Table of Contents
Week of 04/15/2008

Articles

Cyfrowy Polsat plans record IPO

 

Rossiya invites bids for makeover

 

New programs in at Zlin

 

Swift, Pickler win big at CMT Awards

 

'Desire' headed to Broadway

 

Icon nabs 'Man on Wire'

 

BBC News to get new look

 

'21' hits the jackpot in Europe

 

Hillary Clinton to appear on 'Colbert'

 

Pellicano trial temporarily halted

 

Arrest made in theft of Heston funds

 

CBS comedies score ratings victory

 

Bravo unveils upcoming slate

 

SAG, studios begin negotiations

 

Profiles proffer potholes and praise

 

WGA animators honor Brad Bird

 

Margulies' 'Time' to open on Feb. 11

 

Vivendi, Palm fall for 'New York'

 

Karlovy Vary honors director duo

 

NAB wired for digital conversion

 

Weinsteins set 'Shanghai,' 'Samurai'

 

Animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

 

Mediaset shares surge

 

Karma nabs 'Right One'

 

Netflix appoints Anna Lee

 

Fox rocks as favorites return

 

Arts Engine revs up retrospective

 

'Grand' videogame breaks record

 

Nickelodeon, Par team for 'Airbender'

 

Cavu delivers 'Take Out' to Quad

 

'Bash'd' to hit Off Broadway

 

Hollywood Film Festival sets dates

 

UKFC hands out p&a funds to films

 

'Dawn' breaks at Singapore festival

 

Fox, Farrelly brothers eye 'Beaujolais'

 

Brooke flows to Discovery U.K. job

 

CBS bringing back viral hit Sparkles

 

Fox puts 'Juno' on iTunes

 

Trio to release 'Graduation' in May

 

Actress Madeline Lee Gilford dies

 

French say 'Oui' to VOD

 

Cable is key to digital TV in Taiwan

 

ABC scraps 'Circus of the Stars'

 

Ingmar Bergman week unveils events

 

Nickelodeon toon studio ups exec

 

Technicolor unveils delivery system

 

German Preview sets up shop in July

 

Leona Lewis shows 'Spirit' on charts

 

Richard Gere flies with 'Amelia'

 

Fox Atomic nabs 'Surrogate' adaptation

 

Jennifer Weiner pacts with ABC

 

Sony sticks with Neal Moritz

 

Chastain to star opposite Pitt in 'Tree'

 

HBO slates documentaries Mondays

 

China film conglom heads for IPO

 

Taiwan gets its own version of AOL

 

Trio unites for 'Legion' films

 

Thurman prepares for 'Motherhood'

 

Motley Crue returns to road

 

Comcast wants rights for file-sharers

 

Judge urges 'Potter' case to settle

 

'Loser' finale a winner for NBC

 

British music labels shuffle execs

 

Jeff Blake sticking with Sony

 

SAG negotiations enter second day

 

Shanley, Krieger on Manhattan bill

 

Jeff Sackman leaves ThinkFilm

 

Leona Lewis makes music history

 

Niche interests cause industry shift

 

Krysten Ritter

 

Disney parks exec in top Asia role

 

Confalonieri calls for broadcast laws

 

Kirch, DFL cleared for soccer bids

 

Signature Theater sells out 'Occupant'

 

AOL, MySpace click with Asia

 

Italian box office skids in 1st quarter

 

Rob Huebel

 

Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox

 

Nickelodeon set to bow in Poland

 

Endemol France taps Yves Bigot

 

Bravo content moving to Foxtel

 

Gov OKs Vivendi telco takeover

 

U.K.'s Hanway taps Sofia Neves

 

Abbess cracks Universal's 'Code'

 

Tribeca 2008 Lineup

 

Willie Macc

 

Pellicano trial focuses on Arneson

 

Fox confirms new 'X Files' title

 

Swedish Television promotes Engstrand

 

Lincoln Center gala a success

 

Denmark readies mobile phone fest

 

Ashley Tisdale flirts with projects

 

Stars salute Meryl Streep

 

'Life' of the party

 

Women in Film laud Hayek, Lansing

 

Bruce Gersh joins William Morris

 

Fox's 'Inn' welcomes Jerry O'Connell

 

AFTRA dissidents add five to board

 

Phoenix, Gold go wild for 'Amish'

 

Rudin nabs Roth's 'Indignation'

 

Studios turn to books, magazines

 

WB taps Ridley Scott for 'Kind One'

 

Winokur dances into daytime TV

 

Zide lines up Parallel finance deal

 

SAG signs interim pact

 

IDEA-IIFA names best film contenders

 

Urban, Kidman say 'Yes' to Country

 

Universal invests in Buzznet

 

Bafta sets date for 2009 awards

 

Vivendi-Activision deal gets EU nod

 

Delanic inks DVD deal

 

Fiver picks up Bebo's 'Diary'

 

UKTV signs talk show couple

 

Unitymedia hits one million subs

 

