Foster, Egg hatch deal at Polygram

H'w'd slump continues

NUMBERS BOX

Orion 2nd coming OK'd despite Woody's objection

'Perestroika' problem postpones preview

New Line taps De Luca exec VP/COO

UBA buys rights to the 'Devil'

Sex (Warner Books; $ 49.95)

Correction

'Simpsons' syndie plan kept under wraps

Rich snaps up four more books for project library

F/X fire hurts 6 stunt men

Lensers targets at crime scene

Wooten/Cherry ink 2-yr. deal at Twentieth TV

Fox inks deal with B'way 'Guy' Lane

CBS paints 'Fences' as fourth full-season pickup

Two key exex leaving troubled Carolco

Exec Shuffle

RHI talking to New Line about handling catalog

Landau appointed Sony veep

Spottiswoode finally getting 'Band' to play

Birth

CBS homers; Series slack

Documentaries come in from the cold

Documakers vie for niche, itch for success

Catania pop promo VP at Electra

Short Takes

Discovery boss trashes cable bill

2 Hispanic sales firms to join forces

BVInt'l. taps Salter Euro distrib VP

U.S. pix score big at Spanish B.O.

BBC's Checkland rips chair, gov't

Brown talker sold in 3 major markets

Interactive TV producers compete at Multimedia Expo

Baseball, Perot a hit, but new shows striking out

California rapper on trial for bottle-throwing charge

Del Amitri/Gin Blossoms

L.A. police seize illegal decoders

The Last Great Ride

WAGA's Sander to chair TVB board

'Morning' producers upped

Just Play Two

H'wood to face forceful tax scrutiny

Frontline THE CHOICE '92

The Queen of Venice View Court

Shirley Booth

National Geo pushes into international TV markets

Duo upped in AMC marketing revamp

Elliott tapped Arista top 40 VP

N.Y.'s Lincoln Plaza doubling to sixplex

Cable carries the day (and night) for docus

Fischer pokes fun at industry

Jury throws book at ITC

Daly prez of BVHV, N. America

FCC knocks as E! hawks shock jock

Iwerks talking virtual reality

Viacom shifts sales strategy

Cafe woks on MCA's toes

CORRECTION

Pierce says AFI back on track, ready to grow

H'w'd pursuing private placement

Disney pays tribute to Funicello

Fritts: H'w'd vague on cable

Ullman loses 'Simpsons' suit

Casting directors prove they're right for the part

Bottom Line

Exec Shuffle

NYSE dropping Orion stock, but new shares due soon

Carolco sells off some TV receivables

Madonna's new book is taking off

Spike Lee sued over actions by 'security guard'

CBS again thankful for 'E.T.'

NBC may shed 'Blues' temporarily

Miramax Int'l bags four titles

Filmauro backs MGM's 'Panther'

Gonzales joins KTTV

Viacom's Biondi objects to cable law

'Roseanne' wilts in syndie

Fred Birnbaum

BBC Lionheart unveils massive restructuring

Scouting out hangouts of music industry denizens

CBS runs to 1st Tuesday night

Stars come out for Clinton

Bard not to be for Savoy, U

CORRECTION

Block, 12 others join ICM

Cleavon Little

Red Barber

Hancock service

WB aims for 'Fresh' syndie

Exec producers ankle NBC's 'Local Heroes'

ABC shifts sked: 'Jackie' signs on, 'Indy' benched

Century Award honors Olmos' myriad merits

Lewis upped to Disney finance veep

Violence issue called conundrum

Foster expands slate, taps Rosen VP of development

'Whoopi' at bottom of new strips

Amblin, MCA making 'Fudge'

'X' marks the spot for film's new release date of Nov. 18

Ruch resigns as NL marketing prez

Neil files suit against Motley Crue

BET hopes to recover faulty outlay

Odyssey suit asserts Pressman broke word

Exec Shuffle

A $ 45 mil black beauty for Viacom 3rd quarter

NBC shakes up Thursday, Saturday skeds

Wayans back in 'Color'

CTV meeting brings net closer to pact

Granada undergoes management shift

Fininvest may share stake in U.K.'s new Channel 5

Tamm, Deyhle start consultancy

Murdoch's ten bid 'academic'

