EMI spins off HMV record store chain

Damon's Co. inks deal

DGA lifetime honors to two

PGA skeds Hoffman, Stuart

Hicks in Venezuelan pay TV

Tax man takes bite out Ticketmaster 4th Qtr.

UPN closes in on Hearst deal

Electra developing at WB

Strand makin' 'Bacon' throughout N. America

Ex-UATC exec paid to settle civil suits

Producing pair feted

Leipzig bows Terra Bella Ent.

Harvey's Spirit Honored

'Brown's Requiem' for Rooker

Backstage at the Grammys

AFM buyers float pool

FX sinks teeth into 'Buffy'

WNJU to air Los Knicks games

Channel 4 firms 3

Games a winner for NHK

Italo 10-screener gets greenlight

Kenworthy, Macdonald seal ACE deal

First Independent on Block

Fine Line hikes 4 prod'n exex

Cable Date Questioned

Eastwood set for two indies

Fincher pinches 'Dahlia'; Cruise eyes '451'

'Dead' artists stage benefit

'Corners' creamed

DGA to fete Jeffords

'Time Out' for Harlin to direct

Lucky 7 for 'Titanic' disc

Dominick brings 'Stings' into development

'Drew's' WB deal redrawn

Peacock dictates Castro bio

Italy considers new TV regs

Raize sheds Simba for pic

Despite early exits, Monte Carlo hums

4 more years of 'Sesame'

Gabler stays at Fox

Faulkner exec director of BAFTA Los Angeles

Kopelson ups Stevenson

Disgusted De Niro vows self-exile from France

Jolly Greene giant

Amatullo tapped senior prod'n veep for Live Ent.

Cameron floats a Wood prize

Golden Reels set sound noms

CGE denies Havas merger terms set

Polygram Canada, Red Sky dawn deal

'Attack' on Disney

Dwyer set to move GU into Europe

Sony TV set-top boxes embrace two platforms

ShoWest catches Bass

Maher figures in B-G slate

Lion bleeds on cue

Sony inks non-Japanese fund managers

Spelling in red for 4th qtr., but less so

Epic picks up rights to 'Ally' track

Flockhart to 'Dream'

Art directors fete own

'Showcase' cleared for 7th

'Salome' will preem at underground fest

PBL broadsides Oz's Galaxy

BMG's Gassner reups

MTV powers Viacom

Love letter a threat for Broomfield docu

Grammy roundup

Marcus Cable debates sale

Santelmo picks up tyro helmer 'Ivory'

Goldberg joins presenters' list for 70th Oscars

Internet copyright victory for showbiz

Prez appears at BevHills fundraiser

MDP to take 'Dahlia' global

Minis to the max

Unapix ups Reilly-Larson for Fearless role

Fox News pacts Drudge

Busy Nucci signs on for trio of indie pix

'Ally's' Carson set for U's 'Life'

Hearst-Argyle earnings up

Par zeros in on big 'Score'

Falk set for B'way redux

U, Imagine make 'Quick' deal

Boffo Grammy rating music to Eye's ears

FALK SET FOR B'WAY REDUX

Olympics sap strips

Buyers' new confidence brings late kids upfront

Turner Latino ups pair

World Briefs

J.T. Walsh dies at 54

Carrey lands Kaufman role

Home tax attacked

'Big' time in NYC

Garner, TNT speaking 'Legalese'

Recalling the sad saga of a studio sociopath

'Tomorrow' wins top Powell Award

Stars set for SAG ceremony

Diller's Miami outlet gets 'Incorrect'

Boat Bashes Beast Abroad

Resnais seizes 7 Cesars

With $1 bil in sight 'Titanic' takes a dip

October scores Leigh pic

Chicago crix love 'L.A.'

Tsujihara now senior VP at WB

Electricians at Eye spark contract talks

Goldberg lauds rebound of Hollywood

Par eyes 'Heart' for Noyce

Berliner near 'Passion' deal

Lion's Gate to roar

New Pittard Sullivan arm

TenPercentaries

Par bows art arm

Perry steps toward 'Tango'

Seagal/Nasso sets int'l deals

U has 'Hulk' take a seat

House that Gak built

Sonnenfeld bags strip pic

Y & R exex hit paydirt

'Lion' queen's got new pride

'West Wing' capitalizes on Lifetime first-run drive

'Titanic' wins art directors film honor

No Reubens for fall NBC

Exhib award to Olofsson

Monte Carlo surprise

EU to consider plan to block TV signals

'Newsroom,' 'Arrow' top Gemini nods

Armchair pix crix wanted

Small music web scores Madonna

FCC calls for V chip delay

Brillstein-Grey lifts off with space 'Men'

Dunst to star in 'Dick' pic

'Camera' clicks for CBS

'Kolya' set to speak English

NBC affils call spots

Writers getting chance to talk

Braun to take top spot at Disney TV

PGA lauds Daly, Semel with its Golden Laurels

MPAA Ratings

Charles Lawrence Glenn, dead at 70

Edward J. Mauger, 83

Sharon Lee Kaiser

Ken Olfson dies at 60

Jackie Machlis, 51

Bob Sherry dies at 50

Traci Hogan, 29

Olive Brasno Wayne, 80

'Great Expectations' opens 13th Muestra

Polish rock TV rolls to private biz

RTVE, Galaxy pact for 4

A&E skeds Hallmark's 'Morgue,' Barnum bio

USA announces first major move under Diller

$1 bil, & still no iceberg

Cannes calls for crix week pix

Lloyd Allen, dead at 79

'Beauty' seduces exclusive box office

B'way finds it tough to gather nuts in Feb.

