SPORTIN' LIFETIME BOWS

EU: Public b'casting needed

CLT shuffle could have big impact on Havas

China mulls Zhang opera nix

Fox 2000 taps Apted for 'Fools' errand

Atlantis ends '96 with upbeat fourth quarter

Theron gets close to 'Joe'

Peacock renews 'Profiler' drama

MPAA RATINGS

Pacific Title shops Kodak

ATAS history fete date set

ABC Pics, Pudney in pact

Bergman to get special Cannes salute

German distrib Progress is sold

HUNDT DELIVERS PSA

Soffer, Ford boot up for 'Nanobots'

TBS unveils firstrun pix, sitcom skeds

FISHER TOPS TV AD BUREAU'S RANKS

RADIO FORAY IN PLAY

CBS, NBC tied at the buzzer

Thomas' plate full, and she'll have 'Pie'

Discovery spending spree

Portman mulls 'Wars' prequel

TCI inks broad deal for Disney cablenets

Theron gets close to 'Joe'

Reeve bow a testament to courage

RIDING GALLIC FILM WAVE

'Violet,' 'Drive' tops for Lortel Awards

Showtime taps 2 for VP posts

Holmberg, Dudevoir new New Line VPs

'Gentleman Agent' exhibit hails Kohner

Profits for Endemol rise another 19%

'NIRVANA,' 'TRUCE' SET PACE FOR DAVID HONORS

SPE marches into HBO Poland

Cine Grande prexys Reeve

Cinar posts earnings jump

CORREX

Epic takes on Immortal, eyes music, film synergy

Theron gets close to 'Joe'

Theron gets close to 'Joe'

Bergman pacts for pair of pix

TF1 REVS UP BUT PROFITS DOWN

Forster inked for 'Jackie Brown'

Paxson pays $35 mil for Ann Arbor's WBSX

Evergreen slims its dial

MGM EXEX GO DISTANCE

Shandling off to UTA

Helmer Herek reups 3-pic Disney pact

Vaughan drawn to 'Force'

WB, BURTON FLIRTIN'

BV's Wayans show to Fox

Theron gets close to 'Joe'

Theron gets close to 'Joe'

CANAL+ IN SPAIN LIBRARY PACT

Japanese gov't to provide multimedia biz subsidies

HIGH-TECH HOLLYWOOD

'Pauly' pulled from Fox slot

Janssen gets good 'Noose'

Kanbar gives $5 mil to NYU film school

INSIDE MOVES

INSIDE MOVES

INSIDE MOVES

Allen Ginsberg

Tax man puts pin in TCI stock buyback strategy

WB'S ON CHANNEL 5

'Speed 2' shifted in sked scramble

Gooding ready for Redding

NEW LINE GOES BACK IN TIME

The subtle art of beta fine-tuning

SHUE DROPS AT PLAN B AS DEVELOPMENT VP

CBS feevee outlet taps Raas int'l VP

Scion stamping Televisa with new glasnost style

CBS LOVES 'RAYMOND': ORDERS UP YEAR TWO

Exec Shuffle

BIZ REVISTS H'WOOD

RATINGS TAKE RAZZING

BIG TIC TV TACKS ON PROD'N DEAL

Aardman on 'Run'

CORREX

AFI LANDS FITZGERALD

Songwriter Nyro dies

Bob Arthur

CUSACK NEAR 'GOOD' DEAL

HRTS: Turner talks

ITALY'S MEDIASET PACTS WITH NBC

Globo team nets soccer for $150 mil

Smith, Pinkett pen U-Imagine pic pick

Forlani invited to 'Meet'

Plugging in the techie's new toys

SOFTWARE WARS

Ads break in new technologies

Eye web, PBS share Tony telecast

BIRTHS

Brown & Meyers join 'Arthel & Fred' team

Kearney search turns up new VP

Century closer to 1,000 in 2000 goal

CLARIF

Streisand, Col TriStar do NBC pic

MTV elevates Terkuhle to animation prexy post

Harry Wheeler

Sundance gets interactive

FUN, WAL-MART STYLE

FINANCIAL BRIEFS

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME

MGM products ups Bornhurst to sr. VP

Scripter Tweti shooting 'Birds' docu

DTS NAMES SLUSSER VICE CHAIRMAN-CEO

INSIDE MOVES

U taps Christensen legal VP

Univision unveils new Spanish-lingo TV block

U bowing online chat site

CANNES-TICIPATION

Mip marketeers high on Euro TV

Mexico sci-fi fest takes off April 30

TV fund infusion means bigger Telefilm budget

Lott of bad news for Chong at FCC

Judge upholds TW's counterclaim vs. Fox

USA hires Carry as veep, ups Marcus

UCLA alums fete Stalmaster

SHAPIRO'S NEW LINE

KID FARE COMES OF AGE

MacLaine takes helm

Hot-property realtors: 'Get it while you can'

Tips from the experts

GOIN' SOUTH

FOR ART'S SAKE

Thompson tops Beeb pix

HONG KONG TACKLES PIRACY

Finnish pubcaster exec to launch prod'n venture

KTLA marks half century

Stephen Parker

Bernice Baum

Michael surprises VH1 do

SELTZER INTO SR. VP SLOT

Live, Trimark, October: merger menage a trois?