As 'Star' wobbles, KCBS tests new Genesis strip

Goldwyn finalists selected

'This Is Orson Welles' sure to please aficionados

Spelling Intl. adds 3 exex

E.T. feted; Cos gets down to business

APA prexy Marty Klein dead at 51

Mitsubishi buys Orion pix for Japan TV

Fin-syn sin of omission

'Spirits' attaches a Ryder

Family dials '911' as CBS eyes off-net sale

Viacom, Polygram co-prod team

NBC gives 'Mad' full season

Lee dismisses 'X' violence concerns at Joint opening

Upgrade hikes Disney stock

Roth taps Dana Roth prod'n VP

Weekend B.O. still under 'Siege'

Low ratings may force 'Whoopi' to reformat

Disney, MGM winners at trial's end

Canada vote cultivates debate

Exec Shuffle

N.Y. Times posts 3rd-quarter loss

Carmike profits drop for 3rd qtr.

HWPC harvests apple corps

AFI'S Taylor fete March 11

'Nightline' bests 'Leno' as 'Today' tops 'GMA'

Blige strikes right chord with gospel background

Tom Snyder returns to TV

Milli Vanilli bow live singing act on 'Arsenio'

Album Spotlight; Jackson makes 'Livin' ' with new album

WB buys thriller 'Solomon'

Workman U TV's exec VP biz affairs

59th Mifed opens strong with good biz, attendance

No 'Sex' in Japan--yet

'1492' sinks in Italy, cruises in Germany

Parretti partner arrested

ESPN drops baseball deal for $13 mil

Candidates offer views on arts, entertainment

Popular vote favors Arnie over Bush

Andrew Davis tracks down 'The Fugitive'

Lawyers deny knowledge of fin-syn judge's CBS link

Propaganda Films goes multimedia with 2 titles

Lamont mktg. VP at Morgan Creek

O'Gorman MGM's new ad VP

Extra sues ex-soap staffer

CNN Radio, Caballero join forces for Spanish net

Par, Viewer's Choice cut PPV deal

KIIS ups Wyatt to program head

Acad praises Corwin's service

Turner homevid makes move south to Atlanta

MPAA: Fritts 'out of loop'

Ross belts out the blues on pay-per-view

ABC inks CW star Cyrus to 2 specials, TV movie

'Dogs' has its day in N.Y., L.A.; 'Stecchino' a hit

Nat'l B.O. proves to be a worldbeater

October's placement a big boost

Vorce new prez of APA

Layoffs hit Polygram distrib unit

FBC may reboot in-house prod'n

Johnson new prexy of BVHVI

Lorimar runs with 'Rabbit'

Exec Shuffle

Roger Miller

Robert Tamplin

Ovitz, Shriver huddle; 'Hero' hitches onto a trailer

Short Takes

Technicolor eyes Lenfilm bid

Romanian media mogul is on a mission

Nominees for Intl. Emmy Awards announced

Trial will decide TV film rights

Fund-raisers set for Cable Positive

'Chaplin' garners PG-13; 'Dracula' latches onto R

BVTV to enter syndie arena

Playboy posts 3rd-qtr. loss of $ 1 mil

Creditors file request to put NSB Corp. into default

Disney leads stock race; Dow up

Marvel income up 50% for quarter

Rentrak's 2nd quarter 50% better than '91's

Fox Studios boosts Anderson

Coppola's previews can't sneak past crix

Del Amitri Gin Blossoms

Just Play Two

The Queen of Venice View Court

Sex

The Last Great Ride

Frontline the Choice '92

L.A. Law L.A. Lawless

The Sisters Rosensweig

The Destiny of Me

The Black Crowes

Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies in the Line of Duty: Street War

Abc's World of Discovery Tall Ship: High Sea Adventure

Dr. Giggles

Oleanna

Nbc Monday Night at the Movies in the Deep Woods

Army of Darkness: Evil Dead 3

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Women on Trial

Lifetime World Premiere Movie Majority Rule

Cbs Tuesday Movie the President's Child