'Scream Queen' Hazel Court dies

 

TF1 sues YouTube

 

Bardot on trial for anti-Muslim letter

 

ABC scores with debate

 

Rowling begs judge to block book

 

China defends anti-piracy efforts

 

EMI makes restructuring move

 

Celebrity 'Feud' set for summer

 

Columbia snaps up 'Iron Jack'

 

IFC takes in Madonna's 'Wisdom'

 

SAG talks fail to spark fireworks

 

'Houdini' to break out on Broadway

 

WGA West lauds Don Mankiewicz

 

NBC stations shakeup executives

 

Fox in feud on box office revenues

 

MySpaceTV hosts 'Rave'

 

Film commission confab draws 4,000

 

Five vie for Bollywood honors

 

Justin Timberlake

 

David Henry Hwang

 

Brad Furman

 

Erika Heynatz

 

BMG shakes up executives

 

Franck Vestiel

 

Laura Bonner

 

Playwrights conference unveils slate

 

U.K. leads Banff TV nominations

 

CBS elevates Barbara Abseck

 

Esbjornson to leave Seattle Rep gig

 

BET cages 'Black Panther'

 

Will audiences remember 'Sarah?'

 

Walt Becker signs with CAA

 

Tribune execs talk to lenders

 

Fields will not take the stand at trial

 

Second Stage unveils slate

 

Halle Berry set for 'Frankie and Alice'

 

'Super Smash' ignites U.S. sales

 

CBS sets up in Silicon Valley

 

Chinese government attacks CNN

 

Cynthia Nixon to star in 'Distracted'

 

Google still cashing in on clicks

 

SAG, Alliance continue initial talks

 

'Rosso' tops Palm Beach Festival

 

1958: Zanuck's 'Heaven' visits Africa

 

ABC OKs comedic morality tale

 

BAFTA's return to Opera House

 

Barbara Streisand makes Cardio donation

 

Vivendi-Activision merger approved

 

Few U.S. pics set for Cannes festival

 

Danny Federici dies at 58

 

TV stars head to Hall of Fame

 

Milo Ventimiglia takes 'Rest'

 

Jennifer Garner gets first-look at WB

 

Indies have room to grow

 

Kilmer, Stone walk 'Streets of Blood'

 

David Eick inks NBC writing deal

 

Moore to write sci-fi trilogy for UA

 

NBC asks Howie Mandel to 'Do It'

 

Angelo, Brown sell 'Fear' to Disney

 

CASBAA unveils 'Gap'

 

AOL Hong Kong launched

 

'Gossip Girl' won't stream online

 

Lee Byung-hun to star in 'IRIS'

 

Big British box office on horizon?

 

Usen out of pic biz

 

Banja Luka launches film fest

 

Scandi duo to support small pics

 

PictureBox to launch on BT Vision

 

Antena 3 takes 'Big Bang Theory'

 

'Horton' hopes for another big bow

 

TF1's Binet probed over death

 

Jane Rosenthal defends Tribeca

 

Democratic debate gives 'Idol' a fight

 

Angel takes name blame for 'Islam'

 

Peter Gabriel backs media filter site

 

Russian 'Hands' waves goodbye

 

Berlusconi victory gets mixed reaction

 

NBC's 'Office' tops quiet Thursday

 

'Expelled' enjoys storm of controversy

 

Lynch sets tone with Cannes poster

 

Uwe Boll haters take to the Internet

 

Cannes finds closer after 'What' cuts

 

Candidates take to gossip shows

 

Hayes legacy fuels D.C. theater

 

'Pacific' pumps Broadway

 

'Lion King' roars; 'Jersey' scores

 

St. Ann's rep grows in Brooklyn

 

Broadway looks to Odets

 

'Ahlaam' being released in Iraq

 

WGA reveals fi-core writers

 

Roots rocker Chris Gaffney dies

 

Actor Stephen Oliver dies

 

Networks turn to global programming

 

Fox flips as NASCAR bumps MLB

 

ITV serious about comedy

 

'Horton' keeps o'seas B.O. healthy

 

Lengthy 'Wind' blows into West End

 

'Spamalot' leaving Las Vegas

 

Donmar unveils 2008-09 slate

 

Film shoots heat up Berlin

 

Dubai ruler's poetry inspires 'Struggle'

 

Med-Screen promotes Arab cinema

 

Animal Logic chases down rebate

 

Abu Dhabi Media launches National

 

Iraqi forces rescue Britain's Butler

 

Producers make date with 'Girlfriends'

 

Can tiny Web shows leap to TV?

 

Topical films failing at box office

 

Hard times ahead as porn goes soft?

