Table of Contents
Week of 03/12/1997

Articles

Helmer Shum picks up trio for a 'Drive'

 

Czernin upped to prexy at Di Novi Pictures

 

CANAL+ SAYS SI, SI

 

Fox Sports West duplex ups 2, hires 2

 

Gless, Daly host 'Gracies'

 

Cartoon Network makes big gains

 

'Lily' cops top SXSW fest prize

 

2 CHARGED IN SILENT PIX KILLING

 

Jury to settle contract of 'Jump' creator, Fox

 

TYNE TEES POSTS 40% PROFIT RISE

 

Disney's 'Hunchback' irks Hugo progeny

 

CORRECTION

 

Cinemark posts revenue rise

 

Fill-in LeBlanc spells Flanery in 'Space'

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

Eye lashes Nielsen rivals

 

Prez links free airtime, spectrum

 

LOWE DOWN FOR SERIES

 

Banks lend new twist to Playa Vista project

 

Thomasons aid Clintons' home state

 

WGA fete seats presenters

 

Trio upped at Warner Music

 

U's New Media taps Crane VP

 

TV Food Net gaining weight

 

CORMAN, SIRITZKY TEAM FOR 'CRISTO'

 

Fall sked set for L.A. Phil

 

Col TriStar TV gets big-market 'Vibe'

 

McManus hires Ewert as No. 2 at CBS Sports

 

MTV Films, Jefferson to 'Party'

 

Stiller, Live meet at 'Midnight'

 

CBS Radio plays musical stations

 

Satires sans license

 

FINCHER PIX CLINCHED

 

Let's do lunch: Oscar treats 1996 nominees

 

ESPN plans higher tech ball b'casts

 

McManus hires Ewert as No. 2 at CBS Sports

 

Jury to settle contract of 'Jump' creator, Fox

 

Jury to settle contract of 'Jump' creator, Fox

 

MTV FLIES UNDER RADAR

 

Philippines blocks 'Sarah' pic

 

Imcine backs Mexican pics

 

PATHE STRONG IN '96

 

V2 ROCKETS TO BMG

 

Grayson ankles 7th Level; firm to focus on vidgames

 

TBS BRAVES A SKED

 

MILLER REIGNS IN 'QUEENS'

 

Avid's metamorphoses:Growing pains dog firm

 

Par, Polygram prep pic pact

 

'Sparrow' nesting with Green Moon

 

Henson hooks Kriegman

 

If all you need is Beatles,...

 

King enthroned on 'Stargate' series

 

STRAND NABS DAVIDS' 'LEARY'S DEAD'

 

McManus hires Ewert as No. 2 at CBS Sports

 

Jury to settle contract of 'Jump' creator, Fox

 

McManus hires Ewert as No. 2 at CBS Sports

 

McManus hires Ewert as No. 2 at CBS Sports

 

Latest Bond loses battle in Vietnam

 

TYNE TEES POSTS 40% PROFIT RISE

 

Scribes draw into Miramax for poker pic

 

'Jobbers' finds payday

 

TENPERCENTERIES

 

Brando surfaces at CAA

 

SONY, P&G LATHER UP

 

Turner joins Brazilian educational TV foray

 

Brokaw keynotes Electronic Expo

 

IFP taps 3 finalists to watch

 

Burbank OKs NBC expansion

 

Rights fees sink Harvey qtr.

 

'Cold' hot for Internet

 

Seized pirate booty doubles, says MPA

 

China opens to 'Sesame St.'

 

Len Weissman

 

Mel Stevens

 

James A. Doolittle

 

Interscope, Van Allsburg pact

 

Valenti says he'll fight ratings foes

 

U ups Burk in int'l relations

 

Loggins preps discs, book, tour

 

Fair game for Universal Creative post

 

Internet photo op: Kodak, Sun

 

'Cold' hot for Internet

 

'Giant' break for Muresan

 

SABC TO SLASH JOBS

 

'Brawler' officially down for the count

 

Frank Pacelli

 

'Xena,' 'Rosie' and 'ET' top mixed syndie sweeps

 

Katzenberg, Mouse have date in court

 

The 'Misadventures of Parker Posey

 

PRIMETIME 24 SUED

 

