Weather Gets Colder Across Romania
Meteorologists announced the weather is getting colder and temperatures are plunging, reaching minimum 6-7 degrees Celsius.Maximum temperatures will range between 13 and 14 degrees in eastern Transylvania and northern Moldova and 23 degrees in Dobrogea.
Minimum temperatures will range between 7 and 15 degrees. The sky will be variable in south-eastern Romania and temporarily cloudy in the rest of the regions where rainfalls and electrical discharges are expected. (puterea.ro)
YouTube Kills Paid Channels, Expands Sponsorship Model
YouTube is getting rid of one of its first paid content models: the Google-owned video site announced that it is discontinuing its paid channels initiative, effectively killing the option to sell the content of individual channels to paying subscribers.
Instead, YouTube is expanding its sponsorship model, making it available to all YouTube Gaming creators and testing it with some creators within the main YouTube app.
YouTube first introduced paid channels in 2013 as its very first move into the subscription business. Initially launched with a few dozen content partner including the Sesame Workshop, NatGeo Kids and DXH Media, paid channels allowed creators to set their own price for subscriber-only channels on the service. (cotidianul.ro)
Romanian Corporal Madalin Stoica Buried In Buzau
Romanian corporal Madalin Stoica, who was killed in Afghanistan on September 15, during a patrol mission, was buried on Thursday, September 21, in Buzau.
The funeral was attended by hundreds of people, including high officials of the National Defence Ministry, the General Staff, as well as local and county officials.
Buzau mayor, Constantin Toma, said Stoica will be declared honorary citizen and a street in the town of Buzau will be named after him. (romanialibera.ro)
BNR Official: 12 Banks In Romania Failing To Pay Profit Tax No Longer Operate On The Market
Romanian central bank spokesman Dan Suciu said in a statement that 12 banks included in a list of banks which did not pay profit tax no longer operate on the market as bank institutions.
Thus, the following lenders, Columna, Banca Comerciala Carpatica, the Investment and Development Bank, the International Religion Bank, the Romanian Loan Revival Bank, Credit Bank, the Romanian Discount Bank, the Turkish-Romanian Bank, Bankoop – the General Lending and Promotion Bank, the National Bank of Greece- the Bucharest branch, Nova Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Edinburgh „no longer have operating licenses”. (Gandul.info)