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John de Mol is chased away from TMG If it goes ahead, the Telegraaf Media Group (TMG) will not simply be owned by the Flemish Mediahuis. An important second party is VP Exploitatie, which already has a 41.3 percent interest in TMG.

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Director Ivo van Hove gets a place on the Leading Global Thinkers list The Flemish director Ivo van Hove is on a list of 'leading thinkers' of our current world. The American magazine Foreign Policy (FP) annually makes an 'Leading Global Thinkers list' and mentions the leader of Toneelgroep Amsterdam on it.

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Anger after police action against VRT journalist In Belgium, journalistic circles reacted furiously to a raid on VRT journalist Bart Aerts, who works for the current affairs program Terzake. His computer was searched and Aerts' phone was confiscated. The journalist himself was taken away for questioning.

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Hart Beat sold to ten countries The musical comedy Hart Beat has been purchased by Nickelodeon for ten countries. In Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and Scandinavia, the film will be released in local language dubbing.

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World Soundtrack Awards 2016 presented The World Soundtrack Awards were recently presented for the 16th time during the Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent. Below is an overview of the winners. The big winner is composer Carter Burwell, who became composer of the year.

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Mediahuis takes over entire Media Groep Limburg The Flemish publisher Mediahuis (which already owns NRC Media in the Netherlands) will take over the entire Media Group Limburg (MGL) with effect from 2017. This makes it the second largest newspaper publisher in Belgium.

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Journalists undercover for 17 months for child pornography documentary Belgian journalist Peter Dupont and Dutch filmmaker Jacco Groen worked undercover for seventeen months on a documentary about child pornography. Their work led to the most extensive Philippine police operation ever targeting child prostitution.

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Sustainable energy supply workshop on set The VAF will soon organize a workshop on sustainable energy supply on set as part of e-Mission. At this workshop you will find out what options are available to make the energy supply during production more sustainable and cheaper.

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First glimpse of Belgian animated film The Son of Bigfoot In Brussels we are working hard on The Son of Bigfoot. It is the latest addition to nWave Pictures, the Belgian animation studio behind Robinson Crusoe, The House of Magic, Sammy's Adventures and Fly Me to the Moon.

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RTV Noord will increase its journalistic strength despite budget cuts The cutbacks at RTV Noord lead to forced layoffs and cuts in the program offering. However, the pursuit of journalistic strength and the ambition to grow on digital channels at the regional broadcaster remain intact.

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Second round of World Soundtrack Awards nominations announced The 16th World Soundtrack Awards has announced its second round of nominees. The WSAwards are awarded annually by the World Soundtrack Academy with the aim of supporting and promoting film music & sound design worldwide.

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Theo Maassen plays a role in a Flemish film Theo Maassen will play a role in the new Flemish feature film Façades. "He thought Façades was a great project, and he has the opportunity to play with fine actors such as Johan Leysen," his spokesperson explains. It is not known what role the comedian will play.

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