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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentViacomCBS International Studios and Italy’s Leone Film Group have forged a strategic partnership by signing a long-term agreement to co-produce a wide range of Italian content for the global market. This potentially milestone pact between VIS and Leone — the prominent indie production and distribution shingle owned and operated by late master director Sergio Leone’s children Raffaella and Andrea — will create “vast opportunities for the development and

Jamie Lang Channel 4 in the U.K. have commissioned Flicker Productions to produce “Football Trolls” (working title), an hour-long documentary on the relationship between social media, racism and soccer, hosted by former Newcastle and Tottenham midfielder-turned BT Sport pundit Jermain Jenas.

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EXCLUSIVE: International production veterans Shebnem Askin and Michael Rifkin have been appointed Co-Heads of Sony Pictures International Productions. Reporting to Sanford Panitch, President, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, the pair takes over from Laine Kline who stepped down earlier this year.

Domino's has apologised after releasing a pizza which many people found 'insulting'. The Japanese branch of the pizzeria caused uproar after it created a 'special' pizza which combines British and Italian cultures.

Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway has shared photos of her 11 year old son after England’s defeat in the 2020 Euros last night. Following the penalty shootout against Italy, Kate posted a photo of her son Billy as he lay with his head down on the couch.

Jamie Lang Sunday night’s Euro 2020 final, in which Italy beat England on penalties, was the U.K.’s most-watched TV event in over 20 years with a peak viewing audience of 30.95 million viewers and an average audience of 29.85 million.

Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon to match Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal's record of 20 major titles. The 34-year-old Serbian beat Italian Matteo Berrettini in four sets - meaning he has also completed the third leg towards achieving the Golden Slam of all four slams and an Olympic gold in the same year.

Tori Amos has announced a UK and European tour, taking place across February and March next year.The tour will kick off in Berlin, before heading through Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the UK and Ireland.

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Lovers in paradise! Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are continuing to pack on the PDA during their luxurious Italy getaway.

Penelope Cruz made a major splash. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star was spotted on Wednesday enjoying a family day out at the beach in Sardinia with her husband Javier Bardem and their two children.

Disney/Marvel’s Black Widow started offshore rollout on Wednesday in 11 material markets including France, Italy and the UK, grossing an estimated $4.9M for the day and setting new post-Covid benchmarks.

New Order‘s football anthem ‘World In Motion’ are going up for auction.The track was first released to mark the 1990 World Cup in Italy, and features vocal contributions from that year’s England Football Team and memorable bars from striker John Barnes.Ahead of tonight’s crucial Euros semi-final clash between England and Denmark, it has been announced “three never before heard ‘World In Motion’ raps from Barnes, Gazza [Paul Gascoigne] and (you have to hear this) Peter Beardsley” will go under

Jamie Lang Over the weekend, the La Biennale di Venezia launched its new Biennale Cinema Channel in collaboration with Italian streamer MYmovies, offering up a streamable selection of films which have featured in previous editions of the Venice International Film Festival but which are not currently available elsewhere in Italy. The channel drops with an initial library of 36 titles which featured in various sections of the festival between 2007 and 2020.