Table of Contents
Week of 01/15/1993

Articles

Brown gets nailed for ersatz erotica

 

Gaylord, ABRY to jointly run WVTV

 

Irv Schwartz, Dagmar Camilla Reem

 

Diana Adams

 

150 employees accept ABC buyout offer so far

 

FCC's Sikes blasts Stern, but says he's no censor

 

Economy, debt jolt Rank

 

NAB seeking to drop HDTV cost

 

Joel, Grubman brouhaha spins on with affidavit

 

Weinstein exec director of EMRC

 

Births

 

Parretti, Vietina split

 

Outtakes big biz for Par

 

Short Takes

 

Prime Ticket gets Angels for five yrs.

 

'Death' near $ 53 million overseas

 

The great length debate continues over '92 pix

 

Imagine turns attention to prod'n

 

Michaels to fill Letterman slot

 

Pic, TV biz globalizing fast in U.S.

 

It's just their imagination

 

Imagine leaves biz wondering

 

Guest category among Emmy changes

 

Walton takes hotline in hand to rebut charges

 

HBO, Par Pix extend licensing agreement

 

Arista sets sales record

 

ACE is in cards for Eastwood

 

Trimark to distribute 'Dead Alive' unrated

 

Oscar ballots in the mail

 

Tech drive boosts TCI stock

 

Letterman's list

 

NBC unveils new sitcom projects

 

Bochco, Finkelstein back on 'Law'

 

NBC News trusts changes

 

Hitched

 

Syndies hope recovery will trade barter for cash

 

23 works picked for Genesis Awards

 

ABC ups Murphy to sr. VP, hard news

 

WGA brings back outreach program

 

Anti-gay law put on hold by Colo. judge

 

Jack racked up big roles in busy '92

 

Hollywood's still playing for effect

 

TV f/x take cue from movies

 

Computers taking big byte out of filmmaking

 

UCLA unveils plans to buy Westwood theater venue

 

HBO still king of the Aces

 

Three new pix enter top 5 at nat'l B.O.

 

Gramercy unveils 11-pic slate

 

Image nods to 'Sister,' 'Fly'

 

Fitzpatrick, EuroDisney part ways

 

'League' bats at Eye web

 

Lyricist Cahn dies at age 79

 

Bravo picks up 'Peaks'

 

DGA, AMPTP talks resume

 

Rysher bringing full plate to NATPE

 

Friedman inks three-year peacock pact

 

Ex-Viacom syndies go indie

 

Goldwyn buys back paper

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Weinstein named Viacom Int'l sr. VP

 

Milton Pickman

 

Mary Lazar

 

Betty Lamm

 

Peacock struts, USA blinks over Tyson docu

 

Radio takes 'Heart' from G/M

 

Chi court seeks fin-syn comment

 

Heavy D in a 'Blue Funk'

 

'Matlock' bags Thursday slot

 

Paolo Berlusconi investigated

 

'Bodyguard' secures B.O.

 

Oz '92 B.O. hits $ 216 mil

 

Nick Paccione, Mark Mori

 

Chris-Craft in 'Pink'

 

Tribute shows P.S. loves Mastroianni

 

What's on tap at Gramercy

 

International Briefs

 

Explosion rocks media base in Iraq

 

H'w'd mourns 3 greats

 

Cannell to offer 'Viper' at NATPE

 

WB renews 'Whitney'

 

Jacobs exiting ad shop

 

'Blue Jeans Bash' starts week of inaugural fetes

 

Writer sues U, says it's his 'Exposure'

 

Stars turn out for Quincy's show

 

Sullivan sued by ex-agent

 

Births

 

Fellman awarded exec veep stripes at Warners distrib'n

 

New Arri 16mm camera has all 35mm elements

 

Spirited show for New Line

 

Grayson in, Tannehill out at MTM

 

Acad Award in picture for Fellini

 

Michael EP on H'w'd Records

 

TriStar skeds 'Seattle' for June

 

EMI names Sykes exec VP/talent

 

Shoenman comes 'Home'

 

French-Isaac VP at Finerman

 

Jackson's Nation taps Rudolph as VP

 

Gelbart blasts WGA exex for ignoring rank and file

 

Five vie for nod from ASC

 

PGA, NATO fete Eastwood

 

HBO to begin production on James Earl Ray spec

 

Financial Briefs

 

Exec Shuffle

 

TW, TCI stox downgraded after investors' buy binge

 

Mickey victim of Yugoslavia war

 

Diller takes over QVC reins

 

U ups Rubin to biz VP

 

Jennings urges artists' group

 

CBS football ratings up; NBC dips

 

Gotham Crix honor pix at brisk, emotional gala

 

Rysher primed to renew 'Suspect'

 

Stern says he can outmouth late nite TV competish

 

Tom Jones

 

David Manchester

 

ABC lifts 'Doubts' for sweeps

 

Univision appoints Barba to prexy-COO position

 

FCC looks into Sikes party propriety

 

Protest targets police

 

Buena Vista showcases new Italian operations

 

Kirch aims to buy 25% of Tele 5

 

Majors upset with quota law

 

Durie ankles for own shop

 

Williams to NBC News

 

Shelton finally sees green for 'Blue' with Friedkin

 

Mollard takes over N.Z.'s Avalon

 

Johnson adds to veep duties for CBS Ent.

