Hemdale haunts Lyonnais

Studios still top guns in pilot world

Stringer extends CBS deal

CL takes CAA's advice

Pitt heads for 'Fall' at TriStar

Dardis to top APA film lit

No punitive for Basinger

Jack Nicholson on 'Guard'

Correction

'Edition' disputes 'Affair' claim that it stole map

ATAS may bolster exec panel

Wizan gets Par's 'Thunder'

ABC flies 'Coach' through '95

MPAA extends Valenti's pact

Caravan pix has a 'Tall Tale' to tell

Oscar watch

Rumors of 'Pirate Radio' sale in wind

Drexler warns Sony of possible infringement

NBC, CBS neck and neck with Emmy nods

Anglia TV names Pye chief exec

ABC, BBC ink news deal

Joseph Pinzone

Anthony Cortino

Tom Bishop

Wells Root

Jay Burton

Exec Shuffle

Mussenden upped at U Studios

DEEP FOCUS; Oscar has spotty record at picking best of the best

Numbers Box

Berlusconi closer to public offering of publishing group

FCC OKs Bell's video dialtone bid

Births

Films in the future

'Think' again in 48 markets

Luna picks a 'Golden' opportunity to rise again

Bertelsmann's revs gain 6.9%

Stations renew 'Feud'

'Showroom' a no-show on ABC

'Magnor' takes off on QVC

Jaffe Films buys rights to prison sex-abuse movie

CNN producer Kane ankles

Short Takes

KCET picks up $ 1.6 mil from March pledge drive

Quello asks for $ 16.1 mil to administer cable rereg

CityWalk debut, 'Superstar' U-Amphi highlights

Key panelist argues for performer rights

Myers to stick around Canada during Oscars

U.S. box office report

Numbers Box

Rifkin resigns as NATO prez

March B.O. 5% above '92

'Turtles' tops in weak B.O. sesh

'Waterdance' has spirit

Kubrick, like clockwork, has a secret

Guessing game on for Oscars

Clarification

Ex-MTA agent Phillips now at Morris pic wing

Eastwood stars at Eddie fete

David wants more money at 'Seinfeld'

Publicists salute Eller, McCallister, Camera

Clinton calls on H'w'd

ILM beams F/X to Spielberg in Poland

Oscar watch

TV arm bright spot in HTV loss

Financial Briefs

Marvel expects superheroic growth

Exec Shuffle

MGM stems '92 tide of red ink

Album Spotlight; Aerosmith has firm 'Grip' on comeback path

Music News; N.Y. still hot rumor for MTV awards

FCC fin-syn leannings defy prediction

Italy fetes Oscar-honored Fellini

Wholey joins Republic

Two Mikes, one channel

APA boosts six, hires two

CABLE TV PRODUCTION CHART

Former MTA trio lands at new agency

'Pinocchio' noses onto chart as vid sales dip

No compromise on pic labeling

CBS plays 'League,' 'Dudley'

ABC rooting for 'Home' team with unusual promo

USA, Kinnevik go Hollywood

German versions of 'Married,' 'Boss' flop for RTL

'Sommersby' fosters big B.O. totals

French arts will fade to gray with Lang exit

Short Takes

WB ups Williams to senior veep

Country up, but rock's still No. 1

International Briefs

DAILY VARIETY VIDEO RENTAL REPORT

Battle lines are drawn; some of them are wrinkles

Crystal coy about Oscar entrance

Horowitz upped to GGP prexy

Court upholds $ 2 mil award to ex-'Beverly Hillbillies' star

Industry R&D tips deal with ABC News

Regs OK'd by Italian panel could curb pay TV growth

KLSX-FM buys KMET library

John Walson Sr.

Anthony Bowles

Louis Falco

Dorie Allen-McGrane

Rene Garcia Nunez

Kate Reid

Gret Palucca

William Smith

Robert Crichton

Paula Manson

Wishard Brown

Stephen Zelkowitz

Harold Messing

Irene Ptts

Ruth Tester Carothers

Clarice E. Segal

Franklin Williams

Gordon Juel

Arthur Roth

John Christ

Jerry Sage

German wickets off 12%

TVNZ's Reynolds exits

OZ p.m. picks cabinet

EC OK's Sony Berlin plot buy

'Ballroom' dances circles around award competition

Buckley out as SelecTV chair

Financial Briefs

Spelling net earnings $ 9.8 mil

IFE buyout wraps

Fox, Gladden battle over pic revs

'Indochine,' 'Close to Eden' get a pre-Oscar push

Bel Geddes' ex-manager sues for $ 80 mil

Trimark's 'Justice' to bow on HBO

Court to base ruling on Crew's parody

Buena Vista goes Hi Tech for animated 'Toy Story'

Rae redux as 'Affair' exec prod

Viacom buys KQLZ-FM

Basinger re-pacts with ICM

Snappy 'Turtles' grips first

Bill offered to let telcos provide cable TV service

CL pays toll for film loans

Mitchell tops new Motown division

Overseas report

Multiunit dish ruling appealed

Short Takes

PBS pledge drive rings up $ 38 mil

'Tonight,' 'Nightline' tie; Fox wins with kids' block

Elektra acts Sue Ferrell

Four given for 'Unforgiven'

