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BERLINALE 2013: CRYSTAL BEARS AND DEUTSCHES KINDERHILFSWERK AWARDS IN GENERATION KPLUS

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The members of the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus Hannah Bulling Matthias Caspari Rosa Elina Ehrlich Rocco Görhardt Lenius Jung Felix Katulski Magdalena Kollmann Ada Maria Nardi Lonja Emily Louise Siebenmann Maja Tischmann Fabian Welke give the following … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

Bertelsmann Welcomes Antitrust Clearance of Penguin Random House by the U.S. Department Of Justice

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

DOJ has unconditionally cleared the formation of Penguin Random House Transaction will close after all other necessary clearances are secured 19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Media companies Bertelsmann and Pearson welcome the clearance of the planned combination of their book-publishing companies into … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Government, Media, United Kingdom

THE 63RD BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO COME TO A SPLENDID CLOSE

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, on Saturday, February 16, the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival will come to a splendid close with the presentation of the awards. 1,600 guests are expected to attend the gala, beginning at 7.00 pm in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

Bertelsmann is considering reducing its shareholding in RTL Group while retaining a qualified majority

Posted on 19, February 2013 by

Bertelsmann announces preliminary figures for 2012 19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The international media company Bertelsmann has informed the Board of Directors of RTL Group that it is considering reducing its shareholding in RTL Group through a capital market transaction. Potential proceeds … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Media

Merger update: US Department Of Justice clears Penguin Random House combination

Posted on 18, February 2013 by

18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pearson and Bertelsmann today (February 14, 2013) announce that they have been notified by the US Department of Justice that it has closed its investigation into the proposed merger of Penguin and Random House, without conditions. The two … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Government, Media, United Kingdom

Publication, 6 February, of Cinquante nuances plus claires, by E. L. James

Posted on 18, February 2013 by

Paris, 18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — After selling a million copies of volume 1 and 650,000 copies of volume 2*, Lattès Editions are now releasing the third and final volume of the “Fifty Shades” trilogy in French entitledCinquante nuances plus claires (English title: Fifty … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, France, Media, Society

Lagardère Active: Success for Be

Posted on 18, February 2013 by

Paris, 18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With 224,727 copies sold as of the last quarter of 2012 (2012 officially declared single-issue sales), the magazine Be has positioned itself, since the change in its frequency of publication last October, as the second-ranking monthly targeted at the thirty-something … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, France, Media

PERSPEKTIVE DEUTSCHES KINO: TWO MOTHERS BY ANNE ZOHRA BERRACHED WINS THE “FGYO-PRIZE DIALOGUE EN PERSPECTIVE”

Posted on 18, February 2013 by

18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On Saturday, February 16 at the award ceremony of the independent juries, the young French-German-Portuguese jury awarded the “FGYO-Prize Dialogue en perspective” for the first time endowed with 5.000€. This year, the prize goes to Anne Zohra … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Society

A stronger organization for Lagardère Active

Posted on 15, February 2013 by

15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Denis Olivennes has announced the following appointments to strengthen Lagardère Active’s organization as part of its accelerated move to digital technology: Richard Lenormand has been appointed general manager of the Radio/Television division (including Europe 1, Virgin, RFM, Gulli, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, France, Management, Media

PASSION, AUTHENTICITY, INSTINCT: THE ART OF SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT AT THE 11TH EDITION OF THE BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS

Posted on 15, February 2013 by

15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Thursday evening, the eleventh edition of the Berlinale Talent Campus, part of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, came to a successful close at the HAU Hebbel am Ufer. Headed by the theme “Some Like It Hot – … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

International media coverage for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013

Posted on 15, February 2013 by

Followed by more than 6 billion TV viewers worldwide1, the Orange Africa Cup of Nations is the major sport event in Africa. 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SABC, Host Broadcaster of the Competition, provide the event TV production with the highest international … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Media, Sports

WITH THE ADVANCING DIGITIZATION OF THE FILM INDUSTRY, THE BERLINALE FACES COMPLEX TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES

Posted on 15, February 2013 by

15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In 2013, the number of films screening in the Digital Cinema Package (DCP) format at the Berlinale exceeds 50% for the first time. Only around 8% of the films are still shown in the classic 35mm format. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology

Europe 1 plays the Bobino music hall on 18 February: an evening of humour with the whole gang

Posted on 14, February 2013 by

Paris, 14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ On Monday 18 February, for the third annual production of Europe 1 fait Bobino, Europe 1’s comic lineup joins forces for an exceptional show at 8:45-11:00 pm. Nikos Aliagas will host this all-comedy evening event, during which the entire line-up … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, France, Media, Society

SPORTFIVE appointed as exclusive sponsorship marketing agency for Nitro Circus Live for the sale of the marketing rights to its European tour

Posted on 14, February 2013 by

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of a multi-year contract, SPORTFIVE, a subsidiary of Lagardère Unlimited and the international leader in sports marketing, has been appointed as exclusive agent for Nitro Circus Live, the youth entertainment phenomenon, to manage the sale … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, France, Marketing, Media, Sports

WORLD CINEMA FUND ON FEBRUARY 13, 2013: “FILLING THE GAP: THE ART OF FILMMAKING IN CUBA & VIETNAM”

Posted on 14, February 2013 by

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On February 13, the WCF invites all its friends as well as representatives of the industry and press to the panel discussion “Filling the Gap: The Art of Filmmaking in Cuba & Vietnam”. There will once again be the … Read the full press release →

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Lagardère is taking legal action against Vivendi and Groupe Canal+ for the restitution of €1.6 billion in cash to Canal+ France

Posted on 14, February 2013 by

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In its capacity as a Canal+ France shareholder1, Lagardère has summoned Vivendi and Groupe Canal+ (hereinafter “the Vivendi group”) to appear in the Paris commercial court on March 21, 2013, for the purposes of obtaining a restitution … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, France, Law, Media

BERLINALE 2013 IS A BIG CROWD-PULLER

Posted on 14, February 2013 by

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Visitors continue to flock to the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Its halftime and already 250,000 tickets have been sold. ”This year’s Berlinale is proving to be a big crowd-puller again. The visitors’ enthusiasm for film is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

Editions JC Lattès releases French version of Moi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Lagercrantz

Posted on 13, February 2013 by

“To play well, you have to be crazy. To be good, you have to feel your anger.” Paris, 13-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Born in 1981 to a Bosnian father obsessed with his country’s past and a Croatian mother who worked day and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, France, Media, Society, Sports, Sweden

Lagardère Full year 2012 net sales

Posted on 13, February 2013 by

Net sales, fourth-quarter 2012: €2,018m an increase of +3.5% on a reported basis, +0.1% on a like-for-like basis(1)  Net sales for FY 2012: €7,370m -3.7% on a reported basis, -0.2% on a like-for-like basis  2012 Recurring EBIT(2) from Media activities target … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, France, Internet & Online, Media

SURPRISE BERLINALE CAMERA FOR RICHARD LINKLATER

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 1986 the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks. At the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, US … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society