Table of Contents
Week of 08/05/2008

Articles

Sony, Bertelsmann agree BMG buyout

 

'Pandorum' secures German funds

 

Sogecable grabs World Cup rights

 

'Mummy' reigns in Spain

 

Viasat launching TV1000 in Russia

 

French digital TV hits 56% penetration

 

'Knight' passes $400 million mark

 

Cablevision board mulls options

 

Marvel's Q2 profit jumps 52%

 

Teens' 'Choice' is Fox

 

Bomb threat reported at MGM

 

China tightens security after attack

 

EMI selling China business to co.

 

News Corp. profits up 27%

 

Creative Arts nominees

 

Stylists' subtleties stoke shows' stories

 

Hollywood's tough road to TV

 

Canceled 'Creature' nabs nomination

 

Eric Bana to direct 'Beast' doc

 

ABC not moderating debates

 

Sound pros must get it right twice

 

Somerset votes for faith-based 'Article'

 

Opportunities aplenty for choreographers

 

D.p.s take auds to extreme realities

 

Festival's Hollywood mood

 

Bennett notches up slew of TV sales

 

J.J. Abrams' 'Fringe' heads to Sweden

 

'Pineapple,' 'Pants' get early start

 

Here Networks, Rapid Heart pact

 

RAI spurns soccer pact

 

Yahoo board support tumbles in recount

 

'Brady Bunch' star to host 'Pursuit'

 

Lang Lang keys up Olympic gig

 

Max von Sydow joins 'The Tudors'

 

DreamWorks logs off 'Simple' site

 

'Man For All Seasons' fills out cast

 

'Rock of Ages' cues Off B'way run

 

'Osage County' set for bigscreen

 

Anna Ziegler wins Stage competition

 

Tony winner Luther Davis dies at 91

 

Phoenix Satellite profits up

 

Director Hong tackles Korean HD pic

 

SAG slates candidates

 

IATSE taps exec Michael Miller

 

Usen's Uno to launch film company

 

'Scary City' to haunt the Internet

 

Media Rights adding Canadian show

 

Kofic to support local films overseas

 

Hunter Ellis to host 'In Harm's Way'

 

Prada to tie fragrance into film(s)

 

Funny or Die made of Steele

 

Eli Roth on deck for 'Bastards'

 

'Taking Woodstock' set to start

 

Adam Shankman bites into 'Pizza'

 

Kimmel refocusing on popular films

 

Alex Hardcastle to direct 'Krod'

 

Brightman, Liu to sing Olympic theme

 

WB adds hour to 'Woodstock'

 

Myspace links voters to debates

 

Kevin Smith wins appeal for 'Porno'

 

Consortium nabs stake in Cirque

 

ITV's profits slump in first half of '08

 

ProSiebenSat.1 profits down 60%

 

Time Warner net income down 26%

 

Sogepaq picks Cuerda's 'Sunflowers'

 

Sugarland's 'Love' conquers all

 

Royal reception for 'Solace'

 

Disney Channel tops Spanish DTT

 

Illegal downloads near BO levels in France

 

Bavaria Film picks up 'Krabat'

 

Sky One picks up 'Caprica'

 

Lionsgate's Beggs lands HRTS gig

 

ABC renews 'Wipeout'

 

'America's Got Talent' tops Tuesday

 

Jumee Park moves to Downtown

 

Google opens music site in China

 

Whoopi on roll with 'Xanadu'

 

Turner looking to unload GameTap

 

Primary Wave hires three

 

Adam Epstein

 

Hamingson headed to Public post

 

Benet offers sample of 'Chocolate'

 

Alex Pettyfer set to be 'Tormented'

 

Comedy Central teams with N.Y. fest

 

Maya acquires 'Talento de Barrio'

 

Artistic License picks up 'Think'

 

Secrecy shrouds Summer Olympics

 

Michael Gross

 

Cierra Ramirez

 

Louise Linton

 

Alex Pettyfer

 

N.Y. confab sets Kevin Smith

 

Lisa Bonet

 

Toronto continues to unveil slate

 

Woodstock honors James Schamus

 

Producing trio nab Schrader's 'Light'

 

'Red Cliff' to open Tokyo fest

 

TV director Jud Taylor dies at 76

 

Cisneros to pact with China Central

 

Fox wants more 'Fifth Grader'

 

'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' buzzes

 

'American Teenager' stays hot

 

Winfrey's OWN taps Nina Wass

 

'Elegy' premieres in New York

 

Robert Hooks and LorrieGay Marlow

 

Senator's Marco Weber steps down

 

Charles McDonald exits Premier PR

 

Norwegian film fest unveils slate

 

China bars documentarian Halonen

 

Japan music org sues Pandora TV

 

IFC nabs 'Worlds' for U.S. distrib

 

MyNetwork warms celeb roast

 

Tristan Bauer gets government gig

 

Streep in deep with Meyers

 

Cineplex Ent. sees revenues rise

 

Sound mixer Ted Hall dies at 48

 

Mimi Leder to direct marine movie

 

Lifetime orders 'Amazing' pilot

 

Shoemaker to showrun 'Late Night'

 

Merle Haggard's going green

 

AMC, Krantz talking 'Conversation'

 

Summer hits boost Korean B.O.

