Will Amazon Snap Up Rights to Italy’s Serie A Soccer?

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+’s new international streaming service Star has commissioned a mafia series, penned by The Last Kingdom and Baghdad Central scribe Stephen Butchard and co-produced by two high-profile outfits in the UK and Italy.

Italy's Far East Film Festival is returning in 2021 with an ambitious lineup that will take place in hybrid form across digital platforms and in cinemas. The 23rd edition of the festival, a speciality event that brings popular Asian cinema to Europe, will be held approximately two months later than its usual slot in April, running instead June 11-June 19.

Caroline Framke Chief TV Critic“Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy” opens with the actor striding down a bustling Naples street in a perfectly tailored summer suit, dodging Italians on Vespas and scanning the sidewalks for his next delicious meal.

When Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown debuted on on CNN nearly 8 years ago, it was seen as a righteous gamble by the cable news giant. Coming off a heated (and highly-rated) presidential election, CNN was betting that its viewers would want an escape from the news cycle, and that Bourdain would be the one to deliver it.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorMany people would love the chance to climb into an RV and drive around the English countryside with Colin Firth for weeks. For Stanley Tucci, it was indeed fun — but also challenging.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFrench animation studio Superprod, the company behind standout feature films such as the Jack London adaptation “White Fang” and Oscar-nominated “Song of the Sea,” has acquired a majority stake in Italy’s Red Monk Studio and plans to revamp the Milan-based company and turn it into a prominent Italian animation player.Pedro Citaristi (pictured), former international sales manager for Superprod’s Superights sales unit, has been appointed Red Monk’s

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentNetflix is on track to open its Italian base in Rome in the second quarter of 2021, and is committing to doubling down on its output of local original series by 2022.The streaming giant revealed plans to open a Rome office one year ago, just prior to the pandemic, but the crisis slowed down the opening. Now, the company has taken a lease on a large, classy neoclassic building in central Rome, called Villino Rattazzi, located near the U.S.

soccer league Serie A are currently not showing in China on PP Sports, the Chinese licensee. The move reportedly follows the non-payment of fees to rights agency IMG.PP Sports is part of streaming platform PPTV, which is owned by retail giant Suning.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEagle Pictures, a leading Italian distribution and production company, has signed a home entertainment distribution deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment Italia. Kicking off April 1, the deal covers the distribution of feature films and TV series on DVD and Blu-ray Discs in Italy.

George Clooney revealed why he was shocked after his 2018 scooter accident in Italy.The actor confessed he couldn’t believe that everyone witnessing the accident preferred taking photos of him, instead of helping or calling for help.The dramatic accident took place in Sardinia, while he was heading to the set of the TV series Catch-22.Clooney was driving his scooter when a car cut into the lane, causing him to land on the other side of the road, after crashing against the windshield of the other

Michele Morrone has an exciting new role!

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s expanding production company Groenlandia — the shingle behind ITV’s “Romulus” skein and recent Netflix Italian original film “The Incredible Story of Rose Island” — is launching a groundbreaking new unit dedicated to women directors and writers.Called Lynn, the new female-driven label is a first for Italy.

George Clooney can still vividly recall his terrifying crash in Italy – and how the world reacted. In 2018, the actor slammed his motorbike into an oncoming car that turned suddenly into his lane and was thrown several yards in the air on the Italian island of Sardinia, according to video footage of the accident.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIndependent U.S.

Motsi Mabuse is feeling nostalgic again after sharing a rare photo with both of her sisters to reminisce about the good old days when we could travel.The Strictly Come Dancing judge took to Instagram to post a throwback snap of herself, Oti and Phemelo – who lives in South Africa – during a family trip to Rome, Italy – and the siblings look so alike!MORE: Motsi Mabuse's thigh-high boots and silky shorts leave fans speechlessPosing in near-identical sunglasses, the family resemblance was clear to

Liev Schreiber leans in to give a kiss to co-star Matilda De Angelis as they continue to film their movie, Across The River and Into The Trees, in Venice, Italy on Monday (January 25).