All articles by Peter Chapman
-
News
EIB not delivering Reding's Euro funding promises
Unveiled amidst great fanfare this time last year, the European Union plan to help bankroll the European film industry with loans from the European Investment Bank appears to have hit a brick wall, according to a report in this week's Screen International. The Luxembourg-based EIB announced plans to include the ...
-
News
EU confirms clearance of AOL-TW deal
As expected, the European Commission has cleared AOL's $135bn take-over of Time Warner after the two companies agreed to make concessions to ensure that they would not dominate Europe's fledgling internet music market.These include the agreement that Germany's leading media company Bertelsmann AG will "progressively exit" from its 50:50 joint ...
-
News
European Investment Bank turns attention to film
Capital starved EU film-makers are set to grab a share in a Euros12bn boost from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's long-term lending arm. The move - which could shrug off the EU's low-budget image - follows concerns that massive box office potential rests untapped because EU film-makers have ...