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ECONOMY / MIPTV 2018 / SERIES / TRAVEL

CALIFORNIA DREAMING – ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE FUTURE

Once the destination of explorers and gold diggers, California is a magnet for visionaries like no other US state. On our journey through Sunshine State we meet some of its unusual inhabitants. California is different from the rest of America. Once the destination of conquerors and explorers heading west in search of gold and a better life, California – like no other US state – has become a magnet for people hoping to make their dreams come true. On our […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY / MIPCOM 2017 / TECHNOLOGY

THE MICROSOFT DILEMMA

In Europe the information technology of every state administration and its institutions – military, police, fiscal authorities etc. – is based on Microsoft programmes. This exposes us to a high technical and political security risk. Is our digital sovereignty at stake? Microsoft is generally considered the dinosaur of the digital age, lagging behind data giants Google, Facebook or Amazon. However, the US Corporation is more powerful today than ever before. The power of its monopoly is nowhere more apparent than […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY / MIPTV 2017

TOURIST GO HOME! EUROPE’S DREAM DESTINATIONS AT RISK

Europe’s urban tourism is experiencing an unprecedented boom. But cities like Venice, Barcelona and Dubrovnik can no longer cope with the crowds and are on the verge of collapse. We ask who the actual profiteers are. Europe’s urban tourism is experiencing an unprecedented boom. Stimulated by cheap flights offered by budget airlines, a growth in cruise ship tourism and clever marketing strategies, cities like Venice, Barcelona and Dubrovnik are being literally overrun by tourists: 30 million flock to Venice every […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY / MIPTV 2016

WHO OWNS THE EAST?

Businesses, homes, forest, farmland – all this was once declared public property by the GDR. After the fall of the Wall, an entire country was up for sale. Who owns what in the East? A vast process of redistribution begins. Thousands of businesses, hundreds of thousands of homes, millions of hectares of forest and farmland – all this was once declared public property by the GDR. After the fall of the Wall, the big question that arose was: Who actually […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY / ENVIRONMENT / MIPTV 2016 / SOCIETY

POISONED FIELDS – GLYPHOSATE, AN UNDERRATED RISK?

Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used weed killer. Some consider it harmless, others say it is a serious health hazard for man and animals. A highly topical investigation into a controversial substance. Glyphosate is the world’s best-selling herbicide. Most glyphosate products are used in agriculture. They are a simple and cost-effective way of controlling weeds that can otherwise persist for years. Some consider it to be completely harmless, while others say it is a serious health hazard for […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY / FEATURE DOCUMENTARY / HUMAN INTEREST / SOCIETY

PARCHIM INTERNATIONAL

A Chinese investor buys the regional airport of Parchim in provincial north Germany to turn it into a hub for international cargo and passenger transport. Sheer megalomania or enviable drive and enthusiasm? In 2007 Chinese investor Jonathan Pang bought an old military airport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. In the small town of Parchim, he wants to create an international hub for air cargo transport between China, Europe and Africa. Mr Pang plans no less than to reroute international commodity […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY / ENVIRONMENT

DRY SEASON – CENTRAL ASIA’S BATTLE FOR WATER

Anyone in Central Asia who has water also has power. Will there soon be an all-out battle for water in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan und Uzbekistan? Anyone in Central Asia who has water, from reservoirs or the upper reaches of rivers, also has power. While the higher-lying countries of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have control over the region’s two largest rivers, the Amudarja and Syrdarja, lower-lying Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are left empty-handed. A power-political disaster with devastating consequences for the […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY

THE SHARING ECONOMY

Airbnb, Social Dining and Sidecar: swapping instead of buying – we take a look at how this new form of economic activity, the so-called “sharing economy”, is developing in different countries around the world. What is the secret behind the success and appeal of the “sharing economy”? With underlying motives ranging from sustainability to economics, new business models and – potentially – an alternative culture of consumption and community are emerging all over the world. Consumers are becoming users and […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY

THE COLORADO GREEN RUSH – GET STONED, GET RICH

Since the legalisation of Cannabis in 2014, the citizens of the US state of Colorado have been experiencing a “green rush”. Meet players, beneficiaries and losers of this huge and new branch of industry. Not too long ago you would have been in serious trouble if you were caught in the tranquil US state of Colorado with marijuana in your pocket. But that was then and this is now: since the government decided that marijuana could be legally farmed, sold […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY

FALSE MONEY – DONOR AID AND THE SELL-OUT OF PALESTINE

Since the Oslo Accords, over $ 24 billion in international aid has gone to Palestine. The biggest donor: the EU. Twenty years on, the situation in Gaza and the West Bank is worse than ever. Since the Oslo Accords in 1993 and 1995, over $ 24 billion in donor money has gone to Palestine. The EU is the largest donor: € 428 million was donated in 2013 alone. Officially, the funds are supposed to promote the creation of a democratic, […]
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CURRENT AFFAIRS / ECONOMY

THE TRAIL OF THE TROIKA

What is happening in Europe in the name of troika? A must-see for anyone who wants to understand the situation in Greece and find out why the austerity policy imposed by Germany has failed. The European Union and International Monetary Fund have lent more than 400 billion euro to Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus to keep these countries solvent. The lenders granted enormous power to the three institutions of the so called troika: the IMF, the European Central Bank and […]
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ECONOMY / PEOPLE / SOCIETY

CONCIERGES: BERLIN, MOSCOW, PARIS

Berlin, Moscow, Paris: A concierge knows everyone and everything. But despite his ever-friendly manner, he remains something of a phantom figure. A concierge is responsible for providing everything that makes a guest’s stay more comfortable. His computer and address book are his main assets. This film tells the story of a unique profession and offers an insight into the discreet world of a job which entails everything from being a nurse to millionaires to being a magician for the rich […]
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