Table of Contents
Week of 06/03/2008

Articles

Siberia to host Russian TV awards

 

Tornasol boards 'Yellow Mark'

 

Disney planning Euro screenings

 

Gordon Brown gets Marvel makeover

 

Bardot convicted in race case

 

'Sex' heats up European box office

 

Documents illuminate Yahoo saga

 

SpiralFrog, EMI team on downloads

 

Terry Semel lining up IMG bid

 

Jelline to succeed Brillstein at ICM

 

Turturro to direct 'Souls of Naples'

 

Bruce Willis game for 'Kane & Lynch'

 

Stewart named exec VP of Def Jam

 

A Bush push on indecency

 

HBO on top at TCA Awards

 

'Billy Elliot' on the move

 

'Sex' continues to drive box office

 

Rome's Bettini roams from position

 

Fremantle steers 'Road' sales

 

Scribes embrace writer-based shows

 

Asians raise coin for quake victims

 

TV producer Robert H. Justman dies

 

Cast fills out for 'Americans Abroad'

 

Talented writers on the rise

 

'Castle' cast storms state legislature

 

Eileen Atkins to star in 'Species'

 

UTV opens up more Cannes deals

 

U.K. film orgs aim to educate

 

Cartoon Finance draws in players

 

Writers face tough post-strike world

 

Cannes deals coming into Focus

 

Basketball, firstrun shows top ratings

 

Dream Partners sets live action pic

 

How to give characters a complex

 

Actor Mel Ferrer dies at 90

 

TV writers embrace technology

 

Blueprint for success at Banff fest

 

Starhub head dials up Kiwi job

 

Agent Toby Cole dies at 92

 

Post production vet Mark Eiges dies

 

The NHL puck stops at TSN

 

Archive prints lost in Universal fire

 

Asian producers see potential in remakes

 

Obama clinches Democratic nomination

 

Paramount brings Vantage into fold

 

CarpeDiem seizes studio opportunity

 

Fox calls on Spain's doctor series

 

NBC wins with Stanley Cup

 

UCLA Live stays eclectic

 

May box office measures up

 

Adam Rifkin's 'Erectus' prospectus

 

Hilary Swank launches shingle

 

Fox, ABC lead as upfront deals hit

 

'Chorus Line' loses its kick

 

BermanBraun to entertain online

 

Smithfield, Proud Mary in six-film deal

 

Indie films get SAG waivers

 

CBS, Showtime go 'Inside the NFL'

 

Emmy Rossum takes indie 'Dare'

 

Winter on Scorsese's 'Boardwalk'

 

Guy Ritchie on Sherlock's case

 

Cinetel set for 'Grave' remake

 

Matt Damon to 'Factor' in rugby role

 

WB, Safeway support healthy eating

 

Icon snaps up Ken Loach's 'Eric'

 

Imagina sells 'Paco's Men' to Italy

 

Cecchi Gori held on fraud charges

 

MTV fined $484,500 by U.K. regulator

 

Apple adds movies to iTunes U.K.

 

HBO execs mull future plans

 

New grants for Swedish distributors

 

Celluloid Dreams rolls out 'Angel'

 

Brits to be feted at Hollywood fest

 

Usher stands tall on music charts

 

Shanghai fest snubs Sharon Stone

 

Fox reality rules Tuesday

 

Showtime pledges to 'United States'

 

Sony Pictures acquires 2waytraffic

 

Underdog actresses aiming for Emmy

 

Actresses always in Emmy contention

 

The women of 'Tell Me You Love Me'

 

The women of 'Mad Men'

 

The women of 'In Treatment'

 

Elisabeth Moss, 'Mad Men'

 

Holly Hunter, 'Saving Grace'

 

U2 manager slams Internet providers

 

Anna Friel, 'Pushing Daisies'

 

Glenn Close, 'Damages'

 

Christina Applegate, 'Samantha Who?'

 

Supporting players seek Emmy love

 

'Denise' and 'Lohan' lower the bar

 

Portrayals of moms on TV gets real

 

Keith Carradine, Graham Beckel

 

Elizabeth Berkley

 

Ryan Kelley, Henry Czerny

 

Callum Keith Rennie

 

'Boys' shuffle fuels rumors

 

TF1 to let up on cop dramas

 

WB exec to mentor at Korean Lab

 

WB taps van Heijningen for 'Dead'

 

Duo form Discovery Communications

 

Voters log Web time

 

Gallardo set to buy Zeta

 

Lindsay Lohan ready for 'Labor Pains'

 

Cartagena receives FIAPF's approval

 

ADL applauds Bonnie Hammer

 

Imax names VP of investor relations

 

Busan fund to boost Korean biz

 

EC resistant to Channel 4 campaign

 

'American Teen' screens in NY

 

Taormina highlights Turkish pics

 

Czechs cash in on shooting locales

 

Harry Bernsen Jr. dies at 82

 

Ricky Jay sets B.O. record at Geffen

 

German pols approve film coin bill

 

Dreamworks spears 'Roundtable'

 

Universal to rebuild print library

 

CBS, Yahoo set distribution deal

 