 

'Up the Yangtze' scores big

 

Tribeca's seven-year itch

 

'Grand Theft' music a phone call away

 

'Girl by the Lake' tops David awards

 

Showtime Arabia, Premier Liga pact

 

German film to set up shop in July

 

'Grand Theft' expected to bully media

 

Lifetime's 'Runway' leads to court

 

Engel promoted at NBC News

 

Shaftesbury's shift to TV pays off

 

UKTV welcomes 'Richard and Judy'

 

'ShowMatch' ratings unmatched

 

ITV pins hopes on global operation

 

SABC earns South Africans' trust

 

IPL leaves Sony fielding a winner

 

Rockstar execs keep low profile

 

SAG, studios making progress

 

Seaman Jacobs, writer, dies at 96

 

'Kingdom' rules over box office

 

Cast gets in gear for 'Crank 2'

 

SAG, studios keep mum on progress

 

'Kingdom' fights to top of box office

 

Hollywood's French toast

 

Stars jump to Swayze's side

 

Bond car meets untimely end

 

Scorsese revisits career highlights

 

Studios team on pay TV venture

 

EA's take two on Take-Two

 

Atkins wins BAFTA TV prize

 

SAG talks turn to key issues

 

Pope takes whirlwind tour of N.Y.

 

Marvel pact for park in Middle East

 

'Ahlaam' wins top honors at Gulf

 

Grushow, Nayar luanch Filmaka.com

 

Provinces eye Buenos Aires business

 

Nu Image breaks ground on studio

 

'Intimacies' wins Buenos Aires

 

Justin Bartha

 

Meagan Good

 

Eric Winter

 

Trevor Wright

 

Nikki Novak

 

CNN anchor Richard Quest busted

 

'Horton' haul grows abroad

 

Asian pay TV set to grow 11% a year

 

Belladonna, Matson form partnership

 

Columbia buddies up to writer duo

 

Actors picking 'Cherry'

 

More flavors for Cris Abrego

 

Tribune explores distribution ideas

 

Spike nails down 'Rambo' franchise

 

Shane, Romano float 'Lifeboat' film

 

MySpace promotes Jeff Berman

 

'Kampf' to be UFA Cinema's first film

 

Berlinale shuffles senior staff

 

Edinburgh selects documentaries

 

RTL, Saban eye ITV stake

 

'Egg' takes Tulip in Istanbul

 

Peter Bart to receive RAAM Award

 

NBC Universal moves into Romania

 

'Frankenstein' tops Outer Critics nods

 

Momentum links with See-Saw

 

SAG, AMPTP talks hint at optimism

 

Britney Spears returns to 'Mother'

 

ABC tops soft Sunday

 

'Sarah Connor' will be back on Fox

 

'Deal' lawsuit thrown out of court

 

Disney in green scene

 

Euro event attracts Madrid crowds

 

'Down' wins at Lleida festival

 

AMC names Stillerman senior VP

 

CNN falls over Tony Snow

 

SAG draws for nominating committee

 

China continues with reforms

 

Opening productions boost Broadway

 

Deluxe Lab's Bud Stone dies at 80

 

Robert Ward takes on musical trio

 

MySpace to stream MSNBC content

 

Assistant director Jack Roe dies

 

Lee to create superheroes for Virgin

 

White House race enters WWE ring

 

Nantucket fest to honor Judd Apatow

 

Salt spices up Alcove's business

 

Director Alex Grasshoff dies at 79

 

Williams talkshow gets 'sneak peek'

 

David O'Leary set for Valhalla post

 

Pilsen Finale honors Taborsky

 

Sarajevo boosts regional projects

 

Slovenian festival might close

 

Jackie Chan billboard to fight piracy

 

'Substitute' success at Sprockets

 

Composer Bebe Barron dies

 

No escaping 'Kumar' premiere

 

Regis, Kathie Lee share 'Affair'

 

Goldman launches Legende in L.A.

 

Allied ups Feldman to chairman

 

Warner Bros TV deals with Essence

 

Downtown NYC shopping highlights

 

China takes piracy steps

 

Sabans dedicate L.A. Free Clinic

 

Tribeca events

 

Tribeca target titles

 

Tribeca sharpens focus

 

Combs gets star on Walk of Fame

 

Students make short work of piracy

 

CGS pacts with Eurosport, BSkyB

 

Duo leaves NBC's 'Philanthropist'

 

WGA West honors Budd Schulberg

 

Netflix's first-quarter profits climb 36%

 

Segars, Grossman eye film franchise

 

Virginia Madsen added to 'Amelia'

 

NBC reveals 'Circus' folk

 

Columbia feels 'Winter's Discontent'

 

Groundlings going digital

 

Alloy expands under Bob Levy

 

NBC rolls '30 Rock' into hot time slot

 

Kim Joo-sung tops Korean film list

 

Reviews

The Breeders - 'Mountain Battles'

Mariah Carey - 'E=MC2'

Satyagraha

The Big 4-0

How Theater Failed America

The Paranoids

33 Variations

What They Have

Constantine's Sword

Umbrella

The Trojan Women

The Monkey Room

Lack of singer personalities concerns Cowell

American Idol: The emancipation of Mimi

Asia – 'Phoenix'

Small Change

Christopher Cross