"Marcegaglia indicated that under the right circumstances they were willing to use their good offices to encourage their partners to sit down with Corus in the UK to explore new possible commercial solutions which will preserve production and assist the process of safeguarding jobs on Teesside, " it said.

BBC: Talks in Italy over Corus future

Now the company is looking to help them with the process of filmmaking by building production facilities for their use in Paris and New York.

FORBES: Vimeo, DailyMotion Court Filmmakers In YouTube's Shadow