Table of Contents
Week of 04/08/2008

Articles

Fight for Georgian station begins

 

Politics banned on Georgian channel

 

ESPN teams up with AOL

 

German funds hand out $8.7 million

 

FremantleMedia's 'Got the Look'

 

Televisa signs French deal

 

ProSiebenSat1, IBM join forces

 

Alchemy, Universal team on deal

 

Locarno to honor Amos Gitai

 

Internet to outgun TV in U.K.

 

Holdovers rule European box office

 

Ashton Kutcher signs with CAA

 

Bob Dylan wins a Pulitzer Prize

 

Disney-ABC signs Israeli deal

 

'Transformers Animated' sells widely

 

Hit sides with Smartoonz

 

Hoops net CBS a victory

 

'South Pacific' opens on Broadway

 

Leguizamo set for 'American Buffalo'

 

ZDF, AETN extend pact

 

Comcast pushes E! worldwide

 

Vacant airwaves spur turf battle

 

Ex-cop testifies against Pellicano

 

WIP, Maguire eye 'Mr. Good Enough'

 

Actors star in voting rights drama

 

Cinematographer Larry Pizer dies

 

Lion Group envisions Dream City

 

Just Comedy event honors Apatow

 

Disney unveils animation slate

 

Stones shine 'Light' in Britain

 

Makeup artist Jaren Millard dies

 

Revolver takes dip into Adult Swim

 

Lincoln Center offers '1968'

 

Kanbar kicks off First Run festival

 

Cole Hauser to topline CBS' 'Tower'

 

TWC's Klein joins Bow Tie Cinemas

 

Alfredson to direct Larsson's 'Fire'

 

Razor, Film4 produce 'Womb'

 

Friday TV sells 'Single Mother' format

 

Mazure to run Argentina film funder

 

Ling, Shire spice up 'Dim Sum' cast

 

Man attempts to torch SABC's HQ

 

CanWest funds Hot Docs

 

'Guard' tops Korean box office

 

FCC: Digital TV back on track

 

Naegle new HBO series chief?

 

Televisa's play date with 'Pocoyo'

 

Bavaria selling 'Storm of Love'

 

Orange to rival France's Canal Plus

 

'Equus' gets a date with Broadway

 

Salz, Erlij named partners at UTA

 

Calt, TV ON to produce 'Kaamelott'

 

Nine reveals its 'Underbelly' at Mip

 

Gary Janetti inks deal with Fox TV

 

Burnett, AEG pact for live events

 

Image sues Relativity over homevids

 

50 Cent near 'Spectacular'

 

Discovery unveils programming details

 

Durango's non-traditional incentives

 

Children's agent Iris Burton dies at 77

 

Rogue taps Marks for 'Hack/Slash'

 

WGA bill makes it to CA Senate

 

Sundance buys Lionsgate package

 

Miramax, Rudin move on 'Man'

 

Lakeshore's game for 'Thundercade'

 

Sevigny, Deschanel set for 'Ranch'

 

Won Bin, Kim Hye-Ja set for 'Mother'

 

Countries team for competition

 

BBC, ProSieben agree VOD deal

 

Hideo Nakata's 'L' to open Udine

 

Globo to launch Australian channel

 

British regions to get cash boost

 

Metrodome takes 'Warlords' in U.K.

 

Disney adds to international deals

 

Bavaria, Telepool score more deals

 

Entertainment Rights' profits fall 7%

 

'Ben-Hur' rides again as miniseries

 

Lagardere builds production empire

 

Orange to launch TV service in U.K.

 

'Idol,' 'Kitchen' win Tuesday

 

Maybury's 'Love' to open Edinburgh

 

Myers to host MTV Movie Awards

 

Sue Naegle new HBO series chief

 

'Battle' to open Seattle festival

 

Prince to headline Coachella

 

Music icon Klaus Dinger dies at 61

 

'Ch'tis' licks French box office record

 

Lucasfilm sues over costume sales

 

BritWeek 2008 kicks off

 

Russians dressing Cannes

 

New Regency snags 'Smash' spec

 

Universal gets 'Truth' from Gervais

 

Korean team to reel in foreign films

 

'Wicked' witches fly to Orpheum

 

George Strait nabs fourth No. 1

 

Actor Stanley Kamel dies at 65

 

Festival sets Japanese TV mart

 

Newman leads CBS' soap marketing

 

Singapore, France team on endeavor

 

Competition renews tax-break talk

 

Far East feasts on high-tech prod'n

 

SPE lifts Asia exec to finance post

 

Jesse Swenson

 

Kevin Farley

 

Bai Ling, Talia Shire

 

Nate Corddry

 

Keith Carradine

 

Rebates' requirements rattle industry

 

Generic locales important to producers

 

Federal, regional subsidies lure films

 

'Saw' cuts into sharpened tax credits

 

'Angels' helped by heavenly discounts

 

British Isles still the spot for 'Scots'

 

Michael Ovitz takes the stand

 

U.S. lures back flyaway productions

 

Ellen shimmies to Madonna

 

Overture picks Parsons' 'Popped'

 

Norman Mailer celebrated at Carnegie

 

Triple revival threat for Tony voters

 

Drama takes back Broadway

 

8 musicals seek Tony nominations

 

IATSE, majors still without deal

 

Oprah auctions Dr. Oz show

 

Robert De Niro bolts from CAA

 

Busch, Pellicano face off

 

ASCAP awards Timbaland

 

Informal SAG talks to stop

 

Universal files for 'Divorced by 30'

 

Weinsteins welcome 'Good Things'

 

Our Stories retains 'Attorney' spec

 

Bloom, Hawke, Thirlby 'Love' N.Y.

