1st-qtr. profit for IMG

Carmike stock high on outlook for Yule B.O.

Third quarter lively for Live with $ 1.1 million net income

Ventura, Artists org to merge

KW nets earnings record

Merger OK'd for Reed, Elsevir

Edward L. Sandlin

Ray Singer

Cyril (Cy) Thompson

Joseph Ruddick

WABC-TV dusts N.Y. rivals in Nov. sweeps

'Pains' exec producer sues WBTV Distribution

Derk Zimmerman and John Claster

Boaz resigns as prexy of Par Stations Group

PCC wins order against promoters

Births

San Sebastian film fest ousts director Barnet

London TV market gets good reviews

MGM ups Stephansen to vice prez

Filipino DJ challenges Stern, Hall to duels

Candy too big for Genies

Showtime creates PR/photo division

MPAA suit sez Cencom owes $3 mil in royalties

CHANGING CHANNELS;

Short Takes

Polygram shuffles special markets arm

Rivals for CableAces not even close to HBO

Country Music TV deals make U.K. cable-ready

Hosts set for third annual Fire & Ice Ball

EMI sues Turner over MGM vids

Film mishaps spur effort

Blakely new Newsnet correspondent

CanWest org buys Ten's O&Os

McCluggage Par TV chair

Geffen hit with 2nd sex suit

Lee gets license for X sales

Matsushita net profit down 81% in 2nd qtr.

Week's Nielsen win easy as ABC

Loews chain pairs Loekses as co-chairs

Muhammad Ali pacts with Roundhill for biopic

'Heights' sinks to sidelines

Coalition urges delay in fin-syn case

GRANADA CHIEF EXEC, LIPPIN FORM NEW FIRM

Levy Elektra's vice chairman

Chervin, Fickman join All Girl Prods.

MCA taps Ordower exec VP

MGM TV ups Cohen to senior veep

'Showbiz Today' sets 'Heavyweight' feature

Prism to distribute Crystal Sky pix

Lucas' career topic of Pal talk

Rosenberg memorial soon followed by birth

H'w'd calls on judge to step down

CBS exhumes 'Dracula' for Thanksgiving

MGM's in 'Pink' with Young as VP

Acad eats its shorts

Chubb exits Pressman to pursue own interests

W-T unveils prod'n slate

New film czar Kennedy to outline goals

GLAAD-LA endorses boycott of Colorado

Reeves taps Vinson as veep

Fox taps Sommer creative exec

Early shows of 'X' quiet in N.Y., L.A.

Dropping of 'Inside' deals blow to 'Journal'

Discovery files latest challenge to cable bill

Exec Shuffle

AMC refines western ops

Playboy expects higher 2nd-qtr. earns

Political coverage saps syndie shows

Fox, Page/Rogosin ink 2-yr. pact

Who's Where

'Sanders' to battle talkshow giants

VSDA wants Orion files unsealed

Demme jumps from MTV to 1st feature

Tech New

Company playing the 'Game'

Actor-pol Jones shopping sitcom

Short Takes

Oz screen producers to gather

HOLLYWOOD TV PRODUCTION CHART

'Romper,' 'Ballroom' tango atop Oz B.O.

Larry Decker-Smith

Dorothy Kirsten French

Phoebe Dwiggins Ballard

John J. Cascella

Sweden selects new pic for Oscars

Carlton plans revised ITN bid

Fininvest drops Ch. 5 bid

Bouts for music-industry heavyweights

Smith, Hermion sign on for inaugural gala

Rejuvenated UA circuit shrinking for expansion

Fox's Tuesday lineup to bow next Jan. 19

FCC likely to call for judge ouster

Sony nose-dives in 2nd quarter

Disney earnings skyrocket

Eszterhas deal nets $2 million

WB Theaters taps Elefante sr. VP

New Line plays 'Game' for 200G spec script

Castle Rock greenlights Stillman's 'Barcelona'

Streisand blasts Colorado at APLA fete

'Jacksons' ratings tuneful

Silver names Wanderman VP

Westinghouse denies stations are for sale

TCI to trim basic channels

MGM Grand to drop sked

Live unveils more details of planned restructuring

Graff PPV, TCI ink agreement

NEA nixes gay/lesbian fest grants

Exec Shuffle

'Miracles' to fill 'Bridge' gap on CBS

'60 Minutes' snares Woody

JD favors lifting fin-syn decrees

Fox boosts Saralegui

Fox urges Chi to hold fin-syn regs

'Fools' gold for writers in court ruling

UA's planned sales, expansions

Coleman Mitchell

AFMA revamp OK'd; market signups brisk

Euro Disney posts big loss

Goebel upped to Image Org. prexy

Spain's Antena 3 posts profit for 1st time

Kiwi Pix Commission honors O'Shea

L.B. park to Tokyo

Michael Eisner

Tashjian new prez of DIC sales wing

Short Takes

DIC programs 3 ani syndie strips

Kushick going beyond office politics?

