Nick Vivarelli

ROME - In a further sign of its expansion mode, Antenna Group, the largest media company in Greece, has appointed Tariq Syed to the newly created position of Managing Director...

Controversy is mounting over film censorship in Egypt where the military-backed government has pulled steamy pic "Halawet Rooh," Arabic for "Sweetness of Spirit," from movie theatres, overruling the head of...

ROME - The Mediterranean isle of Malta , which long been a hotspot for Hollywood tentpoles, including most recently Sony's "Captain Philips" (pictured) is raising its already generous rebates to...

ROME - Silvio Berlusconi has been ordered by a Milan court to spend a year doing community service instead of serving a one-year prison sentence following his conviction last year...

Participant Media is joining Image Nation Abu Dhabi as co-financer of the upcoming documentary about Malala Yousafzai , the Pakistani student activist who survived a Taliban assassination attempt. Docu is...

ROME - The TaorminaFilmFest will fete Claudia Cardinale with its Taormina Arte Award and a retro dedicated to the iconic Italo actress best known for her roles in Luchino Visconti's...

ROME -- The Weinstein Company has closed a deal with Beta Film to acquire U.S. rights to "Gomorrah," the hot Italo TV series that depicts the real Neapolitan mob with...

The boldest new format that FremantleMedia will be hawking at Mip is Italy's "Masterpiece," touted as the world's first talent show for wannabe writers. Perhaps more important, "Masterpiece" stems from...

ROME - Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia paybox has inked an exclusive output deal with HBO under which shows including "True Detective," "Game of Thrones" and "Boardwalk Empire" will air on...

U.S. actor John C. Reilly has joined the A-list cast of hot Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos' dystopian drama "The Lobster," which just started shooting in Ireland. Set in a near...