 

Screen Gems sweetens Gluck pact

 

Midrange Asian films go overlooked

 

Northern Italy full of festivals

 

Derek Elley's cinephile origins

 

Udine co-head an anomaly among egos

 

Cinephile polishes Udine Fest image

 

French distributors excel at Asian films

 

Udine highlights Japanese POV

 

Udine celebrates Asian mainstream

 

ShineReveille inks MySpace TV deal

 

Tarantino to give Cannes lecture

 

Telemundo plans Spanish channel

 

German box office rises 33%

 

Def Jam plays TAG with new partner

 

'Idol' gives back to viewers

 

Colin Farrell set for Tanovic's 'Triage'

 

Katie Couric leaving CBS?

 

CBS cancels 'Talent' show

 

Mip TV embraces new media

 

Hollywood dirt exposed at trial

 

Mediaset advertising chief to stay

 

Judge dismisses claims in Rather suit

 

U.K. regulator rethinks BBC funding

 

1958: Sinatra's scheduling problems

 

WGA honors Tom Schulman

 

Kitano will draw artist in 'Achilles'

 

Reliance is big on digital imaging

 

Foxcrime launches on Indovision

 

'Pure Country' to open on Broadway

 

Bump in the road for digital switch

 

TW passage to India

 

NAB show focuses on content

 

Patti Felker honored by Bar Assn.

 

Italian election interests industryites

 

Olympics offer HDTV showcase

 

Australian writers union leaves ASC

 

Pellicano case spotlights Stallone

 

Canadian creatives blast bill

 

Khanna to keynote inaugural Amazia

 

3-D TV: Already in your home

 

Two roads to third dimension

 

'Lost' found on many platforms

 

Gareri signs with Sony's Imageworks

 

Hayes, Krakowski to star in 'Yankees'

 

James Cameron supercharges 3-D

 

Michael Bass returns to NBC

 

Venezuela aids 'Toussaint' film

 

James Cameron on 3-D

 

MGM sees future in 'Bobism'

 

Clark, Glover, Hagerty talk 'Marriage'

 

Sony asks audiences to 'Prom'

 

Comarex plays nice with EM Ent.

 

Portman set for 'Wuthering Heights'

 

Mara Manus exits Public post

 

Mary Daily joins Fox marketing unit

 

Nyren quits SvT for Hallucination

 

Ira Sachs

 

Sharon Lawrence

 

Jamie Thomas King

 

Ashley Benson

 

Juliette Fairley

 

Tony adds actors to list

 

AOL could benefit in Yahoo deal

 

CW nixes upfront for cocktail party

 

New York to triple film, TV tax credit

 

CBS weathers rough week in news

 

Campo to head Tru TV programming

 

Harden, Logue pick pilot projects

 

Columbia wins 'Battle' for Bertolini spec

 

Disney abides by 'Dude' pitch

 

Now TV adds two Celestial channels

 

ThinkFilm nabs Wyatt's 'Escapist'

 

Williams appointed NBC U Asia VP

 

Crown nabs Tim Kring's book trilogy

 

Hamer pic wins Norwegian prize

 

Malaga ends on a high note

 

BBC takes 'Power' to 34 companies

 

Telecom Italia urged to merge

 

'21' fights 'Leatherheads' in Europe

 

Pantages 2009 season unveiled

 

Fox wins competitive Thursday

 

Gas to lead Euro Disney

 

Broadway stages switcheroo

 

Writer Robert Warnes Leach dies

 

Universal tops U.K. video awards

 

Red Baron biopic aims to ace test

 

NBC Universal taps Global VP

 

Politics and Games make uneasy mix

 

Call it post-studio stress disorder

 

Filmitalia's future at stake

 

Six networks try entering Colombia

 

'Wicked' storms through Florida

 

'Horton' hears healthy returns overseas

 

Russia eyes Cannes festival

 

Audiences under 'Gypsy' spell

 

'Evil Dead' kills in South Korea

 

Tennessee waltzes back with lost play

 

'Forbidden Kingdom' a global affair

 

Musical slate way up Down Under

 

Mark Ronson aligns with Interscope

 

President helps boost business

 

Cornfeld enjoys Stiller partnership

 

Harris wary of guest-star turns

 

Greenaway unveils his 'Last Supper'

