All articles by Peter Chapman

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    EIB not delivering Reding's Euro funding promises

    2002-01-09T18:25:00Z

    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 ...

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    EU confirms clearance of AOL-TW deal

    2000-10-11T00:12:00Z

    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 ...

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    European Investment Bank turns attention to film

    2000-10-06T18:00:00Z

    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 ...