NUMBERS BOX

Roth, Disney in biz with 'Says'

Picture biz growth rate, profits slim

Budget tale a 'Cliffhanger'

'Home' alone at top of heap

Lewis tale ties Savoy, Spelling

Turner cohort wins Moscow TV license

MPAA lodges protest over U.S. trade talks

Charity fraud probe nets unwitting celebrity catch

CORRECTION

N.Y. studios, Teamsters shake hands

'Dr. Quinn' will operate for CBS in Saturday slot

Jury out on fin-syn judge

Crosby forms own prod'n firm

Goldwyn taps Resh TV prod'n VP

TV viewers reading more, watching less

Financial Briefs

Media usage, hours per person, 1991

'Predator' should be another hot item for Cube

FIC sold on marketing plan for Col's 'River'

CD set flashes back to Monterey Fest

'911' clears 3 CBS O&Os

Chrysalis' Wright set to exit for new label

Reeves relocates to Westwood digs

MG/Perin offering 'Brothers'

John Gaines

John C. Foreman

Bob Amon

Hitched

Early ratings riser 'GMA' edges out Nielsen rivals

Exec Shuffle

'Teech' star convicted of vehicular manslughter

'Mo' Money' cash cow in Germany

Various Letters to the Editor

International Briefs

Short Takes

'Lunch' eats up 8 Canadian Genies

NBC to expand ACMA

Kurebayashi heads MCA TV Japan

Streisand first on bill for inaugural gala

NUMBERS BOX

CEMA taps O'Shea sr. VP to expand catalog biz

U.S. Box Office Report

Diskeries fight pact fee hike

Deadline looming for Imagine bids

Chi fin-syn judge refuses to leave case

'Home 2' returns to record B.O.

Iger prez of ABC Net Group

De Laurentiis sues 'Milk' scripter, agent

Gotham picks Brick as film czar

'Musketeers' vs. Mouseketeers

NAACP prexy race heats up

SPE ups Pober to corporate VP

Palm Springs film fest to honor actor Sinatra

U.K. in winner's circle at 19th Int'l Emmys

Aussie people choose Martin

Rich deal for Disney, Nestle

Financial Briefs

AFT prez/CEO Taritero ankles

Yoemans Animagic VP

Westinghouse to retain broadcasting operations

Film Registry adding 25 pix

Nat'l gay/lesbian radio station to bow from Denver

'Damage' bow pushed back due to NC-17 flap

Director Matthau collects 'Dust'

'Aladdin' still animated in N.Y., L.A. exclusives

WB's labor talks stall

Hitched

Writer's suit asks $ 11 mil for 'Bet' title

Exec Shuffle

Short Takes

Video Briefs

Saudi minister praises Lee's 'X'

Fox's 'Wanted' to help find kids

Prospective buyers try to get jump on Crichton book

Domestic B.O. market shares

Musicals 'Annie,' 'World' close on happy B.O. note

'Bound' assigned a G, 'CB4' an R in ratings

GoodTimes eats up exclu Simmons vid deal

Cameraman rescued from volcano crater

Heartland film fest honors Wise

Widow sues over Malcolm X bio sale

Births

Rockabilly band leader shot over flap

L.A. Film Crix protest Acad move

Country music king Roy Acuff dies at 89

Court postpones cable rereg challenge

Sterling Holloway

Diane Varsi

Alan Howard Balsam

John Scott Miller

Michelle Durham

David Bright

Rico Cattani

Ilse Lahn Waitzenkorn

Teddy Riley

Bryson B. Rash

Robert Reese

Scripter ballots out in Dec.

Clintons to crash at Thomasons' pad

Saigon Kick

The Brecker Bros.

Catherine Wheel; House of Love; Ocean Colour Scene

National Geographic Special Mysteries Underground

The American Experience George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King

Stalin

Cbs Sunday Movie Nightmare in the Daylight

The Bodyguard

Abc Sunday Night Movie Columbo: A Bird in the Hand

Nbc Sunday and Monday Night at the Movies Deadly Matrimony

It's Showtime Double Jeopardy

The Dinosaurs!

Sidney Sheldon's the Sands of Time Parts I & II

American Playhouse Tru

Erasure

Jesus & Mary Chain; Curve; Spiritualized; Medicine

It's Christmas Time Again,Charlie Brown

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

Hallmark Hall of Fame an American Story

Saved by the Bell-- Hawaiian Style

Neil Diamond's Christmas Special

The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow

Los Angeles Philharmonic

There Goes the Neighborhood