U TV boosts Charles Engel to exec VP

Harold Melvin

Oscar propels E! ratings

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC

Oscar crowd parties down all over town

Competish for household, demo ratings tightens

CORRECTIONS

'Baggage' handler Adams inks with U

CBS may 'Step' on ABC

Lancit inks Humongous prod'n pact

Panel toons into animated issues

TENPERCENTERIES

Graves co-chairs CARA

Parent TV Council pushes positive religious scenes

Canal Plus gets new stock pact

FLORIDA SHOOTOUT

Kirch's bank loan facing EU hurdle

H'W'D ASKS: WHERE'S THE ACTION?

Friedkin holding the 'Bag'

Stewart fuels fires for inhouse comedy

U Consumer Group fills pair of slots

'Buffy's' Gellar makes 'Summer' plans

OSCAR'S GRIP SLIPS

BVTV, Wayans ink for latenight strip

Schulberg exits Hallmark

Bishop bumped to prexy

Neisloss nudged to KCBS director slot

CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC

Gen Art Fest sets stage for indie pix

Blair joins Pacific Media

BIRTHS

Rupert ratchets back on TW N.Y. cable suit

For new battalion of studio pix, war is swell

Oscar crew celebrates late

TENPERCENTERIES

BIRTHS

ITALY

Ireland courts filmmakers

Study: Content code tempts kids

MANDALAY CAPTAIN

Barker, Rose team for U's kidpic 'Thief'

OSCAR DIGS DILEMMA

ICM ups Wohl to veepee

Peacock tops sports Emmy noms

Young stock takes dive on KCAL ad projection

Matthews to buy Duke City

CORRECTIONS

INSIDE MOVES

'WHITE' MAN'S BURDEN

Blockbuster deflates Viacom stock price

Tribune ups stake in WB net

Benigni follows 'Monster'

Granada channels the world

SKY INDIA GOES DIGITAL

Nova Scotia to see 'Bastard'

CANADA

Brooks heading for Central Park

Labrow secures new U post

Axed Annie sues Macy's

Helfgott 'Shines' in concert

Dick joins Col TriStar

Cable net TNN has an 'Angel' in CBS

Ciby courting H'w'd majors

'Mitty' ditty looms in Gold/Miller pipeline

Nick Prods. ups trio of executives

BASKETBALL FOULS UP SYNDIE RATINGS

Quebec gov't revamps pic tax-credit program

Kroll rolls to new sr. VP post at WB

'NINE LIVES' AT NO.1

DeBitetto moves to TNT

Lary Simpson hangs out prod'n shingle

Malofilm ends shopping spree

No paper Friday

Hundt threatens digital TV delay

Daly in HBO's 'Moon' orbit

Col and Sid have a 'Kid'

INSIDE MOVES

Hearst knits Argyle into TV group

'Odd Couple' sequel set

DOWNEY FLAP BREWING

L.A. MAG BAGS ANOTHER EXEC

20th TV works its Magic

Kluge slows flow of red ink for '96

Broadcasters, FCC continue digital debate

Brand ankles CAA for UTA

D'Works, activists fail to resolve their differences

Johansson mounts 'Horse' for Redford

Miramax buys guy a bar in 'Saints' deal

Rid of vid, Oscars and studios shake skid

HBO says goodbye to Waltzer

U'S 'LIAR' BEDEVILS 'OWN'

NBC PILOTS PULLED

Economist plaguing Sony Pix

Protesters cut 'Rubies' production in Gotham

DOWNEY FLAP BREWING

Clifford inks Viacom deal

Surviving talkers climb in sweeps

Turner boosts Fournier to VP

LIT PICKS

$6 mil nest egg for Dove

Eye casts Busey, Madsen

Sony Classics picks up 'Men'

Maisel joins Ovitz outfit

DOWNEY FLAP BREWING

MIRAMAX UFO IS REALLY 'ET'

Disney kicks off kids site

'ET' rides high on Oscar coattails

Disney ups Chao to exec VP

TAIT'S FATE: EXIT IFP

Emmy entry forms are due Friday

Meredith named to head new CAA arm

Protesters cut 'Rubies' production in Gotham

DOWNEY FLAP BREWING

DOWNEY FLAP BREWING

HITCHED

Ad contract extended

Guber, Puttnam in Boston bout

SHORT TAKES

'STAR' IN O'SEAS ORBIT

MAMMOTH SPINS OUT

JUDGE RULES 'IMPROVEMENT'S' HOME REMAINS AT ALPHABET

Redstone addresses toonsters

Gramercy in 'Deep' deal as Garofalo joins cast

NEWMAN'S RENEWED

Exec Shuffle

Warners veeps Buckley

STAR TV PREVIEWS ISKYB

For openers, Britain's Channel 5 a hit

Galan, Magid enter pact for Latino cable services

Sound choices: 'Daylight,' 'Hunchback,' 'Xena'

HAGAR RACKS UP TRACK DISC

UA Theatres shrinks 1996 losses by 32%

CBS radios Westwood One

INSIDE MOVES

U TV names prod'n exec

FOX GRABS 'LAMBS'

Fox pins 'Hope' on Connick

Sawyer reups with ABC for 2 more years

B'CASTERS MUST-CARRY THE DAY

B'CASTERS MUST-CARRY THE DAY

McDonough celebrates healthy body, career

Grantham joins L.A. law firm

Dry-dock for Canal de Noticias

KIRCH NEEDS LOAN ARRANGER

Compaq, Intel unite on PC Theatre

'Selena' producers set sights on Chavez

GUILD LEADS WAY TO 14-HR. DAY

Probe leads to huge seizure of pirated CDs

Union, ABC reps end talks

DEVIL' IS EGGED ON

Indie film fest adds aud input

Emma Elizabeth Pazoff

MGM, Japan's Wowow bowbow output deal

Avila eyes cabler Pramer

OESTERLIN HIRED BY FOX INTL. TV

Needham set to 'Save America'

NBC-RAINBOW REPACT

INSIDE MOVES

TENPERCENTERIES

Travolta embraces 'Life'; Stiller's gag guru

Tokuda takes hike to KRON

Miele ticketed as WB sr. veep

'Jump' helmer'ssuit goes to jury

Crash tops exclusives; Oscar drives 'Kolya'

EIC Awards on April 29

ABC DISCOVERS MORE

Disney ups Hoffman

Act III profit, spending up

Campbell 'Wild' for Mandalay

'Dark Line'

'Easter legs for 'Liar'

Stars to prep

AVIATOR LANDS AT WB

About Us: The Dignity of Children

Barrymore

A Walton Easter

Hard Rock Live

David Helfgott

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

The 6th Man

Annie

David Helfgott

Hard Rock Live

Take a Number

The Quiet Village

Winter Flowers

Give Me Your Answer, Do!

Minor Demons

How I Learned to Drive

Wedding Dance

Entirely Sophie

Selena

The Devil's Own

The Forgotten Hill

Cat's Don't Dance

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

Nude with Oranges

Mondo

Shopping for Fangs

Wake Up Love

Rafters

I Have Killed!

Knife Brothers

Strawberry Fields

Yellow

Sunsets

Private Wars

Tears of Ecstasy

Last Night at Eddie's

Love & Confusion

House of Sleeping Beauties

The Minister of State

Das Boot: The Director's Cut

The Young Man From Atlanta

The Saint

60 Minutes More; Fast Forward

The Mysterious Man of the Shroud

Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

The Mysterious Man of the Shroud