Italy’s Nexo Digital Open for Mip Biz Via Virtual Showcase

Romelu Lukaku says he has matured in Italy following his exit from Manchester United last summer.

Italian footwear designer Sergio Rossi, has died at the age of 84. The fashion guru’s son, fellow shoe creator Gianvito Rossi, confirmed that his father passed away after contracting coronavirus.

Italy’s Mediaset Distribution is having a busy virtual MipTV with interest surging – possibly due to the coronavirus pandemic – for its religious titles such as “Karol: a Man Who Became Pope,” while also scoring brisk sales with fresher shows.

Italy’s Lux Vide, the production company behind “Medici” and financial thriller “Devils,” is in talks for a U.S. adaptation of their local medical drama “Doc” after its recent bow to record ratings on pubcaster Rai. The show is also set to be showcased by The Wit’s Virginia Mouselier during MipTV Online Plus.

The coronavirus pandemic is upon us and with many people losing their livelihood as a result of the quarantine and self-isolation measures, it is the innovative that will prevail. In Italy, a country of where food and family is at the top of the list of priorities, one grandma has gained quite a reputation as a culinary master, teaching many travellers and tourists how to make delicious fresh pasta.

We’re on Day 13 of our special coronavirus coverage, and we hope everyone is staying safe! Get caught up on Saturday’s reports and Sunday’s news, or keep reading for the latest trending COVID-19 news from the celebrity and royal world:

First, dad was accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl.

“Big Brother Germany” contestants were stunned into silence after they were finally told about coronavirus live on TV.

The international box office has taken a major hit because movie theaters in China, Italy, South Korea and other areas heavily impacted by coronavirus have been entirely or partially closed for weeks.

Manchester City are reportedly open to letting Riyad Mahrez leave the club this summer if they do not win their appeal against their UEFA ban.

Unlike in Italy and Belgium, French theaters will remain open in spite of a ban on gatherings for more than 100 people, according to a spokesperson of the FNCF, France’s national exhibitors org.

MILAN — Beleaguered Italians may have found a temporary antidote to their shattered spirits that won’t infringe on the country’s strict anti-coronavirus measures: a nationwide “Sound Flashmob.”One day after the country’s death toll from the COVID-19 virus passed 1,000 — second only to China in severity — organizers urged Italians to “open the windows, step out onto the balcony and play together, even from a distance. Let’s cheer up the cities!”At 6 p.m.

MILAN — Beleaguered Italians may have found a temporary antidote to their shattered spirits that won’t infringe on the country’s strict anti-coronavirus measures: a nationwide “Sound Flashmob.”One day after the country’s death toll from the COVID-19 virus passed 1,000 — second only to China in severity — organizers urged Italians to “open the windows, step out onto the balcony and play together, even from a distance. Let’s cheer up the cities!”At 6 p.m.