Pearson spins off online unit

 

ARCO:$10 mil to Disney Hall

 

'Cold' hot for Internet

 

DISCOVERY, ABC TURN TO AVESON

 

CORRECTIONS

 

John Bertera

 

William S. Roberts

 

CBS renews 3 of its dramas

 

NBC boosts Sat. teen scene

 

'Industry'-strength preem

 

Killingsworth sr. VP at MGM Distrib'n

 

LLOYD WEBBER STAFFERS MULL FATE OF N.Y. OFFICE

 

Miramax picks pair: 'Boogie,' 'Truce'

 

United Family names prez

 

TCI taps Jones as cable division COO

 

LaVern Baker

 

Show draws out suspect

 

Par issues digital 'Commandments'

 

Eye on People sets its sights on TW 'carriage'

 

D.C. calls for booze-blurb ban

 

Corrections

 

EYE'S GUMBEL RALLY

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

Force is with France

 

HITCHED

 

Dr. Grant back on L.A. radio

 

'Jedi' ready to rock

 

Unapix revenues at record

 

Suit charges AOL racketeering

 

TCI runs screenplay

 

16 pix getting reel

 

Mayoral foes clash over Playa Vista, U

 

TriStar grabs 'Hands' spec

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

BALDWIN DOING 'MACBETH'

 

Stiller steller in Fox 2000's book

 

Music channel (V) to bow down under

 

Loews taps Norris exec VP

 

Par goes to Amsterdam for 'Almost Everything'

 

NBC's midseason 'Shoot' holds steady

 

WB stays up 'Past Midnight'

 

SHORT TAKES

 

Eddie nods set presenters

 

MTV Networks ups Keith to veepee

 

POP launches digital imaging

 

Aniston friendly for 'Affection' connection

 

Oscar watch

 

Pinkslips for trio of MTM Worldwide exex

 

Havas, Carlton eyeing New Line

 

NUPTIAL FOLLOWUP NABS MICHELL

 

UIP, EU SETTLE SPAT OVER PAY TV LICENSING

 

Oscars use food, drinks to lure in guests

 

Reel life

 

Canada crimps Polygram's plans

 

HBO Pix ropes Rhames for Don King biopic

 

Disney Weekend hits Latin America

 

Cosby killer acted alone, chief says

 

New screens hike Oz group's profit

 

Clarification

 

WB Int'l Film Distrib taps new sr. VP

 

Matlin bent on 'Justice'

 

Schenk sells 'Andromeda' to New Line and Villard

 

Hughes takes U VP turn

 

INSIDE MOVES

 

Figment trio lands 'Beach'

 

WMA snags Mr. Freeze

 

Iger decries Clinton's plan, content critics

 

'FRASIER' NET WORTH

 

Oscar ballots due Tuesday

 

'Moesha' for sale

 

Tobin ankles KIIS for KNBC

 

TW opts for options

 

Village Roadshow plans free 'Drive'

 

Disney Channel gets new look

 

Cohn's 'Star' rising at U

 

James joins Gersh agency

 

King World duo adds renewals

 

FRANCE

 

And if they didn't like her performance?

 

'JEDI' ZAPS 'PRIVATES'

 

Thornton, Coens snag WGA nods

 

Zinnemann dies at 89

 

Driscoll, U TV up to funny business

 

Disney Channel taps Powell media veep

 

Turner preps docu on CIA

 

Lit picks

 

Zaentz doesn't rest on his Golden Laurel

 

IFP picks Parks nod judges

 

CABLE BIZ SEEING FLOODS OF TIERS

 

SHOW ME THE LIRE

 

Gumbel's short-lived welcome

 

Apostle, Spanky lasso $ to put 'Noose' on Demme

 

'Order' smart in 'ER' slot

 

Regal Cinemas works Magic

 

'PRINCE' TO PAUPER

 

WPIX leads Emmy field

 

DEBATING RATINGS

 

CNN GOES BILINGUAL

 

Cable-able DF1 still scrambling for subs

 

Italo gov't factions near accord on telecom bill

 

Italo gov't factions near accord on telecom bill

 

Italo gov't factions near accord on telecom bill

 

U.K.