 

Short Takes

 

Jones says 'Whoopi' as comic comes to rescue

 

Link ankles U TV for Col

 

UCLA unveils high-profile advisory panel

 

CAA, Nike set to just do it

 

Fox may raise 'Sun' debut date

 

'Alive' well due to ad drive

 

NLRB nixes IA charge vs. Shukovsky English

 

'Ballroom' is PS fest favorite

 

Hepburn chosen for Hal Roach award

 

CORRECTION

 

TriStar talks int'l rights for 'Brumby'

 

L.A. Film Crix awards make Eastwood's day

 

'Avonlea,' Atlantis lead competition for Genies

 

Hollywood gets into the D.C. act

 

HOLIDAY B.O.'S FIT FOR A KING; 'Aladdin' magically regains lead; 'Men's' in 2nd

 

CBS scores 6th straight ratings win

 

KTLA shuffles exec slots

 

Mintz to run Epic West Coast office

 

Imagine had many suitors

 

Pretax profits climb at YTT

 

Financial Briefs

 

Time Warner offering $ 1 billion in new debt

 

Resnikoff adds duties at MCA

 

'Game' top N.Y. exclu; 'Damage' hot in L.A.

 

Upbeat NAMM '93 signals retail enthusiasm

 

Lansbury set for 2 more seasons

 

Interest conflict charged by CL in Kerkorian suit

 

CLBN files Epic cross complaint

 

Kodak to slash imaging staff

 

Lensing gets under way for 'Spirits'

 

Charles Hopkins

 

Court upholds Waits $2.5 mil award

 

'Nest' in 90-plus markets

 

Fox: Neighbors back expansion

 

'Nightline' likely winner in Letterman-Leno battle

 

Valenti expects Clinton to be tuned in to H'w'd

 

Basciani named veep, CC/ABC vid publishing

 

NAB reaffirms voluntary guidelines

 

Births

 

Oscar watch

 

'20 Nine-Five' disqualified from Grammys

 

Faltering IBM launches multimedia Fireworks

 

NASI launches music fest

 

USA punches in Tyson spec

 

Comic book artist inked to develop sci-fi pic

 

No cheers for animated Norm, Cliff at Host bars

 

Lemmon skedded for NATO Lifetime award

 

NEA awards '93 grants

 

'Party' makes splash but helmer makes waves

 

UGC plans Euro expansion

 

Orion joins Alliance for Canada distrib'n

 

Orion 3rd-qtr. income tops $ 303 mil

 

Alliance buying S.F. radio stations

 

Westinghouse posts '92 loss

 

GE shines in '92 with web's help

 

New stations join TVB

 

Group W's 'Vicki!' gets 2nd year

 

Syndie scores shoot up for second week in row

 

CBS wins big with 'Inaugural Gala'

 

FCC in limbo as Sikes exits

 

HBO inaugural spec scores

 

Hopkins services

 

Mattioli services

 

Guy Bonson Hemric

 

Sid Sidney

 

Lower volume for Gallic ads

 

Soto prez of Katz Hispanic arm

 

Group W promotes Eaton

 

Short Takes

 

New Yorkers buy L'Ermitage

 

Fox skeds stunts, Bond for sweeps

 

'Stiffed' delves into controversial MCA cutout deal

 

FEHA law ups out-of-court harrassment fines

 

Indies amass $1.3 bil

 

For BVTV, it's 'Countdown' to syndie

 

Disney sets 3 'Musketeers'

 

Audrey Hepburn dies at 63

 

Sundance Fest nears saturation point

 

H'wood paid the Bill, aims for quid pro quo

 

Carlton taps CTE int'l distrib

 

WB's 'Bodyguard' boffo Down Under

 

Weber tops new CanWest int'l division

 

Polish filmmakers hope Oscar nom can cure ills

 

Witt-Thomas confirms TV prexy Levine

 

CORRECTION

 

Web dupe ban repeal urged

 

Son remembers Hepburn as a believer in love

 

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