https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Streaming giant Netflix has announced it will set up an office in Rome to help expand its range of original Italian content. https://www.thelocal.it/20200127/netflix-to-open-italian-base-in-rome Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:02:17 +0100 netflix-to-open-italian-base-in-rome Italian authorities said on Wednesday they have helped smash what they called "the world's largest" pirate streaming TV network, with five million customers in Italy alone. https://www.thelocal.it/20190918/italian-police-help-smash-worlds-largest-pirate-tv-streaming-network Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:15:12 +0200 italian-police-help-smash-worlds-largest-pirate-tv-streaming-network Work has begun on Romulus, a new TV drama that will tell the story of Rome's legendary founder – in an early form of Latin. https://www.thelocal.it/20190530/new-italian-tv-show-to-tell-story-of-rome-birth-in-latin Thu, 30 May 2019 13:29:41 +0200 new-italian-tv-show-to-tell-story-of-rome-birth-in-latin Dressed in white robes and other papal insignia, actor John Malkovich delighted throngs on Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City on Thursday as he filmed a scene for Paulo Sorrentino's The New Pope series. https://www.thelocal.it/20190329/rome-john-malkovich-plays-new-pope-paolo-sorrentino-photos Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:17:09 +0100 rome-john-malkovich-plays-new-pope-paolo-sorrentino-photos The mysterious Italian writer Elena Ferrante pulled the strings behind the first screen version of her Neapolitan novels, the producers said on Sunday, as it was premiered at the Venice film festival. https://www.thelocal.it/20180903/mystery-italian-author-elena-ferrante-tv-adaptation-my-brilliant-friend Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:49:32 +0200 mystery-italian-author-elena-ferrante-tv-adaptation-my-brilliant-friend The Italian league announced on Monday that the domestic television rights for Serie A games for the period 2018 to 2021 have been sold to Spanish group MediaPro for €1.05 billion a year. https://www.thelocal.it/20180205/serie-a-tv-rights-mediapro Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:25:36 +0100 serie-a-tv-rights-mediapro Hollywood stars Rupert Everett and John Turturro are to star in the first television adaptation of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose, its producers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180124/the-name-of-the-rose-tv-show Wed, 24 Jan 2018 17:43:46 +0100 the-name-of-the-rose-tv-show The Versace family on Wednesday slammed a new television series about the murder of fashion giant Gianni Versace, saying it was based on nothing more than a "work of fiction". https://www.thelocal.it/20180110/gianni-versace-murder-tv-show Wed, 10 Jan 2018 19:49:31 +0100 gianni-versace-murder-tv-show When The Local spoke to Rosalind Pratt, she had a batch of cupcakes in the oven and was fielding questions from the youngest of her four children, who had just come home from preschool. https://www.thelocal.it/20171107/meet-brit-baking-bakeoff-italia-tv-gbbo-rosalind-pratt-bergamo-career Tue, 07 Nov 2017 08:28:11 +0100 meet-brit-baking-bakeoff-italia-tv-gbbo-rosalind-pratt-bergamo-career Italian films on Italian TV: that's the idea behind a new law approved by Italy's cabinet on Monday, which sets a quota for TV channels and envisages harsh penalties for those not showing enough homegrown talent. https://www.thelocal.it/20171003/italian-cabinet-sets-quota-for-showing-homegrown-talent-on-italian-tv Tue, 03 Oct 2017 13:40:42 +0200 italian-cabinet-sets-quota-for-showing-homegrown-talent-on-italian-tv An organization campaigning against sexual violence is calling for Italy's politicians to introduce comprehensive ethical guidelines for media, after a 'prank' shown on an Italian talent show attracted criticism. https://www.thelocal.it/20170427/italian-talent-show-under-fire-over-sexual-assault-prank Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:52:14 +0200 italian-talent-show-under-fire-over-sexual-assault-prank Filming is set to start this summer on a TV series based on Elena Ferrante's best-selling novel "My Brilliant Friend," co-produced by American cable network HBO and Italian public broadcaster RAI. https://www.thelocal.it/20170401/series-based-on-elena-ferrante-novel-coming-to-hbo Sat, 01 Apr 2017 14:09:39 +0200 series-based-on-elena-ferrante-novel-coming-to-hbo UPDATED: An Italian TV chief has apologized after a show which explored why some Italian men have relationships with women from eastern Europe, listing possible reasons such as "they're always sexy" and "they forgive cheating". https://www.thelocal.it/20170320/italian-tv-boss-apologizes-over-sexism-towards-eastern-european-women Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:59:44 +0100 italian-tv-boss-apologizes-over-sexism-towards-eastern-european-women Popular Italian TV chef Gianfranco Vissani described vegans as "a sect" and said he would "kill them all", before being swiftly rebuked by a co-presenter on a cooking programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20160819/italian-tv-chef-provokes-outrage-with-a-tirade-against-vegans Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:21:55 +0200 italian-tv-chef-provokes-outrage-with-a-tirade-against-vegans Anti-mafia campaigners and victims of the Mob voiced fury on Thursday after Italy's national broadcaster gave airtime to the son of Sicily's most notorious gangster to promote a book dedicated to his jailed father. https://www.thelocal.it/20160407/airtime-for-mafia-bosss-son-sparks-fury-in-italy Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:32:34 +0200 airtime-for-mafia-bosss-son-sparks-fury-in-italy Italian literary sensation Elena Ferrante's best-selling Neapolitan novels about female friendship are being adapted for television, with the author, who writes under a pseudonym, helping transform the books for the small screen. https://www.thelocal.it/20160211/italy-best-seller-elena-ferrantes-novels-get-tv-adaptation Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:20:30 +0100 italy-best-seller-elena-ferrantes-novels-get-tv-adaptation US film and television-streaming giant Netflix said on Wednesday it will launch in Italy, Spain and Portugal in late October, expanding its global drive to compete with traditional channels. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/netflix-to-arrive-in-italy-on-october-22nd Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:17:41 +0200 netflix-to-arrive-in-italy-on-october-22nd The daughter of mafia boss Vittorio Casamonica, who was last month given a lavish funeral in Rome, has sparked more outrage after comparing him to Pope Francis. https://www.thelocal.it/20150909/mafia-boss-dad-was-good-like-pope-john-paul-ii Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:59:10 +0200 mafia-boss-dad-was-good-like-pope-john-paul-ii Italy's cabinet on Thursday began examining a corporate makeover of the country's public television service Rai, with the aim of curbing political interference and innovating cultural output. https://www.thelocal.it/20150313/italy-moves-to-transform-national-tv Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:50:06 +0100 italy-moves-to-transform-national-tv Italian diplomats were forced to intervene on Wednesday morning after an Italian TV crew and the leader of Rome’s Jewish community, Riccardo Pacifici, became trapped in Auschwitz overnight after filming at the former concentration camp. https://www.thelocal.it/20150128/italian-tv-crew-trapped-in-auschwitz-overnight Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:34:00 +0100 italian-tv-crew-trapped-in-auschwitz-overnight