Industry, federal gov't join for AIDS program

Peters nabs 'Midas' for $525,000

Frank vows to repeal retrans

'Good Men' bows o'seas

Skouras Pix promotes Holmes to exec VP, COO

Mazza upped to Par senior veep

Halfon tapped sr. VP at Avenue

'Dinosaurs,' 'Blossom' cleared in 22 markets

Imagine $9 per share

Sci-Fi zones in on 'Twilight'

Expansion planned for KellCole

Julie Polkes steps in as Miramax director

NABET-CWA merger approved

SAG member files suit in election rules dispute

Wildmon spends big ad bucks against H'wood

CPB mulls 'point-of-view' option

Hitched

Randall joins Cinema Line

Simmons charged in 2 suits

Exec Shuffle

Thomas H. Cannan Jr.

Cary Scott Lowenstein

Agnes Monk

Daniel Santos

Michael King

Barbara Cohen

Dale McBride

Boycott of KCET called off

Mulcahy sued over 'Highlander III'

PPV future's strong, per Zelnick

Financial Briefs

'Fugitive' slipping into production

Blockbuster blocks 'Fog'

Short Takes

Births

Solomon joins Simpson/Bruckheimer

Asian groups dicker for stakes in U.S. pix

Oz indies blast U.S. distribs

Eisner cashes in huge stock option

Robinson to co-host 'Nightline' seg

Parkes, MacDonald serve on fest's jury

French firm sues DEG, Carolco over pix rights

ASCAP Deems Taylor winners announced

Hungary's P.M. takes over state TV

Is playing it safe risky business for webs?

CBS calls on 'E.T.' for ratings win

Reregulation keeps cable on high wire

Exec Shuffle

All fare fair play in viewer quest

'Life' character goes from HIV to AIDS

TCI makes digital waves

U gets 'Wishes'; Fox to star, direct

Colorado loses 'Stand' in anti-gay law protest

Roberts inks 2-yr. deal with Roth

'Beast' roars with vid record

Culkin's dad sacks Mark

Writers, actor tell of Somalia/Bosnia trip

Fin-syn judge draws Daly's ire

CORRECTION

Dave's exit: top 2 reasons

Sony makes a deal for gameshow libraries

Vid piracy big in Italy

ABC PR veep Wright ankles post

Virgin and Tundra in Limelight

Plant pacts with Fontana

Financial Briefs

Reporter lays off five

WIN gets credit line at Berliner Bank

Wherehouse buys Colo. Rocky Mountain chain

Granada results improve

Hyde takes on Hemdale duties

City pushes CTG bid for Factor building

New firm purchases 'Shrugged'

'Jackie' strong after 'Roseanne'

Exec Shuffle

Catfight at the Roxbury

Wanted: Blast from past to help fund D-Day fete

'One More Try' copyright dispute settled

Cable Briefs

Cable ad blitz to tout medium's health

Newer webs face 'cable Siberia'

'Street' on in 144 mkts.

Morris replaces Aurichio at Arbitron

Births

Actor Dudikoff sues Cannon

San Diego arts orgs fold into 1 theater foundation

Playboy ups Bencivengo

Syndication Briefs

Robert F. Simon

Joseph Paul Finger

Lloyd Turner

Robert Shayne

Edna Cutler

CBS News adds Mabrey, Galin to roster

Ebersol, Ritter on summit bill

TV-am off the air by year's end

Warrants issued in helmer attack

Sony signs vid game for a song

Indies victors in ITV access battle

Canada cuts $6 bil in arts funds

PBS panel spec to tackle showbiz ethics

Foreign Oscar entries submitted

Dressing up, getting down at Davy Crockett Rifle Frolic

Short Takes

Jackson preps glitzy halftime spec

Hitched

National Film Registry's 25 classic pix picks

Par names Tadross to sr. veep slot

Mooney: Cable is telecom's future

CORRECTION

Virgin hopes megastore seduces L.A.

Diverse pix mix picked

Webs send top talent to Somalia

20th TV waives claim to retrans

ABC's 'Jackie' hosts 'SNL'

Cable world swimming in wake of TCI move

Polone buys 'JFK' book for 4-hr. ABC miniseries

McCartney re-ups with Capitol

Siegel expands to N.Y.