SAG keeps Hollywood on edge

 

Mugabe news crackdown continues

 

Venevision flexes formats arm

 

Japan, Korea co-prod sails 'Boat'

 

Vin Di Bona gets 'Masquerade' rights

 

Quake relief a priority in Shanghai

 

Shanghai fest nurtures rising talent

 

Pic, TV empire expands to new media

 

Asian regional box offices rises

 

Signs of change in Asian market

 

Moving Image logs media history hub

 

Screen Media opens Gosch's 'Door'

 

Gosling buys into Gillespie's 'Club'

 

Screen Gems, T.I. ink 'Deep' deal

 

Zegers ready to 'Rock' with Ritter

 

TBS' 'Bill Engvall' to air on CBS

 

John Moore lands 'Capricorn One'

 

Fox falls for Buxbaum novel

 

'I'm F***ing' director gets feature gig

 

Georgia offers juicy tax credits

 

Rondi to head Rome Film Festival

 

EC extends Premiere bid review

 

'Owl' spreads its wings

 

ProSiebenSat.1 grabs Fem.com

 

BBC puts more channels online

 

Notro takes 'El Greco'

 

Odeon to screen Grand Prix racing

 

Silver Ribbon tied to 'Whole Life'

 

Hockey scores for NBC

 

Kaczorowski partners with Grosvenor

 

WGA strike costs CA $2.1 billion

 

Underdog actors aiming for Emmy

 

Ben Kingsley joins 'Prince of Persia'

 

Warner uses Madonna for hard cell

 

Actors always in Emmy contention

 

The guys from 'Tell Me You Love Me'

 

DCD puts emphasis on producing

 

Broadway's 'Macbeth' in the black

 

The guys from 'Mad Men'

 

Jimmy Smits joins cast of 'Dexter'

 

The guys from 'In Treatment'

 

Chris Rock's brother on MyNetwork

 

Ted Danson, 'Damages'

 

BBCW goes to Temple for 'Session'

 

Foreign Press re-elects Camara

 

Tsutaya downloads rental offer

 

Damian Lewis, 'Life'

 

Jon Hamm, 'Mad Men'

 

Jane Friedman exits HarperCollins

 

Fox pushes back fall premieres

 

David Duchovny, 'Californication'

 

Johnny Galecki & Jim Parsons, 'The Big Bang Theory'

 

Sweden KOs Boxer monopoly

 

Euro Producers names new president

 

Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad'

 

Gabriel Byrne, 'In Treatment'

 

Emmys elude a few good men

 

1958: 'Ben-Hur' rebuilds Rome

 

TV characters weave a tangled web

 

Few surprises on CanWest schedule

 

Playwrights Horizons signs stars

 

Dennis Hopper to do 'Crash' series

 

Correction

 

Film shapes up for Tribeca winners

 

Roundabout schedules 'Trees'

 

'Fantasticks' returns to Snapple

 

O'Neill Theater selects directors

 

Norway film org hands out $6 million

 

'Panda,' 'Zohan' to spar over laughs

 

Viacom ups Euro exec Philip Jenner

 

Stars to present Tony Awards

 

Advertisers commit coin to TV

 

Disney-ABC ups Kevin Brockman

 

'GTA IV' boosts Take-Two's earnings

 

Canadian TV fund in more trouble

 

Digital divide at Disney ends

 

Tiscali U.K. wins Warner TV VOD

 

Mario Clement quits Radio-Canada

 

Specialty labels a balancing act

 

'Zohan,' 'Iron Man' and the Mideast

 

Edinburgh Fringe Fest sets '08 slate

 

Panel says old media into new

 

SAG to rally for AFTRA 'No' vote

 

Grammy Museum to bow Dec. 3

 

SABC board controversy rumbles on

 

Schwimmer directing 'Little Britain'

 

Platinum, Vanguard start comics imprint

 

Samuel L. Jackson goes smallscreen

 

Spyglass finds 'Tourist' director

 

F. Gary Gray to direct 'Marvin' movie

 

Knightley eyes Columbia's 'Fair Lady'

 

Darko to serve Tucker Max's 'Beer'

 

Fox graces Miller with overall deal

 

IFC walks 'Dog Eat Dog' to U.S.

 

Tribune: More cuts ahead

 

Wong Kar-wai to head Shanghai jury

 

NYAFF to unspool 43 films

 

Japan, S. Korea filmmakers in talks

 

BPI, Virgin launch anti-piracy drive

 

ITV seeks new revenue streams

 

Russian TV mogul enters Germany

 

6 Sales picks up 'Old Man Bebo'

 

Moscow festival unveils lineup

 

Danny Huston to head Edinburgh jury

 

Fernando Trueba to shoot 'Victoria'

 

U.S. films center stage at Munich

 

Italian phone firm offers free TV

 

IFP offers finishing grant to lab films

 

Italian paparazzo rescues prostitute

 

Moore plays part in Czech debate

 

NBA Finals a slam dunk for ABC

 

Al Jazeera chief to speak at Edinburgh

 

Schwimmer's 'Our Town' is Chicago

 

Rialto takes box office dive

 

Road off to a good start in Week 1

 

Is 'Sex' too spicy for the Mideast?