 

Acquisition plans bring shared angst

 

Old school rules in German news

 

Smith, Kaye pen NHL playoff blog

 

China works to unruffle feathers

 

NBC hits the Great Wall

 

'Grease,' 'Xanadu' head to Chicago

 

Clock's ticking on short film fests

 

GTV sets budget satellite package

 

The People vs. Anthony Pellicano

 

CBC greenlights two dramas

 

Hollywood's 'secret' survival guide

 

DLT's warm reaction to cold readings

 

Disney to make Latin 'Grey's', 'Sisters'

 

Brown developing website with Diller

 

Norwegian critics pick 'O'Horten'

 

Agencies hit by latest seismic shift

 

Sundance up for sale

 

U.S. studios dominate at Mip

 

How Naegle might rev up HBO series

 

Gala to be Keys' 30th, and last

 

Meryl Streep as actor and coach

 

Stars and their silent partners

 

Nilesat takes Al-Hiwar off the air

 

LBC launches political reality show

 

2010 UAE ad revenue to top $2 billion

 

MGM launches HD in Israel

 

RWB condemns RAM FM raid

 

FCC data questioned

 

'ER,' 'Lost,' 'Gone' up for Prisms

 

Pellicano grills his sole witness

 

Now TV adds 2 Celestial channels

 

BAM's thing for spring

 

Japanese viewers to get first 3-D TV

 

Audiences fall for 'Prom' date

 

'The Fall' tops Malaga Festival

 

SAG offers AFTRA a seat at the table

 

'Warlords' dominates HK film awards

 

Audiences make a date for 'Prom'

 

Shia LaBeouf visits 'Dark Fields'

 

Gumbel leaves NFL Network gig

 

Tommy Chong

 

Abby Brammell

 

Carlos Oscar

 

NBC revs up, GE stock slumps

 

Keith David, Hill Harper

 

KaDee Strickland

 

Mark Adair-Rios

 

Christa B. Allen

 

'Survivor' moving to high-definition

 

'Horton' has legs overseas

 

Moonves one of the top-paid execs

 

Cine Qua Non closes Seoul multiplex

 

Kopelsons prep for 'Weekend'

 

Shiban under 'Wizard' spell

 

DiGilio scripting 'Damned'

 

Conroy joins 'Journal' cast

 

Fox Animation weaves 'Tapestry'

 

HBO sets Reed story

 

Snyder to watch over 'Guardians'

 

'Virtuality' flies to Fox

 

Cast set for 'HangingOut'

 

Emmett/Furla raises $100 million

 

Dylan and Cole Sprouse

 

Albert Brooks

 

SAG advised to accept terms

 

Digital cinema dispute in 3-D

 

Ed Clarke leaves Capitol for Kudos

 

Imax channels documentaries

 

Library of Congress gives to History

 

BBC's Highfield hops to Kangaroo

 

'Gay Couple' tops animation fest

 

Blockbuster bids for Circuit City

 

Japan's Cetera takes 'Caramel'

 

'Antichrist' to shoot in Germany

 

Coldplay to live 'La Vida' on June 17

 

Eisner lined up for Mipcom keynote

 

An hour onstage with Jackson Browne

 

'Daisies' blooms for ITV

 

Toni Braxton cancels April shows

 

Beastie Boy shoots with 'No. 1 Spot'

 

Russia hails anti-piracy successes

 

Rowling testifies in 'Potter' lawsuit

 

'Desperate' down, but still dominates

 

Oscar dates shift for 2009

 

Tim Robbins delivers keynote at NAB

 

CBS adds to summer schedule

 

Eisner Awards announced

 

Berlusconi wins Italian election

 

Shochiku takes Kabuki overseas

 

'Simpsons' stirs uproar in Argentina

 

Gulf festival bows in Dubai

 

Eros inks deal with 'Babyy' maker

 

Showbox closes Motion 101

 

Broadway sales inch back up

 

Time Warner drops ax on New Line

 

Lifetime unveils fall plans

 

EFP names promising producers

 

'Spamalot,' 'Men' top Touring Awards

 

Manager Jerry Kravat dies at 72

 

Breaking Ball nabs film rights to '27'

 

JimJam expands to Middle East

 

Niu's 'Rules' wins USC play festival

 

SAG starts talks with majors

 

Janet Pierson to head SXSW

 

Astral Media posts stellar numbers

 

One Union

 

Clearvision expands indie efforts

 

TV content creators get good news

 

McKean signs up for 'Superior' role

 

Sohonet launches consulting arm

 

MPA backs legal download site

 

'Young Frankenstein' hardly a miss

 

'Clandestina' tops Buenos Aires Lab

 

Sony launches AXN Beyond

 

WGC honors Canadian writers

 

DGA settles foreign levies lawsuit

 

Universal's 'Marshall' Law

 

'Night' to remember

 

Trio sets return of two HD series

 

Milchan finalizes New Regency stake

 

DreamWorks to make 'Ghost' in 3-D