Table of Contents
Week of 03/26/1993

Articles

Hemdale haunts Lyonnais

 

Pitt heads for 'Fall' at TriStar

 

Dardis to top APA film lit

 

Correction

 

ATAS may bolster exec panel

 

Wizan gets Par's 'Thunder'

 

ABC flies 'Coach' through '95

 

Oscar watch

 

Anglia TV names Pye chief exec

 

ABC, BBC ink news deal

 

Joseph Pinzone

 

Tom Bishop

 

Wells Root

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Numbers Box

 

Births

 

'Think' again in 48 markets

 

Stations renew 'Feud'

 

'Showroom' a no-show on ABC

 

Jaffe Films buys rights to prison sex-abuse movie

 

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

 

Studios still top guns in pilot world

 

Stringer extends CBS deal

 

CL takes CAA's advice

 

No punitive for Basinger

 

Jack Nicholson on 'Guard'

 

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

 

MPAA extends Valenti's pact

 

Caravan pix has a 'Tall Tale' to tell

 

Rumors of 'Pirate Radio' sale in wind

 

Drexler warns Sony of possible infringement

 

NBC, CBS neck and neck with Emmy nods

 

Anthony Cortino

 

Jay Burton

 

Mussenden upped at U Studios

 

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

 

Berlusconi closer to public offering of publishing group

 

FCC OKs Bell's video dialtone bid

 

Films in the future

 

Luna picks a 'Golden' opportunity to rise again

 

Bertelsmann's revs gain 6.9%

 

'Magnor' takes off on QVC

 

CNN producer Kane ankles

 

Numbers Box

 

Rifkin resigns as NATO prez

 

'Turtles' tops in weak B.O. sesh

 

'Waterdance' has spirit

 

Guessing game on for Oscars

 

Clarification

 

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

 

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

 

APA boosts six, hires two

 

CABLE TV PRODUCTION CHART

 

'Pinocchio' noses onto chart as vid sales dip

 

ABC rooting for 'Home' team with unusual promo

 

'Sommersby' fosters big B.O. totals

 

French arts will fade to gray with Lang exit

 

Short Takes

 

WB ups Williams to senior veep

 

DAILY VARIETY VIDEO RENTAL REPORT

 

Crystal coy about Oscar entrance

 

U.S. box office report

 

March B.O. 5% above '92

 

Kubrick, like clockwork, has a secret

 

Ex-MTA agent Phillips now at Morris pic wing

 

Eastwood stars at Eddie fete

 

Oscar watch

 

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

 

Former MTA trio lands at new agency

 

No compromise on pic labeling

 

CBS plays 'League,' 'Dudley'

 

USA, Kinnevik go Hollywood

 

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

 

Country up, but rock's still No. 1

 

International Briefs

 

Battle lines are drawn; some of them are wrinkles

 

Horowitz upped to GGP prexy

 

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

 

KLSX-FM buys KMET library

 

Anthony Bowles

 

William Smith

 

Stephen Zelkowitz

 

Harold Messing

 

Ruth Tester Carothers

 

Clarice E. Segal

 

Franklin Williams

 

Gordon Juel

 

Arthur Roth

 

John Christ

 

German wickets off 12%

 

TVNZ's Reynolds exits

 

EC OK's Sony Berlin plot buy

 

'Ballroom' dances circles around award competition

 

Financial Briefs

 

Court to base ruling on Crew's parody

 

Buena Vista goes Hi Tech for animated 'Toy Story'

 

Viacom buys KQLZ-FM

 

Snappy 'Turtles' grips first

 

CL pays toll for film loans

 

Mitchell tops new Motown division

 

Overseas report

 

PBS pledge drive rings up $ 38 mil

 

Four given for 'Unforgiven'

 

Backstage at the Oscars

 

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

 

Taylor pleads for AIDS compassion

 

Oscar witnesses outpouring of emotion

 

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

 

Industry R&D tips deal with ABC News

 

John Walson Sr.

