example of recognizable sonic branding and has become synonymous with comedy in our complicated times: “Frolic” by composer Luciano Michelini.

Lewis Capaldi surprised diners and staff at a restaurant on Saturday when he turned up at with his family.

Redemption has a rock & roll vibe with a refreshing commitment to social responsibility. The Milan-based label has a disruptive business model that gives 50 percent of profits to various charities like amfAR and Mission Possible.