Table of Contents
Week of 07/22/2008

Articles

Teen pics kickstart Paramount plan

 

Constantin promotes Koch, Koppert

 

ProSieben, Sogecable take 'Pillars'

 

Bale denies allegations of assault

 

DeAPlaneta lands on 'Planet 51'

 

Valedo buys Broadcast Text Intl.

 

Savage angers parents of autistic kids

 

Lyons, Mankiewicz to host 'Movies'

 

Modern Times Group sales up 17%

 

'Blonde' winner set for Broadway

 

Paramount sets up acquisitions arm

 

Europe oozes money, money, money

 

Actress Estelle Getty dies at 84

 

News Emmys honor trio

 

'City Island' begins shooting

 

Hollywood loves to hate big business

 

'Swingtown' swaps time slots

 

Repeats rule on Monday

 

John Rodd, scoring mixer

 

Whedon flips 'Dollhouse' episodes

 

BBC bans sponsors

 

Canadian writers vote to extend pact

 

BSkyB, Universal team for tunes

 

Thoms, Stewart to join cast of 'Rent'

 

'Robot' appointed goodwill delegate

 

Mediatoon nabs 'Garfield'

 

Ventimiglia stars in 'Stitching'

 

'Idol,' 'Heights' star join 'Godspell'

 

Fox Searchlight distributes 'Ruins'

 

Japanese team for Web comicbooks

 

Actor Paul Sorensen dies at 82

 

Producer Gladys Nederlander dies

 

Morningstar leaves CW for MLB

 

SET web gets femme touch in HK

 

Spain's TV ad revenue down 4.1%

 

Keating set to open up BBC archive

 

Paull picked by Sony BMG

 

Singapore syncs anime with Japan

 

Hurt takes on dragon in 'Merlin'

 

Paramount creates Worldwide Group

 

Namur fest finds Meier's 'Home'

 

Starz to host DNC events

 

Warner Bros. acquires 'Capeshooters'

 

'Dark Knight' heads to $200 million

 

TV Azteca weathers U.S. recession

 

'Ponyo on the Cliff' tops Japan B.O.

 

Berlusconi puts himself above law

 

Canal Plus has key to DTT online

 

Summit rakes up 'The Leaves'

 

Yahoo logs dip in profits

 

WGAW finalizes board candidates

 

ASCAP Workshop, Day 7

 

Peter Berg to direct 'Hercules'

 

Rat Pack in Rialto 'hood

 

UTA to represent vidgame co.

 

Legendary hits 'Patrol' path

 

XBox 360 to premiere short films

 

Grapplers' goal is to make shows PG

 

Walt Becker to direct 'Stealing Time'

 

Joost, TOM team for Web venture

 

'City Island' starts shooting

 

Tropfest NY to start Sept. 26

 

Oscilloscope acquires 'Wendy & Lucy'

 

'Watchmen' games a go

 

ITV makes BreakThru deal

 

Rookies rule Venice Critics' Week

 

Filmax to launch DTT film channel

 

Valladolid honors masters

 

Nas records fourth No. 1 album

 

Netflix tears up Red Envelope

 

'Secret' a teen dream

 

ITV, Break Thru make a deal

 

Lionsgate pacts with Tyler Perry

 

FCC split over XM, Sirius merger

 

U.S. shows to land in Singapore

 

Van Damme's 'JCVD' to hit Toronto

 

PGA allies with Spanish guild

 

Mike Nichols recuperating

 

Toho to close Tokyo's Koma theater

 

Comic-Con highlights from Hall H

 

'Angels' nixes Shreveport tryout

 

Argentine actress Maria Vaner dies

 

Costume designers want their share

 

Director Norman Cohen dies at 77

 

SAG faction challenges leadership

 

Shine teams with New Regency

 

Women's Project picks Woolf play

 

'Romantic Poetry' adds cast

 

Summer box office looks hot

 

Academy sets Tech deadline

 

Jenna Dewan

 

Franka Potente

 

'City of Ember' train heads to con

 

In the company of 'Mad Men'

 

Svensk library going to Isis Theater

 

Jason Mewes

 

Cassidy Freeman

 

TV actor Larry Haines dies

 

Could Comic-Con leave San Diego?

 

Comic-Con expands its reach

 

Impact Film Festival announces slate

 

Kennedy joins Chuck Jones Center

 

Noyce onboard for 'Blood' remake

 

'Dark Knight' out at Euro premiere

 

Fox greenlights 'Glee' pilot

 

Amazon earnings up despite economy

 

PiFan picks project pic winners

 

Emerging nets moving to New York

 

New Line asks for more 'Hairspray'

 

MTV readies 'Rocky Horror' redux

 

Chris Brown lines up dance card

 

ABC names Kazi VP of synergy.

 

Sunshine, Sachs goes L.A.