 

Louis Falco

 

Dorie Allen-McGrane

 

Rene Garcia Nunez

 

Kate Reid

 

Gret Palucca

 

Robert Crichton

 

Paula Manson

 

Wishard Brown

 

Irene Ptts

 

Jerry Sage

 

OZ p.m. picks cabinet

 

Buckley out as SelecTV chair

 

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

 

Rae redux as 'Affair' exec prod

 

Basinger re-pacts with ICM

 

Bill offered to let telcos provide cable TV service

 

Multiunit dish ruling appealed

 

Short Takes

 

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

 

Elektra acts Sue Ferrell

 

'Deception' winners berate PBS

 

Int'l flags fly high at Oscars

 

Oscar Winners

 

Multiple wins by pic

 

Multiple wins by distributor

 

'Indochine' wins a feat for France

 

Box Office Report

 

Lange named to KNBC job

 

Siegel exits Blockbuster

 

'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

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Hispanic group out to block Post bid

 

Leads exit two major rock bands

 

Bar Taiwan from Gatt, IIPA urges

 

WB to entertain underprivileged kids

 

CBS skeds 'Walker' for Sat. night

 

Clifford Jordan

 

Ben Krasnow

 

Wally Karbo

 

H'wood Bowl unwraps schedule for all that jazz

 

Cates criticizes political presenters

 

Embattled boss attempts to dodge attacks with speech

 

Duigan to roll 'Sirens' pic Down Under

 

Canal Plus profits up 14.5% in 1992

 

Numbers Box

 

Col picks up urban 'Jack' for Jackson

 

Fox, webs take heart; producers take cover

 

Indie fare spurs web defections

 

Kudocast's Nielsen ratings highest in 10 years

 

Par finds preprod'n shortcuts

 

Geffen joins committee for Moving Picture Ball

 

Cap Cities unit invests 1st stake

 

Financial Briefs

 

CINAR to roll animated 'Scarry' series

 

Hill's liquor label bill uncorks some whines

 

Marland memorial

 

Hitched

 

Falcon merges 4 cable companies into parent

 

Magnuson lands pilot deal at Fox

 

Births

 

Mori moves to other troubled waters

 

WB plans June onslaught of Western titles on video

 

News Corp.'s NED unit forges computer links

 

Thames shares suspended amid possible Pearson bid

 

Short Takes

 

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

 

Producer peeved by political presenters

 

Beradino's medicine show runs 30 years

 

Video Briefs

 

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

 

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

 

Will Parker

 

Italo Tajo

 

Kenneth E. Siminski

 

Cable exex gloomy about rereg

 

'Lambs' team is ready for 'Battle'

 

CBS tops Daytime Emmy noms

 

Safety on set at issue

 

Clinton rep pushes GATT-tough policy

 

ABC, ESPN team to tackle college football on PPV

 

Syndie fare slides in recent rankings

 

B'casters get retrans deadline

 

New tender made for first commercial channel

 

Film Master, Mikado partners

 

Jane McGregor

 

Lowe inks for New Line pic

 

U on 'Brink' of virtual reality

 

Falcon cable losses up in 4th qtr.

 

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

 

'General Hospital' checks into its 30th year

 

Famous guest stars

 

Production team just what doctor ordered

 

'Hospital' right prescription for advertisers

 

Geary glad Luke-Laura affair now only history

 

The alumni club

 

Brandon Lee killed on set

 

New Regency topper keeps pix rolling to fill WB pipeline

 

Prez may pass another bar

 

Births

 

Dorothy Silverstone

 

Lillian Randall Leland Garth

 

Hollywood TV production chart

 

Numbers box

 

'Full' firms ABC sitcom foundation

 

Oscars hike 'Unforgiven' B.O.

 

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

 

USA Pix to produce bigger-budget made-fors

 

Multiple nominations by show

 

Multiple nominations by service

 

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

 

Griffiths named Fox video prexy

 

Spiegel given MPEAA Euro post

 

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

 

MGM cites major strides

 

Financial Briefs

 

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

 

Reviews

The Man with Three Wives

Hedda Gabler

Code 3

Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies Lethal Exposure Sun.

The Song of Jacob Zulu

Born Yesterday

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

The 65th Annual Academy Awards

Nanci Griffith

The Adventures of Huck Finn

Stamping, Shouting & Singing Home

Scenes from an Execution

Loco Motives

Michael W. Smith; Dc Talk

Masala

Home Free

Usa World Premiere Movie the Last Hit

Showtime Original Movie When a Stranger Calls Back

Showtime 30-Minute Movie Traveler's Rest

Good Advice

Diana: Her True Story

Gogi Grant in Concert

Once in a Wife Time

Redwood Curtain

Nothing Serious


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