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detijd • 10 j

Discovery takes full control of Eurosport Discovery Networks acquires full control of pan-European sports channel Eurosport. The media giant, whose main shareholder is 'cable king' John Malone, pays partner TF1 491 million euros for its 49 percent stake in the channel.

nos • 10 j

Suspicious editing in arrest video There is doubt surrounding the authenticity of Sandra Bland's arrest video. The woman got into an argument with an officer and was subsequently found dead in her cell. The dashcam footage that was released now appears to have probably been cut.

hln • 10 j

Homage to Belgian film during Angoulême film festival Belgian film will take center stage in August during the eighth edition of the French-language film festival in Angoulême, France. Wallonie-Bruxelles International announced this today. The festival takes place from August 25 to 30.

1limburg • 10 j

Britons go to the cinema en masse to see André Rieu In Great Britain, people flocked to the cinema on Saturday to see André Rieu at work. Rieu's Vrijthof concert was broadcast in cinemas all over the world and set a record in Great Britain. Rieu is the first artist in Britain to exceed the £1 million mark in one day.

demorgen • 10 j

Writer Tom Lanoye lashes out at the Flemish Minister of Media In a column, Tom Lanoye lashes out at Flemish Minister of Media, Sven Gatz. And not cowardly and slowly, like now," Lanoye writes in his column for the weekly magazine Humo.

nu • 10 j

Screenwriter Piet Geelhoed passed away Screenwriter Piet Geelhoed passed away on Thursday at the age of 71. NTR announced this on Monday. He has built up an extensive oeuvre of radio programs, television programs and film scripts. Geelhoed was the regular screenwriter of filmmaker Karst van der Meulen.

netwerkscenario • 10 j

Film Fund organizes lecture on Adaptation Rights The Dutch Film Fund and the TorinoFilmlab are organizing a lecture on adaptation rights. The speaker is Pierre-Emmanuel Mouthuy, founder of Mouthuy Avocats (Brussels).

filmkrant • 10 j

'Silent cinema' places you collectively in a bubble At Roffa Mon Amour, visitors are given headphones with which they can follow the film. 'Your finest selection of outrageous, eccentric cinema' is the subtitle of the open-air event that will take place from 22 to 26 July at Hofplein Station in Rotterdam.

nu • 10 j

Swedish-owned Dutch internet video company Zoomin Swedish media company MTG has acquired a majority stake in Dutch internet video supplier Zoomin. MTG acquires 51 percent of the shares and values the company at 88 million euros with this transaction.

nu • 10 j

Adam Sandler reflects on discrimination incident on set Adam Sandler calls the discrimination incident on the set of his film The Ridiculous Six a "misunderstanding". In April, a group of 'native Americans' left the set due to alleged discrimination. The group of actors found the script offensive.

volkskrant • 10 j

British tabloid publishes video of Queen saluting Hitler The British royal family has been embarrassed by a video showing Queen Elizabeth as a little girl making a Hitler salute. Tabloid The Sun posted the decades-old video online on Friday.

nu • 10 j

Film company Miramax is for sale The Miramax film company may be sold. Investors are looking at sales opportunities. Bloomberg press service reports this based on insiders. The film company founded by brothers Harvey and Robert Weinstein could generate $1 billion, according to one of the sources.

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