Sunday ratings race tests 'Home,' 'Heart'

Full steam ahead

Final Oscar ballots mailed

Reedus rises with 'Saints'

CNBC Asia enlists U.S. feed

February B.O. busts out

Spacey may use kryptonite; scary TV

Spielberg stalk case goes to deliberation

Kasem back on 'American'

Homevideo sales, rentals down for '97

Irene Kampen dies at 75

Ashot Madatian dies at 85

Sunni Walton dead at 54

William Kane Eliscu, 80

Mort Rabinowitz dies at 77

Desda Slottow dies at 82

Richard C. Glouner dies at 66

Grandpa Jones, dead at 84

Star style should shine at Oscars

Century, TW cablers pact with Sundance

'Smoke' opens MOMA fest

Pols content with code

Alliance does dramas

U Family & Home taps Rubin

Hecker inks 3-pic deal at Miramax

French pay TV service acquires Biblical pic

Fox taps Wallach

Indie producers ask pols for prime regs

HBO won't pull out of CableAce Awards

Walter Blake, dead at 94

Cohen 'Morning' sr. producer

Sam Perrin, dead at 96

Bob Russell, dead at 90

Gus Wayne, 77

Bells chime in on DirecTV distribution

Clinton asks FCC for help

Fontana tapped to guide Moore sitcom

WB renews drama trio

'Buttoners' wins 4 Lions

New Line TV expands

Viner, Raffin dawn New Millennium

ABC inks for six MGM pix

Buena Vista TV picks up Braun for top post

Graham gets 'Committed'

Exec Shuffle

Northern Arts picks up four

Scardino now Disney Italy VP

Nick signs a deal with Kid Rhino

WB ups Nelson

Photo finish for Eye, Peacock in ratings

Disney shifts to basic

Voight tackles star 'Varsity Blues' role

Hill takes on 'Supernova'

Moving Image fete to salute Hoffman

CBS affils in NFL fight

TenPercentaries

Five ride high: big promotions at Phoenix Pix

Japan delays digital TV date

Finalists set for teen event

Roberto Iglesias dead at 76

Falco, 40, killed in traffic accident

Copyright holders to receive 20 more yrs.

DGA to salute Pittman

Gray to helm 'Nutty II'

Lions Gate results modest

P'Gram Prexy Ankles

Livent, AT&T grow Toronto Pantages

Affleck, Damon to reunite in 'Half Way House'

Esquire sees early ad boost

TV Azteca cuts staff

Sheen-led demonstrators block developer's entry

Fredric Paddock Hope dead at 68

'Monty' vid sets U.K. record

NAACP Image nods to 'Soul Food,' 'Touched'

HBO Asia growing

'Titanic,' DiCaprio huge in Italy

Webs set to pay piper for song fest

Missel gives S.B. an edge

Disney gets its 'Mojo' working

Two from U move to USA

ABC taps Lyne

Rialto returning Fellini's 'Nights' to the big screen

Col Tristar taps Crane for media

Stack to emcee Cinema Audio Society Awards

UA catches duo's 'Love' pitch

Hedley Mattingly dead at 83

Fest bears fruit for Megavision

Hoyts pacts with Argentines

World Briefs

Trio joins 'Onegin' cast

20th ups Darbinian

CLT/UFA Letting Go

A 'Toto' act of censorship

Latino paybox org sees growth slowing

Miramax buttons up rights to 'Blouse' pic

Site closures dent Cineplex earnings

Dream Rock sets Braugher for 'Thieves'

ShoWest nod for supporting acting to Allen

Hicks adds WOOD to LIN pile

Forster subs for Walsh in 'Ozona'

Par HV taps Fleisher sr. VP

Okuyama a film player again

'Yankees' go back home

Vincent J. Harris dead at 79

Gustav S. Eyssell dead at 96

Virtual Obsession

Christopher Reeve: A Celebration of Hope

Chili Queen

Virtual Obsession

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards

Caught Up

Whatever

Twilight

Glory & Honor

The Hidden Zoo

Twilight

Brother Tied

Glory & Honor

Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon 1998

The Hidden Zoo

Davis Gaines

Sue

River Red

The Wrong Guy

U.S. Marshals

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Art

A Letter Without Words

Xiu Xiu:the Sent-Down Girl

Sada

Yanni

Yanni

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Sada

Love Tangles

The Con

Love Tangles

The Con

The Skatalites

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