• (the) Coast -- Hollywood, Los Angeles; "NBC's New York-based Robert Wright will fly to the Coast for meetings next week."
• cabler -- cable network or cable system operator; "Cablers were up in arms over Rupert Murdoch's plans to launch a satellite channel."
• CAS -- Cinema Audio Society.
• CDG -- Costume Designers Guild.
• certs -- recorded music album and single sales certifications issued by the Recording Industry Assn. of America; gold albums signify sales upwards of 500,000 copies, platinum is at least 1,000,000 copies. "In the latest round of certs, LeAnn Rimes' 'Blue' went platinum."
• chantoosie -- female singer (chanteuse); "Chantoosie Barbra Streisand has a warm and sharp set of pipes." (See also, thrush)
• Chi (also Chitown) -- Chicago; "The Goodman Theatre in Chi has spawned a number of today's more accomplished actors."
• chirp -- to sing; "Cybill Shepherd chirped a few showtunes during her new nightclub act."
• Cincy -- Cincinnati; "The touring 'Phantom of the Opera' company did strong biz in Cincy before moving to Chi."
• cleffer -- a songwriter; "Jay Livingston was the cleffer on many Bob Hope films." (See also, tunesmith)
• click -- a hit; " Disney click 'The Lion King' is slated to air on ABC this season."
• cliffhanger -- a melodramatic adventure or suspense film or TV show; usually a serial with a to-be-continued ending; "The 'Who Shot J.R.?' episode of 'Dallas' is one of the most famous cliffhangers of all time."
• coin -- money, financing; "Coin for the production was raised through pre-sales to foreign territories."
• Col (also Colpix) -- Columbia Pictures; "Alan Smithee had a three-pic deal at Col before he inked with Paramount."
• commish -- commissioner, commission; "The director lauded the local film commish for helping find locations."
• competish -- competition; " 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' outdistanced the competish at the weekend B.O."
• confab -- convention or professional gathering; "TV programming execs gather annually at the NATPE confab."
• conglom -- conglomerate; "Miramax was a privately owned company until it was acquired by the Disney conglom."
• corny -- A term in common usage meaning sentimental, obvious or old-fashioned, out of it; "Critics dismissed Bob Hope's last special as corny and stale."
• crix -- critics; "While the director's last film was a flop with auds, the crix were in his corner."

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