 

ZEEL posts 98% in profits

 

Producer Marilyn Shapiro dies

 

AOL launches Tour Tracker site

 

Calt creates distribution arm

 

Russians get into 'The Office'

 

Ramsay launches production venture

 

Leo Kirch soccer plan punctured

 

Sacca makes dramatic escape

 

Arts Alliance re-releases Abba film

 

U.K. ISPs to 'educate' online pirates

 

San Sebastian adds to lineup

 

50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad

 

Lucy Liu added to 'Afro Samurai'

 

Paramount Vantage lowers ax

 

'Dance' keeps Fox on top

 

Timberlake stays with Universal

 

Sony to handle 'Synecdoche'

 

ASCAP Workshop, Day 8

 

'X-Files' picks up after six year break

 

1968: CBS censors Smothers Bros.

 

Harvey Keitel finds 'Life on Mars'

 

London openings

 

U.S. producers tap the British brand

 

Donmar a.d. Grandage is in demand

 

Spain's Prisa scores revenue gains

 

Solid gains for Vivendi music

 

Broadway hits make London transfer

 

Fox jumps on 'Junkers'

 

Lufrano leaves Argentina's Canal 7

 

DIC digs into Cookie Jar

 

Disney finds 'Time' for Stan Lee

 

Russell Brand to host VMAs

 

'Dark Knight' nears $300 million

 

Morgan Spurlock

 

Carrie Fisher

 

Josh Lawson

 

ProSiebenSat.1 ups Schulz

 

MGM to reboot 'Robocop' franchise

 

Spanish network consults 'Doc'

 

Gamers come out for Comic-Con

 

Clear Channel shareholders OK sale

 

ASCAP Workshop, Day 9

 

South Africa to get pay TV choice

 

Landscape to adapt 'Pretty Baby'

 

Prod'n continues despite uncertainty

 

Dreyfuss to narrate Carde's 'America'

 

Here Films nabs 'Ciao'

 

WGAW in third stage of Truth Tour

 

ABC reups 'Who' man

 

'Harold & Kumar' set for third puff

 

Legendary shifts 'Gears of War'

 

Michael Moore backs 'Candidate'

 

Singer, Radical fuel 'Formula'

 

Motion Picture Assn. going viral

 

Kevin Hart to host BET's 'View'

 

Battle for SAG underway

 

FX cops 'Crossroads' series

 

Japan plans for run-up to digital

 

Media Asia gets 'Infernal' rights

 

Global Film gets 'Photograph' rights

 

Japan box office down

 

M6 profits hit by French soccer loss

 

Seville to launch locations expo

 

Marcus Wolter moves to Endemol

 

Thomas Sierk moves up at Telepool

 

'Machan' joins Venice Days lineup

 

French video market falls by 7%

 

Rolling Stones move to Universal

 

'Dark Knight' swoops into Europe

 

Angela Shapiro-Mathes leaves TLC

 

Barbara Ann Teer dies at 71

 

Boston will not get Connick musical

 

'Heights' on the rise

 

Road grows about 8.5%

 

Oregon fest sets stage for big change

 

McEachin's 'Duty' goes to D.C.

 

West End digs make hay

 

Negro ensemble heads Off Broadway

 

Film lays its love on 'Mamma Mia!'

 

Critics get in summer spirit

 

Concert-tour data finds a home online

 

Bigger realm for Kidz kings

 

'Kath' counters Aussie blog backlash

 

'Wipeout' tops summer freshmen

 

On-Demand big in Warner's corner

 

In TV Campaign, $300 mil won't go far

 

Clock's ticking on clean-up act

 

'Black in America' nabs big ratings

 

Government backs Croatian film biz

 

Singapore set for August film crunch

 

Australian cinemas in Imax spat

 

'Mamma Mia!' still singing overseas

 

Startup provides online marketplace

 

'Sonata' named best film at Cinefan

 

Dangerous liaisons

 

Germans page literature-based pics

 

Sun shines on Royal Opera House

 

Netflix seals Red Envelope label

 

Fests tap Spain's niche films

 

Hasbro sues Scrabulous makers

 

Audiences step up for Tarsem's 'Fall'

 

TBS, Central downplay comic rivalry

 

Fantastic Fest lives up to its name

 

U.K. Film Council shows fresh style

 

Comic-Con sees super efforts in P.R.