 

'Mentalist to the stars' Jason Scott dies

 

More thesps ready to ride 'Equus'

 

Songwriter Robert Hazard dies at 59

 

U.K.'s 'Loveland' lures Fox

 

S. Korea picks 'Crossing' for Oscars

 

Demme to head San Sebastian jury

 

Losses mount at Premiere

 

Rebecca Hall joins 'Dorian Gray'

 

'Express' riding high at box office

 

Shine names Munro joint MD

 

TVI offers know-how to Angolan web

 

WMG reports reduced losses

 

Wall Street still down on Blockbuster

 

Seacrest returns to 'Rockin'' post

 

Fox on top with 'Dance'

 

CAA lands Alex Proyas

 

Debi Mazar

 

AnnaSophia Robb

 

Uta Briesewitz

 

Brian Presley

 

Rodger Grossman

 

Caryl Churchill honored by peers

 

Norbert Leo Butz set for 'Fifty Words'

 

1968: Kirk Douglas talks politics

 

Brad Pitt is officially a 'Bastard'

 

Ad sales for Olympics tops $1 billion

 

Sales dip 22% at EuropaCorp

 

GM ads steer clear of ABC's Emmys

 

Bahman Naraghi joins GK Films

 

Director Peter Kass dies at 85

 

Ghent honors silent star Lloyd

 

Fox puts 'Hole' in schedule

 

Chilly Canadian talks

 

Writer Simon Gray dies at 71

 

Sally Insul dies at 92

 

Chen's 'Mei' to get December release

 

Mar del Plata unveils film mart

 

Studios shuffle 2009 summer sked

 

French ready Dennis Hopper exhibit

 

Brett Favre frenzy hits New York

 

RTHK finds topper after 13 months

 

Levenson signs with Warner Horizon

 

Hui to get Japan's Fukuoka prize

 

Canwest's Dore open to new gig

 

Toon Disney to rebrand

 

Sky One cuts deal for 'Fringe'

 

Bergman gets Indian retrospective

 

T-Joy, CJ to screen each other's pics

 

Letter to the Editor

 

Columbia takes 'Maximum Ride'

 

Sundance takes 'Eco-Trip'

 

Tatum jumps into Parkour picture

 

EA developing 'Godfather II' game

 

Buscemi, Malco head to 'Las Vegas'

 

Maverick Films splits

 

Coto, Ratner team for 'Wild Boys'

 

BBC invests in Clarkson's company

 

Clash overshadows 'Captive' opening

 

Industry icon Bernie Brillstein dies

 

'Mummy' takes on 'Dark Knight' in U.K.

 

More delays for Kangaroo

 

Oldenburg to honor Toback

 

Oprah Winfrey's million-voter march

 

Match Factory strikes 'Flame' deals

 

'Dance' finale fuels Fox

 

Summer saps West End energy

 

Stern split from CBS causes static

 

Dazzling display opens Olympics

 

Backlots barren as studios go lean

 

Say what?

 

'Dark Knight' sells toys to men

 

Fake CNN emails contain virus

 

DVR's the devil for networks, studios

 

Classic 'Watchmen' keeps on ticking

 

Woodstock prepares for 40th anni

 

Pixar's Renderman is still a big draw

 

Financial gurus take to theaters

 

Agentless stars play the percentages

 

China cues new view with Olympics

 

Half-dozen tuners jump mark in B.O.

 

Road falls about 2.1% in Week 9

 

Movies invade Opera world

 

'House' eyes home on Broadway

 

Lionsgate revenues up 50%

 

Studio Pacts: A removable feast

 

Studios play deal or no deal

 

Sparks fly in usually composed universe

 

Fugard play to premiere at Long Wharf

 

Broadcast tries to complete comeback

 

Colbert's 'Report' pursues rapport

 

Disney seals deal with UTV Global

 

This year, the joke's on the newbies

 

'Riflemind' to play Trafalgar Studios

 

'Sopranos' exit cues killer competish

 

Miniseries continue to thrive on cable

 

Aussie auds mad for ad show

 

TV Acad splits 'special class' category

 

Argentine films court masses

 

Canadian TV sizzles in U.S.

 

Can cable cash in on Emmy noms?

 

Orange sets up soccer triple-play

 

German soccer feud hits fever pitch

 

NBC clears Olympic hurdle

 

Univision aims to broaden slate

 

Documentaries get seed money

 

Bravo searches for alternate 'Runway'

 

Russia rushes new studio

 

CFG plans Confucius biopic

 

Studios hesitate on overall deals

 

Avex to distribute $50 million film fund

 

'Dragon Emperor' rules overseas

 

U.S. distribs missed 'Tell No One'

 

'Dark Knight' too dark for UK kids?