 

'Paradise' in Gotham

 

B.O. HIGHLIGHTS

 

WB betting on appeal of 'Selena'

 

Paramount holds back 'The Flood'

 

Murch nabs film Eddie

 

Tobin ankles KIIS for KNBC

 

Industry lobbyists open to TV ratiing suggestions

 

Seventh Art lands 2 pix

 

Short takes

 

Reid takes manager's reins for Lloyd Webber

 

Italo gov't factions near accord on telecom bill

 

N.Y. org offers film grants

 

Turner Intl. rewards pair with VP stripes

 

Trying times for viewers: Is it news or schmooze?

 

COMEDY CENTRAL HAMS UP PLUG

 

ACAD BAD FOR THE TREND-MAD

 

EYE ON YOUNGSTERS

 

DBS Threat darkens mood at NCTA

 

Exec Shuffle

 

'Wars' conquers France

 

TBS TARGETS B'CAST

 

Lelouch, Montreal's SDA to team on pic

 

Thornton lauded at WGA Awards

 

U.K. courts H'w'd prod'n

 

Robert Saudek

 

Pix put 'Squeeze' on Overseas earnings

 

Pix put 'Squeeze' on Overseas earnings

 

Putrimas new prez of H'w'd C of C

 

Helmer Hamm set for 'Meet'

 

News Corp. to insert Heritage

 

Weber lands 'Grapes,' winging to Castle Rock

 

Injured prez bows out of L.A. fundraiser

 

Eloise Marion Dragon

 

Telescene, Wendel ink pact

 

All American inks 'Pet' pact

 

OSCAR CHARMS B.O.

 

Exec Shuffle

 

Mags ink formulas with biz

 

N.Y. femme film fest set

 

BMG, Kedar agree on music pub pact

 

Levin's going to 'Court' with Martin

 

Beeb,ITV grapple over great debate

 

Heston takes command at French ceremony

 

WGA writers' block party

 

B.O. frame leaps 19% over '96

 

PEARSON KEEPS TV ARM

 

ACADEMY REWARDS

 

CORRECTIONS

 

'Seekers' finds life with scribe

 

A. Salkind dead at 76

 

Ivan Martin

 

Memo from Turner: TV too violent

 

NCAA ratings bounce up for CBS

 

H.K. LEAPS INTO THE VOD

 

HOLLYWOOD SLICES UP THE MAGAZINE PIE

 

Oscar ballots due Tuesday

 

Crystals fete 'Wives' stars

 

CTTD taps Krasnoff exec VP

 

USC School to accent the TV

 

'Smilla' a thrilla at exclusives; 'Sutra' 2nd

 

United News profit up 12%

 

Ticketmaster moves into the black

 

Rival classic sports nets duking it out

 

Berman inks big Par pact

 

BBC'S U.S. VISA: TCI

 

Reviews

Breaking the Surface:The Greg Louganis Story

Long, Long Ago

Long, Long Ago

Long, Long Ago

Long, Long Ago

Traveller

Law & Order

Law & Order

Valley Song

Live

The Hunchback

Prison of Secrets

Stolen Women

The Second

Live

The Hunchback

Prison of Secrets

Stolen Women

The Second Civil War

Live

Graveyard of Dreams

Jungle 2 Jungle

Rhyme & Reason

An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World

The Gamebag

Life Is All You Get

A Cha-Cha For the Fugitive

The Soong Sisters

The Island on Bird Street

Clubbed to Death

Under Western Eyes

Miss Nobody

Mother and Son

Memoria

Fiction

Our Indians

It's For A Good Cause

Isle of Lesbos

Fred

Night Orchid

Night Orchid

La Sicilia

La Sicilia

Not Waving ...

Mandy Patinkin in Concert

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Good As New

Lulu

American Buffalo

The Shallow End

Thirteen Hands

High Life

D Girl

The Mineloa Twins

Another Midsummer Night

Jane Eyre

Prince Street

The Practice

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Born Into Exile

Lies He Told

Hollywood Walk of Fame --- America's Street of Dreams

Hollywood Walk of Fame --- America's Street of Dreams

By Jeeves

Lies He Told

Swinging Wild

Social Studies

Childhood Sweethearts?

Social Studies



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