World Briefs

Indian court pulls cablers' U.S. fare

Kinowelt finds Beacon

German casters blast ARD, ZDF

Wright, Granger right for Working Title

Russia establishes single media body

Moscow downsizes

OnRadio names Sherman sr. VP

New Horizons set while Primary lines up slate

'Klute' lands N.Y. honor

ProSieben results up 15% over 1998

Loews see low as 1st qtr. loss hits $21.9 mil, stock drops 8%

King World earnings up

Medscape stake keeps Eye vigorous on Web

NBC feathers GE cap

Prez views U.S.-China World Cup game

Sachs bagged for Nat'l Cable Assn.

Newmarket bows video distrib arm

Lifetime gets 'Mad' in '02

Canadian goose

NL ups Witten to prod'n sr. VP

Drudge radio deal irks ABC news chief

'Sky' scribe Colick wins Humanitas Prize

AFTRA members OK uniform dues raise

Fisher set to tour in 'Cabaret'

Montreal Fest is more than laughs

WB, Televisa close to co-production pact

Winfrey preps mag launch

Sony Pix Classics taps Lee's 'Crouching Tiger'

Winnik joins Tower team

Finerman adds 2 execs

Summer temps climbing and so are syndie ratings

McConaughey exits CAA

New Line draws pair

Sony Music names Ehrlich tech prexy

Condon to helm Myerson biopic

Exec Shuffle

Astaire bill taps vein of resentment

Disney: integrate expectations

Geffen looks at early H'wood

GameWorks ups Fabel to top post

CanWest posts increase in net earnings, revs

Igel prepares stock offering

Sullivan stumbles

Hit pic eyes Japanese B.O. record

UPN tunes hip-hop

Trio sizzles o'seas

Valenti sets Mexico visit with prexy, biz

German admissions down

Fest team's 'Luck' pays

Czechs try new Nova strategies

Disney Intl. Europe shuffles two execs

NBC's 'Profiler' looks to Luner

DVD steals spotlight at vid confab

Title fight off as WB redubs

Canuck helmers defending turf

Young auds 'Pie'-eyed

Coming attractions

Donahue feathers cap with NBC prod'n deal

'Pie': not like mother made

Peacock irritates Eye with music pic

MPAA shuts 'Eyes' for 65 secs

CBS int'l taps Nunez

'ET' releases three reporters

Players

Vary's not starry

Destination: 'Mexicali'

Fox, USA make room for 'Daddy'

Palen arrives at Destination

Fashion fixtures to grace Gotham-set pic 'L'Intern'

U.S. pix click with Brits in top 100 list

'Net stox in for shock, Buffet sez

'Tis' time for Par bid on sequel

KCOP dropping newscast

Kellner chats up 'Buffy' on AOL

Taper tuner ready to go

'Menace' minces Japan B.O.

NBC West Coast taps Hutton sr. VP, finance

Does ratings ruckus give Rudin a rush?

Lions Gate Leaky

Deluxe, AudioTrack pact to safeguard online films

Microsoft, Rogers channel cable pact

Welch, nine others join NBCi board

Acting in concert

Novocom taps 2 in development

Museum to host Bruce TV clips

Leno rides wave atop Nielsens

Peacock taps Hancock for veep of current series

Ferguson will head Columbia grad arts

Japan 'Menace'd

The Wide Wide Fest

Telepiu preems digital terrestrial in Europe

Brits, Serbs get aboard 'Truck'

Antena 3 pact buoys local fare

Charles R. English

Diggins new Par sr. VP, production

WB's 'Stars' preem gives Sunday shine

Bennett finds TLC

Dolby sounds out Watts as it amps up exec

Short taps 4 for talent

Meyers in line to fit Par need for 'Want'

Mouse will surf

Ricci reaches for WWII pic

Kapur, DreamWorks on board with 'Pirates'