'Deception' winners berate PBS

Int'l flags fly high at Oscars

Oscar Winners

Backstage at the Oscars

Multiple wins by pic

B.O. for best picture nominees

Tears and cheers greet Fellini prize

On arrival, nervousness isn't just an act

Tight grip on Oscar security

Multiple wins by distributor

Taylor pleads for AIDS compassion

'Indochine' wins a feat for France

Box Office Report

Oscar witnesses outpouring of emotion

Numbers Box

Lange named to KNBC job

Col picks up urban 'Jack' for Jackson

Fox, webs take heart; producers take cover

Siegel exits Blockbuster

Indie fare spurs web defections

Kudocast's Nielsen ratings highest in 10 years

Par finds preprod'n shortcuts

'Wives' grooms a CBS win

Wilson Phillips to branch out as solos

KTTV news puts Donley in Harris' 10 p.m. slot

Alley deal is a U turn

Geffen joins committee for Moving Picture Ball

Cap Cities unit invests 1st stake

Financial Briefs

Exec Shuffle

Hispanic group out to block Post bid

CINAR to roll animated 'Scarry' series

Hill's liquor label bill uncorks some whines

Leads exit two major rock bands

Bar Taiwan from Gatt, IIPA urges

WB to entertain underprivileged kids

CBS skeds 'Walker' for Sat. night

Marland memorial

Clifford Jordan

Ben Krasnow

Wally Karbo

Hitched

Falcon merges 4 cable companies into parent

Magnuson lands pilot deal at Fox

Births

H'wood Bowl unwraps schedule for all that jazz

Mori moves to other troubled waters

WB plans June onslaught of Western titles on video

Cates criticizes political presenters

News Corp.'s NED unit forges computer links

Embattled boss attempts to dodge attacks with speech

Duigan to roll 'Sirens' pic Down Under

Thames shares suspended amid possible Pearson bid

Canal Plus profits up 14.5% in 1992

Short Takes

The new pilots: A lot like last year's, but with (blank)

Producer peeved by political presenters

'General Hospital' checks into its 30th year

Famous guest stars

Production team just what doctor ordered

Beradino's medicine show runs 30 years

'Hospital' right prescription for advertisers

Geary glad Luke-Laura affair now only history

The alumni club

Video Briefs

Tech News; Compton's New Media attracts buyers' attention

Brandon Lee killed on set

New Regency topper keeps pix rolling to fill WB pipeline

Indie inventor's 3-D camera works with film, vid or TV

Wax to release 'Bride' after exposure on TV

Syndication Briefs

Cable, stations new link gets clear reception

Prez may pass another bar

Births

Will Parker

Italo Tajo

Kenneth E. Siminski

Dorothy Silverstone

Lillian Randall Leland Garth

Hollywood TV production chart

Numbers box

Cable exex gloomy about rereg

'Full' firms ABC sitcom foundation

'Lambs' team is ready for 'Battle'

CBS tops Daytime Emmy noms

Safety on set at issue

Clinton rep pushes GATT-tough policy

Oscars hike 'Unforgiven' B.O.

ABC, ESPN team to tackle college football on PPV

Standard looming to connect cable, computers, phones

County gets the picture as photogs flee to Fla.

ITC prez-CEO Gorog ankles

New Line ups Ordesky to VP

B'cast outranks cable in viewership survey

Syndie fare slides in recent rankings

USA Pix to produce bigger-budget made-fors

B'casters get retrans deadline

Multiple nominations by show

Multiple nominations by service

New tender made for first commercial channel

German distribs' proposal is dismissed by U.S. majors

Film Master, Mikado partners

Griffiths named Fox video prexy

Spiegel given MPEAA Euro post

Jane McGregor

Lowe inks for New Line pic

U on 'Brink' of virtual reality

ON MUSIC; Music biz rumor, innuendo yield a few notes of truth

MGM cites major strides

Falcon cable losses up in 4th qtr.

Financial Briefs

U.K.'s Central TV posts best-ever annual results

Lloyd film gets new Davis score

Hitched

Live Lucas show hits Japan in Laura Palmer's wake

Telepic won't be 'Final' word on MM

Born Yesterday

The Man with Three Wives

Hedda Gabler

Code 3

The Song of Jacob Zulu

Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies Lethal Exposure Sun.

Married to It

Benny & Joon

The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

Hear No Evil

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends the Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny

Stamping, Shouting & Singing Home

Scenes from an Execution

Loco Motives

Nanci Griffith

Michael W. Smith; Dc Talk

The Adventures of Huck Finn

The 65th Annual Academy Awards

Home Free

Usa World Premiere Movie the Last Hit

Masala

Gogi Grant in Concert

Once in a Wife Time

Redwood Curtain

Showtime Original Movie When a Stranger Calls Back

Showtime 30-Minute Movie Traveler's Rest

Good Advice

Diana: Her True Story

Nothing Serious