Media

French media company Banijay close to buying Endemol

French media company Banijay is close to sealing a deal to acquire Endemol Shine, the production house behind such global television hits as “The Voice” and “Black Mirror,” a source…

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95% of Maltese want that ‘laws and rules’ apply in an equal way to everyone

95% of Maltese find it personally important or essential to them that the same laws and rules apply equally to every person, including all public authorities, irrespective of their personal…

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Twitter announces that politician’s tweets will be labelled as such

Preidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels. The new policy , announced by…

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Landmark judgement in Australia finds publishers legally responsible for moderating comments on Facebook sites

In Australia major media companies and Facebook are scrambling to come to grips with a landmark ruling by an Australian judge that found publishers are legally responsible for pre-moderating comments…

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Controversial proposal by Italy’s Rai to create separate male and female TV channels sparks fury

Italian state broadcaster Rai has sparked fury over a proposal to create separate male and female TV channels. A reorganisation of some of the company’s channels as part of its…

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April Fools’ Day: a look at some of the pranks circulating in the media

Today is a day where in all the outcry about fake news, media outlets around the world even some of The most respected play that one little joke on their…

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North Korea’s state-run broadcaster changes style, but not approach

While the substance may be predictable, North Korea’s state-run broadcaster is undergoing a style makeover, as it attempts to project a more modern image befitting a country whose leader has…

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Croatian journalists take to the streets to protest the curbing of media freedom

The Washington Post reports on the protest in the Croatian capital Zagreb by local journalists to protests curbing of media freedom in the country. Hundreds of Croatian journalists on Saturday…

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Poland’s media battle gets political

Calls for Poles to tone down political rhetoric in the wake of the murder of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz didn't last more than a few days. The latest battleground is over TVP,…

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Trump complains about bad press for pulling troops from Syria and maintaining electoral campaign promise against American involvement in never ending wars

President Donald Trump complained on Monday that he’s getting “bad press” for his decision to pull American troops out of Syria, saying he’s making good on his campaign promise against…

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Trump says that third of Americans believe the media was people’s enemy

US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on the US media, saying he has "forcefully condemned hatred and bigotry" but this goes unreported. Addressing supporters in Estero, in…

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European Parliament approves updated rules on audiovisual media services, protecting further children and stricter rules on advertising

MEPs voted on updated rules on audiovisual media services, protecting children better, with stricter rules on advertising, and 30% European content in video-on-demand. Following the final vote on this agreement,…

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Conspiracy theorist heads Italian State broadcaster Rai

Marcello Foa has spread the claim that Hillary Clinton attended a satanic dinner. He broke the news on his blog of a full-scale American military mobilization that never happened. A…

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Trump’s anti-press rhetoric very close to incitement to violence – Outgoing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Guardian reports that the outgoing UN human rights commissioner described Donald Trump’s anti-press rhetoric as “very close to incitement to violence” that would lead to journalists censoring themselves or being attacked.…

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President Trump unleashes attack on media – UN expresses concern, daughter distances herself

AP/BBC President Donald Trump is renewing his campaign against the media, claiming at a Pennsylvania rally that the media is the “fake, fake disgusting news” and casting journalists as his true…

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UK: More than half of 18 to 34 year olds feel that reality TV and social media have a negative effect on how they see their bodies

BBC: More than half of 18 to 34-year-olds feel that reality TV and social media have a negative effect on how they see their bodies, a survey has found. The ComRes…

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10th June 1981 – Alfredino Rampi disappearance after tragically falling in a well. The day Italian Live News Coverage was born.

It was the evening of June 10, 1981 when the father of little Alfredo, 6, called the police alarmed because his son had not returned home. Then, the tragic discovery:…

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