 

Box office's weekday warriors

 

Douglas, Zeta-Jones in hot water

 

Sara Gilbert joins 'Big Bang Theory'

 

Potluck parties for 'Pineapple Express'

 

Disney trumps Swedish DJs

 

Comedian Bernie Mac dies at 50

 

'Express' finds success at box office

 

Olympics score big for NBC

 

'Dark Knight' on top for 4th week

 

Musician Isaac Hayes dies at 65

 

Reality guru Maynard leaves CBS

 

Paul Ben-Victor

 

Frank Grillo

 

Matthew Davis

 

Rooney Mara

 

Sony TV warms to Jeff Frost

 

Taking center stage

 

Industry vet Howard G. Minsky dies

 

Incidents mar HK Olympics venue

 

S. Africa to subsidize digital switch

 

MTV to bow kudos for Africa

 

'Dragon Emperor' fires up overseas

 

Spielberg over the moon for Reliance

 

Shochiku offers 'Tora-san' online

 

Fuji to make 'Umizaru 3'

 

ABC Family adopts Diane Morgan

 

McKairnes to CBS cable post

 

Columbus sets sail on Kennedy film

 

Imagi revives 'Tusker' tale

 

Variety reveals pacts facts

 

Salma Hayek plans nuptial show

 

Thoeren quits Internationalmedia

 

European eyes turn to Olympics

 

'Eden Lake' to open Fantasy Filmfest

 

Martin Freeman to star in 'Nativity'

 

Fremantle calls in 'Verminators'

 

Olympics dominate Sunday night

 

First Artist adds ad agency SpotCo

 

Brillstein memorial tonight at UCLA

 

William Morris goes electronic

 

'Red Cliff' hangs on top

 

Univision ups Joanne Lynch

 

Status quo for Broadway box office

 

America discovers its soul again

 

Huayi Bros. take stock

 

Paskaljevic goes on 'Honeymoon'

 

BBC returns to Showcase

 

Pictures in Paradise, Barbablu team

 

Historic figures brought to life

 

Poehler enters race via rule change

 

NBR unveils kudos schedule

 

Passion no prob for feisty femmes

 

Police asked to smile at Olympics

 

Ensemble efforts not rewarded this year

 

Mary-Louise Parker heads to 'Hedda'

 

Lawyer, cops vie for kudo credibility

 

Older actresses dominate drama noms

 

MTC sets date for rechristening

 

Liberty rings in Q2 revenues

 

'Hair' gets extension

 

Paradigm time for Renee Fleming

 

Turkey will launch Kurdish channel

 

Poet Mahmoud Darwish dies at 67

 

Next-gen vidgame gear reads minds

 

Minghella steering Sony to new niches

 

Siggraph celebrates Stan Winston

 

Toon shops spark to 3-D

 

Nissan ad angers Arab viewers

 

Media still at risk in parts of Mideast

 

BIM's Gianandrea Mutti dies at 41

 

HK films auds still love 'Mummy'

 

Hiroshima toon festival calls 'Doctor'

 

Fuji TV to make third 'Umizaru'

 

Unitymedia buys more cable ops

 

Violinist Sam Boghossian, 88, dies

 

Shochiku puts 'Tora-san' online

 

Jolie replaces Cruise in 'Salt'

 

ABC vet Deirdre Paulino dies at 66

 

Greece Festival unveils films

 

Fans out in force for 'Clone Wars'

 

Rights agent Evva Pryor dies at 73

 

Double whammy clubs golf ratings

 

Disney ramps up new technologies

 

Nature adds flair to 'Hair' opening

 

Telkom Media granted TV license

 

Disney puts R&D in collegiate hands

 

Stars attend HollyShorts Festival

 

'Henry Poole Is Here' premieres

 

Starz shutters movie download sites

 

Bryan Ferry named BMI Icon

 

NBC U ups Cameron Blanchard

 

FCC role comes under fire

 

G4 teaming with Microsoft on 'X-Play'

 

Academy honors National Geographic

 

Entertainment sites on the rise

 

Japan's Tomy gains control of T2i

 

Hollywood remembers Bernie Brillstein

 

Waldron's 'Legacy of Secrecy'

 

Remastered 'West' wins Encore bow

 

Springsteen set for Super Bowl?

 

Screen Media sets film fund

 

Fox taps judges for 'Reality Show'

 

NBC developing 'Mogulettes'

 

Toga time for Hollywood

 

Taylor Hackford to direct 'Tenn'

 

Wallace saddles up for 'Secretariat'

 

Nick serves Justice with own series

 

HBO cops prison documentary 'Omar'

 

America Saga fires up 'Station House'

 

ABC brewing 'Witches of Eastwick'

 

Stone Village snaps up 'Lobo' spec

 

'Tropic' premiere brings protest

 

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