 

Saudi Arabia big at Gulf Film Fest

 

Companies rely on the power of one

 

Saudi film business comes out of hiding

 

Broadway boffo...with an asterisk

 

Touring shows top $1 billion

 

'Sex' appeals to European femmes

 

Australia's little film fest that could

 

Italian mafia films trigger angst

 

Will Hollywood embrace femme pics?

 

Mini maven still studying the classics

 

Attack of the number crunchers

 

Iraqi gov't drafts journalist protection

 

Chick lit a better fit on smallscreen

 

Lebanon TV stations halt propaganda

 

Hotel penalized for hosting reality team

 

NBC sells Das Vierte to Mini Movie

 

CBS on the right laugh track

 

Fox has no fear of Friday the 13th

 

Germany deals with its own Spygate

 

CTV, A announce friendly schedules

 

Australian networks go home happy

 

High-profile plays likely opening soon

 

EEAP makes a 'Knight' of it

 

SABC loses regulations battle

 

C4 still recovering from racism row

 

NFL looks to grow its turf

 

Cablers try a squeeze play

 

Shaye, Lynne get lovely parting gift

 

Prisa pressured

 

'24's' Krantz moves behind camera

 

It's not TV... It's Showtime via HBO

 

A long stay for McCarthy's 'Visitor'

 

Universal blaze burns classic prints

 

Techie tykes get wired

 

'Sex,' 'Indy' and soccer set to score

 

Romania fest plays 'Funny Games'

 

'Waltz With Bashir' opens Annecy

 

Scout Taylor-Compton

 

Stars receiving awards at Maui fest

 

Mini Anden

 

Jimmi Simpson

 

David Monahan

 

Jonathan Tucker

 

Maui Film Festival lineup highlights

 

Maui to unspool films under the stars

 

Chinese box office booms

 

Chinese learn to cheer for Olympics

 

'Sex' scores Down Under

 

Other TV movies in the Emmy mix

 

TV Movies to Watch: 'A Grandpa for Christmas'

 

TV Movies to Watch: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

 

TV Movies to Watch: 'Recount'

 

Other minis in the Emmy mix

 

Minis To Watch: 'The Company'

 

Minis to Watch: 'Cranford'

 

Minis to Watch: 'Comanche Moon'

 

Minis To Watch: 'John Adams'

 

Stellar ratings rock originals

 

AFTRA approves primetime deal

 

Comedy publicist switches agencies

 

SAG goes to war against AFTRA

 

Sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86

 

Hillary Clinton ends presidential bid

 

'Panda' masters Friday box office

 

BAM sets stage for New Wave Fest

 

'Kung Fu Panda' wins B.O. battle

 

Networks, Olympics organizers clash

 

NBA scores for ABC

 

'Brokeback Mountain' takes to stage

 

Academy spotlight on students

 

CW scores cash in changing market

 

Variety heading to high-rise digs

 

Warner taps animation executive

 

Brussels bows with 'Melodrama'

 

Transilvania lauds 'Intimacies'

 

'Horse' rides off with top Ziln kudo

 

Leonardo DiCaprio to play with 'Atari'

 

'Playing' takes Granada's top trophy

 

AMBI to present 'Women' June 7

 

Hindi hockey film scores big at IIFA

 

$28 million for PVR Pictures

 

Overseas still 'Sex'-crazed

 

TV Asahi buys into Asahi Shimbun

 

Duo team for Chickflicks

 

'Ondine' nets cash, cast

 

Katie Jacobs takes 'Journey'

 

TWC pins Poster to 'Life' novel

 

Stiller, Witherspoon fly with Crowe

 

'Crowley' lures Harrison Ford to CBS

 

HIT hatches Aardman pact

 

Jennifer Lynch pins 'Nagin' gig

 

JumpTV, NeuLion combining forces

 

Michele Garra upped in SPHE role

 

'Hour' makes box office magic

 

Lara Spencer anchors 'Insider'

 

Tribeca launches Reframe

 

Brightlight shines for 'Corner Gas'

 

A&E booking 'Beast' drama

 

Soccer passes ZDF 70% share

 

Splendid snags 'Swing Vote'

 

Bebo lines up music trade drama

 

EMI grabs Second Life creator

 

British line producers head for L.A.

 

Spanish producers fight telcos

 

Rome wins industry backing

 

Edinburgh beefs up industry events

 

NBA Finals dominate Sunday

 

SAG rallies against AFTRA

 

Filmmaker Dino Risi dies at 91

 

'Mamma Mia' tunes up for Hamptons

 

MTV taps Jenner for 'Bromance'

 

Steve Jobs unveils new iPhone

 

Actor Bob Anderson dies at 75

 

Summer heats up Broadway B.O.

 

Shopping the feature future

 

'Black Rain' storms Banff

 

Daniel Attias given UCLA honor

 

Mike Leigh's 'Happy' preem in Oz

 

Time Warner dispels NBC rumor

 

Tentpole merchandise battle heats up