Sony folds low-budget outfit Triumph Films

A tale of two cities

Putting the $ into L.A. sports scene

PRAGUE FEST VET RILEY TO KRATKY

Roy Polevoy

Evergreen still growing

Clark sr. VP at Castle Rock

INSIDE MOVES

INSIDE MOVES

'Palisades' preem demos primo

Murdoch reaches for Sky in D.C.

Oscar pack looks to turn

ENDEMOL ON MARCH

GMT, Col TriStar team for Pegasus

Arab pirates' paradise does an about-face

Fox hikes Saralegui

INSIDE MOVES

CINEPIX GETTING BUSY

NEW SERIES AWAIT VERDICTS

Live confirms talk of sale

SNAKE TAKES BIG B.O. BITE

'Titanic' mania celebrates that sinking feeling

'Gloaming' gleams at Gotham preem

Big year for BBC Worldwide

'EMPIRE' STRIKING O'SEAS

INSIDE MOVES

INSIDE MOVES

INSIDE MOVES

'Police Academy' pulls double duty in TV bow

Mip makes for strange bedfellows

B.O. highlights

Arab pirates' paradise does an about-face

In Urban's league

Fox German focus may make Vox more populi

International Council eyes Internet

'97 Euro MTV nods set for Netherlands

European distrib'n criticized

OCTOBER SURPRISE

McCormick to play Mandrell for CBS

A MANIA FOR MARVEL

Elizondo, Valdez nab Imagen nods

'Fired' tops last of the crop

Garmezy tops artists rights org

Castle Rocked by huge layoffs

'Titanic' plot on collision course with science

Whoopi cushion: Pop top

Unions worried about overtime ruling

ENDEMOL ON MARCH

Fox Sports Americas sets bilingual hotline

'EMPIRE' STRIKING O'SEAS

E3 confab has int'l accent

Baton taps Festinger for Vancouver outlet

'Amy' helmer Smith reups Miramax first-look deal

Disney OKs tune for Aykroyd sitcom

Hanson & Schwam elevates Winters

Imagine TV lures Krantz from CAA

Gianopulos, Bert set to receive kudos

3rd Taos fest wraps; Marks wins acreage

MIP NOTES

SUBS FLYING FOR TPS

Int'l TV viewership shows modest gains

CRIX PICK SIDE MIX

Crix Pick Side Mix

MOUSE WAKES UP TO RADIO

SENATE PLUGGING IN

WB'S FORTE:'MAHALA'

'Friends' switches D.C. slots

Schiff signs on for 'Kiss,' 'Dr. Dolittle'

Disney tweaking Sorvino sitcom

Gamers eyed for retread duty

EAST MEETS FRENCH

AGENTS NOT GENTS

Empire,' volcano pic dominate int'l B.O.

'Patient' wins 3 tech BAFTAs

Pozil joins French bank

CORRREX

Woods helps CBS mashie competition

ABC ties

Ramis gets 'Bedazzled'

Crenna's thyroid surgery successful

Hipp joins 'Midnight'

Nick Latino acquires '7,' 'Bananas'

Fee flap may mean Karlovy festival rating doesn't Vary

Grupo suitor comes courting

'Phoenix' rises with solid cast

B'way taxis onto runway with Continental boost

THAT SINKING FEELING

'Spy' comes in from cold at Beacon, Red Wagon

'Rush Hour' hitches NL ride

Grant vows for 'Groom'; 'Apaches' aims high

DVD panel united on 4 standard formats

Showtime breaks into Richmond territory

ATAS HONORS KMEX

Cinema Expo taps Gianopulos, Bert

Hendricks bruited as Mipcom Man of Year

Smithee finds more work

Fox finds 2 Apatow projects appetizing

Record year for Holly-world

Rifkin elevated in Morris shuffle

DIC in rights pact for Archie

Friedman joins Morris' independent film wing

Two at the Too

Colors Straight Up

Two at the Too

Tony Bennett

Fired Up

Death of a Salesman

Tony Bennett

Fired Up

That Dog

Mother Knows Best

Leaving L.A.

Gun

That Dog

Mother Knows Best

Leaving L.A.

Gun

Bremen Freedom

That Old Feeling

CBS Eye on People

Death Takes A Holiday

Fired Up

The Hikers

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Dream

On House

Doctor! Doctor!

King Lear

Double Team

One Foot on the Floor

The Grey Zone

Reinventing Love

Neptune's Rocking Horse

The Adventures of Amy Bock

Bare-Knuckle

The Stand-In

Purgatory County

Cardiff East

Keys to Tulsa

Witch Way Love

Betrayal

The Revenge of the Woman in Black

Gun

Butch Camp

Sexing the Label

David Searching

David

Hollywood Confidential

Prince

Lovelife

Prince

Angel's Share

The Threepenny Opera