Mirkin takes reins at 'Simpsons'

Chrysalis ups Sturges to prexy

Exec Shuffle

Levin elevated at TriStar Pix

Recreation may save LATC

Mahony confirms he has ended boycott of KCET

Short Takes

Donald T. Gillin

Simmons labels suits 'meritless'

In London, the play's the thing for this film critic

CBS' Pizzey 1st in Somalia

CAA adds Mann, loses Yates

Financial Briefs

'Homicide' to preem in post-Bowl slot

Sweeps spell trouble for 'Hall,' 'Donahue'

Virgin venture will boost Blockbuster, CEO asserts

Carolco's bond quest

TCI files for debt securities

Fleetwood Mac may reunite for Clinton inaugural fest

Next music genre is a trend waiting to happen

ABC News taps Maas director of PR wing

'Damage' rates an R from MPAA

'Bob' takes Mon. holiday

Brinkley history on 'The '90s'

Blockbuster's 'Fog' snub tied to Orion, say sources

DV debuts new video rental chart

Stephen Burks

Nicky Hammerhead

Calnan upped to FBC's senior VP of ad-promo

Hitched

Budget brings artful cuts

GATT quota stance firm

International Briefs

Gov't rules ITV policies to be anti-competitive

'Sister Act,' 'Beast' make a twin killing

U.K. Channel 5 moves forward

H'w'd majors end embargo on the former Soviet Union

Olympics PPV faces marketing hurdles

Panel urges cable, b'casting cooperation

Short Takes

Chi appeals court delays decision on fin-syn rules

Tony Pecoraro, Mark Klein

DGA, producers begin contract talks early

New Line Intl. posts record sales for '92

'Gentleman's' not 'Alone'

Manheim inked to Par pic pact

Carvey is prez's guest at Kennedy Ctr. Honors

P.S. Fest to fete Mastroianni

Lion stalks Kerkorian

FCC granted 120 days for fin-syn plan

'Cheers' is toast: NBC pulls plug

4 pix break $10 mil at B.O.

SAG to honor Hepburn with Achievement nod

NARAS unveils Lifetime honorees

Tim Disney gets dose of reality

Kennedy set to ride again at helm of 'Savage Land'

Jackson set for AMA show

'Night' vid gets push by Crystal

Rodriguez, HBO Indie Prods. pact

Fox syndies 'Simpsons' to O&O's

TW to raise $ 500 million by selling Hasbro shares

Nostalgia talks buyout with investors

News Corp. offers redemption

TV ad advantage predicted for '93

Liberty's smart shopping

Paisley Park plans to bow L.A. nitery

Fox B'casting taps Dolgin exec VP, marketing

If Stern fine is levied, it would reach Infinity

Exec Shuffle

Shapiro to lead Hemdale creditors

John Epper

Michael J. Dudikoff Sr.

Jeffrey Earl Goodman

Kent Fredericks

Gene O'Donnell

Keith Prentice

Ronald Sinclair

Randall Duell

Sarah Schwartz

NBC tops in late night; 'GMA' wins

ACLU to honor Streisand, Hill

Supreme Court on 2 Live's side

Dorfman rejoins OHV as senior VP

Births

Majestic to distribute Playhouse telepix overseas

Senate passes satellite regulation bill in Spain

Wharf safe cable harbor

Court limits b'cast area of CBC mini

Japan TV buys 1st Aussie series

FCC chair Sikes to ankle post

Rereg gripes to wait for Clinton

Hitched

Madonna passes on 'Angie'; Davis may slide in

L.A. legit box office takes a slide

Orion Classics picks up first release, 'Thunder'

Short Takes

'Game' the winner among exclusives in N.Y., L.A.

Bush celebrates 'non-political evening'

Tish Hinojosa

Pj Harvey; David J

Biography

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Lungo Il Fiume

The Execution Protocol

Tale of a Vampire

El Sur

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

The Spy Magazine Hit List: The 100 Most Annoying and Alarming People and Events of 1992

Showtime 30-Minute Movie Hogg's Heaven

1991: The Year Punk Broke

Liza Minnelli Live! from Radio City Music Hall

To Grandmother's House We Go

CBS Sunday Movie the Man Upstairs

Revenge on the Highway

Liar's Edge

The Distinguished Gentleman

Damage

Chaplin

Forever Young

The Simpsons Maggie's First Word

Nbc Monday Night at the Movies Shadow of a Stranger

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Greetings from Venice Beach

George Duke

Salute to the American Songwriter

Life Stories: Families in Crisis Blood Brothers: the Joe Dipaolo Story

Cbs Tuesday Movie a Killer Among Friends

It's Showtime a Day in the Life of Hollywood