Robert De Niro Turns Attention To Tribeca Lisbon; David Attenborough Presenting BBC’s ‘Asia’; Pluto TV Adds News Nets – Global Briefs
Robert De Niro Turns Attention To Tribeca Lisbon
Robert De Niro has signaled the beginning of Tribeca Lisbon by saying he will approach the new offshoot with the “same spirit” as his 22-year-old U.S. festival. Speaking at a reception in New York yesterday, the double Academy Award-winner said: “Twenty-two years ago, in response to the devastation of 9/11, Jane [Rosenthal] and I founded the Tribeca Festival to help revitalize our neighborhood through the power of film, art, and storytelling. Our mission remains the same today. It means a great deal to us to bring this same spirit to Lisbon—a city with a rich cultural heritage, and a robust appetite for the arts and entertainment.” De Niro was at the event alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Tribeca co-founder Rosenthal, Mayor of Lisbon Carlos Moedas, U.S. Ambassador to Portugal Randi Charno Levine and CEO of Grupo IMPRESA Francisco Pedro Pinto Balsemão. The inaugural Tribeca Lisbon will take place October 17 to 19.
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David Attenborough Presenting BBC Landmark ‘Asia’
David Attenborough is not hanging up his presenter boots quite yet. The 98-year-old has boarded Asia, the BBC’s landmark natural history series exploring the continent. The series, the latest from BBC Studios Natural History Unit, will travel to the likes of the Gobi Desert, jungles of Borneo, the polar wilderness of Siberia and coral seas of the Indian Ocean, showcasing the breathtaking variety of the continent’s wildest places. Attenborough has been presenting less in recent years but has still fronted a number of BBC shows along with Netflix series like A Life on Our Planet. Sreya Biswas, BBC Head of Commissioning, Natural History, said: “We are absolutely delighted to have Sir David Attenborough presenting our fantastic new landmark series Asia for BBC One. Asia is a continent steeped in beauty and intrigue with some of the most wonderfully diverse habitats on the planet.”
FAST News: Pluto TV Adds CNN International & Other News Nets
Paramount-owned FAST service Pluto TV has added several news channels to its international line-up. In the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Pluto TV will offer CNN International. CNN’s own CNN Fast service will also launch on Pluto TV in multiple European territories and Canada. It is programmed with short-form videos of CNN content spanning entertainment, business, sport and major news. In Canada, four pubcaster channels from CBC News/Radio-Canada will launch on Pluto: CBC News Explore, CBC News Toronto, CBC News British Columbia and Radio-Canada Info. In the UK, Nordics and Canada, the Reuters service will roll out, providing global news coverage.
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