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Industry news & Market trends November 8, 2019

The hell with it, equal rights

Opposite language is increasingly asserting itself. However, this is by no means reflected in the proportion of women in the film industry: According to statistics ...

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Industry news & Market trends November 8, 2019

Why Spotify is the lonely king on the music market - and Apple is now far behind

Spotify continues to grow: While the streaming service had 191 million listeners a year ago, in the second quarter of 2019 it had already reached ...

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Gründerszene October 1, 2019

Antitrust Office wants to open data from tech companies to competitors

No more "permanent exclusive property"? The Bundeskartellamt demands that even small competitors should in future have access to the databases of large Internet companies. What ...

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Gründerszene October 1, 2019

Pollution: These start-ups want to rid us of plastics

More and more people are trying to avoid plastic. We introduce Cleantech-Startups, which develop alternatives for all areas of life.

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Industry news & Market trends October 1, 2019

Minister of State Grütters supports documentary film project with around 1 million euros

Minister of State Monika Grütters supports documentary film projects with a total of 949,500 euros. Who receives the money?

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Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg October 1, 2019

Golden cinema autumn for Berlin-Brandenburg. Medienboard funding of 7.5 million euros for 38 projects.

In the 4th round of film funding in 2019, the Medienboard committed 38 projects to funding totalling 7.5 million euros. Among the 19 projects receiving ...

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Industry news & Market trends October 1, 2019

Youtube wants to conquer the music market

The video portal Youtube wants to become the market leader in music streaming - by the year 2025. How will this succeed? And what are ...

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IHK August 28, 2019

German music industry grows by 7.9 percent

The German music industry grew significantly in the first half of 2019, as the German Music Industry Association (BVMI) has now announced: In the first ...

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Projekt Zukunft August 28, 2019

Film and fairness: doing something for society

The German Fairness Award comes from the "Strong Commitment" award and is particularly dedicated to the topic of "diversity" this year. The prize, which is ...

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Gründerszene August 28, 2019

New EU Directive: Online in ten days to set up a GmbH?

Setting up a startup online, registering a change of CEO from home, registering a branch office on the road? Is that possible? This could be ...

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Gründerszene August 28, 2019

Game success: Is Fortnite hype over again?

The baller game is more profitable than any other game before it, but sales are declining significantly. What is the reason for this?

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BauNetz August 28, 2019

Wooden hybrids: Is subsidised housing construction making progress?

Wooden construction in social housing has been a rarity in Germany so far - too expensive, too experimental. Yet the sustainable building material in particular ...

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Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa August 28, 2019

The #SalonKreativ is back

He was gone, now he's back again: The #SalonKreativ. Together with media:net berlinbrandenburg e.V. and the Senate Administration for Economics, Energy and Business, Projekt Zukunft ...

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Tagesspiegel July 31, 2019

What can I sample? The European Court of Justice has ruled on this now.

The European Court of Justice allows the sampling of sound fragments from other tracks and pieces of music. What does that mean exactly ?

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Gründerszene July 30, 2019

Video makers' rights: IG Metall union threatens Youtube with lawsuit

The "Fairtube" campaign calls for better working conditions for video producers. Youtube should be ready to negotiate, otherwise trade unionists want to go to court.

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Tagesspiegel July 29, 2019

Has the theatre distanced itself from its audience?

Last season many directors tried their hand at #MeToo theatre. But does that face the problem?

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Industry news & Market trends July 24, 2019

Working group of film festivals founded in Germany

Over 60 German film festivals have joined forces to found a new working group for film festivals. The aim: to create better conditions for film ...

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Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa July 19, 2019

Decisions on the Capital City Culture Fund for the year 2020

In the first decision procedure for 2020, the Capital City Culture Fund awards around € 4.6 million to 47 projects. There were 193 applications with ...

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Industry news & Market trends June 27, 2019

Large PwC study on media trends: Video streaming to double revenues by 2023, podcasts with greatest potential

The worldwide entertainment industry is facing further upheavals in view of ever more individual user preferences, says the result of the current PwC study. While ...

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Industry news & Market trends March 29, 2019

Potsdam applies as UNESCO Creative City of Film

Potsdam wants to become UNESCO Creative City of Film.

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meedia March 29, 2019

Article 13 is coming

The much-discussed EU copyright reform is over. Without amendments, the European Parliament voted for the Directive including Articles 11 and 13.

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Industry news & Market trends March 29, 2019

9 percent up: German games market grows significantly in 2018

The German games market grew significantly in 2018: with a volume of around EUR 4.4 billion, sales were 9 percent higher than in the previous ...

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Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg March 26, 2019

New funding programme Filmerbe

Good news: On 1 January, the joint Filmerbe promotion programme was launched by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the federal states ...

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