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Billion Dollar Producer: Working Title Films
10/22/06
With $3.5 billion in worldwide grosses since their breakthrough "Four Weddings and a Funeral" in 1994, it's finally time to admit Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, co-chairs of Working Title Films, might just be onto something.

ShowEast 2006
10/19/06
Saturday nights at the movies are rarely like this. Walk through the entrance to the lobby, and you're greeted by music from a baby grand piano. Relaxing on an overstuffed couch sounds nice, but instead you purchase movie tickets at an electronic kiosk, where you can reserve your favorite seats and order concessions at the same time.

BARNES MORRIS AT 10
10/16/06
With A-list clients, youthful law firm takes antiestablishment to the bank As Kevin Morris shows a visitor around the loftlike, soon-to-be-vacated Santa Monica digs of his entertainment firm Barnes Morris Klein Mark Yorn Barnes & Levine, it becomes apparent that the impending move is symbolic as well as physical.

NEW YORK MAYOR'S OFFICE AT 40
10/15/06
Following a rather tepid summer and fall festival season, generating few film standouts and pickups, indie industryites are looking to the American Film Market to get back to business.

AFM PREVIEW 2006
10/15/06
Following a rather tepid summer and fall festival season, generating few film standouts and pickups, indie industryites are looking to the American Film Market to get back to business.

AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE GALA: GEORGE CLOONEY
10/12/06
When George Clooney accepts the 21st annual American Cinematheque Award onstage at the Beverly Hilton tonight, it will be ostensibly for his role as "an extraordinary artist."

Shows such as 'Frasier' will be among Channel 6's programming

Irish spring for CBS shows
Channel 6 to launch across Ireland in March
By Elizabeth Guider 1/29/06 9:00pm

A new broadcast station in Ireland wrapped up its first programming supply deal with Hollywood studios at last week's NATPE confab, buying a package of TV series from CBS Paramount Intl. TV. Other deals with other Hollywood heavyweights are in the works. The newly christened Channel 6 will launch across Ireland in March

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Attendance is expected to be high at NATPE, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.

Broad biz branches out
Elizabeth Guider 1/23/06

What do foodie Rachael Ray, sitcom star Megan Mullally and Hispanic legal eagle Maria Lopez all have in common? They're all fronting potential firstrun strips for U.S. station carriage in 2006, and all three will be glad-handing with attendees at the 43rd annual NATPE confab.

Talkshow from popular cable chef and bestselling author Rachael Ray is cleared in 85% of the country

From the kitchen to the couch
If Rachael Ray can do to the talkshow biz what's she's done with a bundt cake, she'll be in good shape. The Food Network personality heads to NATPE, as both Harpo Prods. and King World are working together to make Ray the next big thing in daytime.

Dominating the global television sports scene in 2006 will be the World Cup, which begins in June. The Latin
audience will certainly be interested in Brazil, left, and Argentina, who met last year in the finals of the Confederations Cup.

Shoppers' delight
NATPE can once again expect a strong influx of Latin buyers and sellers to the Vegas venue. With the worst of their economic crises a distant memory, Latino broadcasters will be trawling the confab for the latest and trendiest programming to supplement their staple of movies and skeins.

One of the best chefs in the world, Joel
Robuchon at the Mansion, impresses diners at the MGM Grand

When the confab closes
The arrival of the Wynn Las Vegas in 2005 has meant an influx of chefs, clubs and shows and forced the competition to spruce up, even if it means bringing in new talent. And since last year's NATPE, the Vegas nightclub scene has received an even greater infusion from the two coasts.