 

Burlington weighs benefits of AJE

 

'Thunder' booms with inside laughs

 

Japan has yen for digital TV switch

 

Bergman tributes tied up in court

 

Hollywood floods Dems' red carpet

 

New role call for international films

 

Aussie film industry examined

 

Vintage telenova still draws audiences

 

HBO cancels 'Tell Me You Love Me'

 

L.A. Times targets Vantage, Lesher

 

CBS' 'Brother,' 'Dog' swap timeslots

 

Hollywood pulls off summer heroics

 

Duo join for digital facility

 

Strauss Zelnick

 

Martin Zagorsek

 

Leland Yee

 

Jamil Moledina

 

Mike Morhaime

 

Thomas Tull

 

Shari Redstone

 

John Riccitiello

 

Harold Ryan

 

Lucy Bradshaw & Will Wright

 

Steve Schnur

 

Steven Spielberg

 

Alex Rigopulos

 

Martin Tremblay & Kevin Tsujihara

 

Neal Tiles

 

Ken Levine

 

Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai

 

David Lee

 

Yves Guillemot

 

Bobby Kotick

 

Reginald Fils-Aime

 

Hideo Kojima

 

Sandi Isaacs

 

Vin Diesel

 

Graham Hopper

 

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw

 

Steve Chiang

 

Sam and Dan Houser

 

Grant Collier, Jason West & Vince Zampella

 

George Lucas & Haden Blackman

 

Jon Burton

 

Don Mattrick

 

Shigeru Miyamoto

 

Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik

 

Jerry Bruckheimer

 

Publishers rule videogame universe

 

Lane Merrifield

 

Keith Boesky

 

Seamus Blackley

 

Cody Alexander & Derek Douglas

 

Paul W.S. Anderson

 

'Cockroaches' scuttle to E. Europe

 

Korean loop gets 'surprise' boost

 

Pifan runs after 'The Chaser'

 

Emmys tap reality TV hosts

 

XM-Sirius merger approved

 

'Dark Knight' soars over 'Brothers'

 

SAG's national board holds meeting

 

SAG says no to majors' final offer

 

Morton takes helm of 'Unloved'

 

'Dark Knight' continues to dominate

 

U.K. asks for TV business opinions

 

'X-Files' fanfare

 

John Hurt, Michelle Ryan

 

Henry Simmons

 

Kate Nauta

 

Colleen Crabtree, Caroline Farah

 

Debut directors dominate Sarajevo

 

Barkin, Rhames join 'Rogues Gallery'

 

'Dark Knight' reigns overseas

 

'Brideshead' solid in limited opening

 

Obama fever hits international press

 

'Arranged' wins Skip City Festival

 

Olympic ticket demands prompt fights

 

Studios reward Comic-Con fans

 

Wind Dancer taps Judd Payne

 

Tony Jaa goes AWOL from new film

 

Pula festival honors native 'Son'

 

The Supreme martini band returns

 

Director Youssef Chahine dies at 82

 

Teen tuner set for Broadway date

 

Fox deals Hallmark cards

 

Variety, Target team for tykes

 

Takafumi Horie makes bail

 

Ibermedia funds 25 co-productions

 

Hungary makes move into digital TV

 

ITV may shed some commitments

 

John Boorman revives Hadrian film

 

U.K. scores best weekend of year

 

'Knight' breaks Imax site record

 

Huston cancels Locarno trip

 

Fassbender plunges into 'Fish Tank'

 

Vodafone, MGM sign German deal

 

Bondarchuk linked to studio project

 

Al-Sheikh condemns Arab TV

 

'Billy Elliot' tops Helpmann Awards

 

Richie on the Commodores reunion

 

MTV launches Nickelodeon Arabia

 

Egyptians raid Iranian TV net offices

 

Broadway sales steady

 

Showtime Arabia launches channel

 

Mario Lopez to host 'Extra'

 

Pia fest honors 'Naked of Defenses'

 

Film Movement picks up pair of pics

 

U.K., Israel talk production treaty

 

Reveille names VP of business

 

SK Telecom adds to $25 mil film fund

 

Al-Manar undergoing changes

 

Verizon stirs up TV business in NYC

 

Gov't coin pumps Melbourne fund

 

Nickelodeon, Palmer stay 'True'

 

'Peter Pan' prequel flies to La Jolla

 

'Mad Men' premiere a strong draw

 

153,000 drawn to Toronto laff fest

 

Televisa kicks off sat soccer network

 

Relativity nabs Durham's 'Acacia'

 

Hollywood shows musicians the money

 

Lionsgate taps $340 mil credit

 

Fox schedules holiday 'Secret'

 

NBC News names D.C. bureau chief

 

SAG sticks to script

 

Endre Granat, concert master

 

Cabler G4 buys from Brit stable

 

Disney Imagineer Harriet Burns dies

 

'Favorite Things' set for TV Guide

 

TV veteran Jim Gates dies at 81

 

ABC, CBC bring '18 to Life' to U.S.

 

SK Telecom set to fund films

 

MGM takes digital leap

 

Finding comic relief in San Diego

 

'Knight' reigns over Hong Kong B.O.

 

Beijing smog fazes Olympic cameras

 

Jennifer Lopez to star in 'Governess'

 

Mesa's media expansion in full bloom

 

L.A. Times unwraps magazine plan

 

River Road to finance 'Runaways'

 

'Good' rides again atop Korean B.O.

 

Clear Channel dials up radio network