French, Italian State Broadcasters Join Forces to Counter U.S. Streaming Giants

The agreement between France Televisions and [Italy's] RAI is unusual if not unprecedented because the two prominent pubcasters will develop content together through an ongoing active collaboration between their respective production departments and also single networks. Details about how much each broadcaster will be investing were not disclosed. - Nick Vivarelli, Variety [via/web:http://streaming-tv.us]