Canucks fire $50 mil salvo in prod'n war

WB stays on Street with O'Donnell

'Eyes' preem clouded by Kubrick's death

NYU to fete Stoney, docus

DreamWorks donates $5 mil for job training

ATG rounds out exec team

Marvel takes cue from its superheroes

E3 to distrib MGM vids

Par buys 'Spy' for Attanasio

Consumers turn high-def ear

NAACP: Webs' fall skeds a whitewash

Par nabs 'Spy' rights for Attanasio, Jacobs

Rabe's 'Corners' among 5 Long Wharf world preems

'Salesman,' Dench returns fuel B'way

Ronny Graham

Helen Forrest

Samuel Sanders

Richard K. Polimer

Dorothy Lee

Scots fete U.K. best

Granada buys soccer stake

Mexico's TV Azteca axes popular violent newsmag

BVI, Helkon distrib pact to tell 'Truth'

Cineplex plans high-end theaters across Canada

U.K.'s sound of mu$ic

NBC losing ground in primetime

Mergers hit wall

TV Azteca pumps $71 mil into telco

The Lion loves exex

Liberty swaps 'Net assets for $4 bil in TCI Music stock

Grantham gets UPN sr. VP job

Players

Taormina seeks reputation revival

McKnight will tune into Independent

Great 'Old Broads' to team for Disney

Woldering upped at WB Products

R&C PR vet Gruber goes solo with the Full Picture

Televisa tackling diskery divestiture

Stanley Soble

Dial U for Hitchcock

Helmers sue Intermedia, Wind Dancer for breach

'Wattstax' kicks off H'wood Film Festival

McMahon is CNBC marketing sr. VP

Eastman in picture for IDA Award

Alston tapped as Winfrey mag chief

'Toughman' turns to Taylor

Hallmark down 'Flamingo' road

WB pushes pay-per-view with new blurb campaign

Enemies become allies as digital age rises

It's Mann to Mann

Hellewell, IEG shake hands

CDNow joins club

Schwartz, WB hip hop to Ruff shop

Pair make way to 'Mister'

GOP may bop PBS on fundraising flap

Stallones settle suits

Cable ops, Fox play ball

Inside Moves

Sheen set to host 'Virus' on Court TV

W. Hollywood to fight flight

Cabler Odyssey adds TW subs

Novocom taps 2 in development

Crossover dreams

Manulis lays Foundation, exits Goldwyn

Helmer Seidelman sees 'Light'

Eye taps Stapf for sr. programming VP

CBS firms up cast for '99 music mini

BBC live marathon to usher in '00

Raleigh's beachhead: Studio completes second phase of project

Euros seek protection

NTL rumors boost stock of Wireless

ONdigital loses CEO

Star wins in Jakarta court

World Briefs

Optus denies formation of Seven TV deal

BBC live marathon to usher in '00

ACNielsen earnings up

AT&T head trying to pacify D.C. bigwigs

Native American workshop slated

Lions Gate IDs VPs for homevideo

Bizkit disc solid on top; 'West' slips

Manson gets 'Holy'; short goes long for TV

'Annie' TV'er nabs top talent

Baseball bunts in ratings; 'Buffy' bats

HFPN aids pix preserve, schools

Miramax shuffles buyers: Kohn director, Brodlie VP

Division 1 gains 'Robert'

Players

Magnuson WBTV-bound

Moonves to uncover 'Falcone' midseason

TenPercenteries

Landmark to poll fave foreign pix

Where less is more

Telescene nabs $72 mil financing for Action net

Lawrence sr. VP-G.M. for Fox Family TV start-ups

Everett Greenbaum

Buena Vista tangos to Brazil with '1972'

L.A. woos DreamWorks

Indie 'Dog' catches 2

Bochco inks multi-mil pact with Par

WGBH, Dems traded lists for 6 years

Flight fight fizzle

TW sez 'Yah, baby!'

Bel Air 'Clock' in with up to $1 mil for Franke

Inside Move

Palm and elbow

'Sea' anchors at Castle Rock

Syndies face majority of minority questions

Taylor upped at All Girl

De Bont, Fox huddle over sci-fi pic

All eyes on 'Shut' preem

Davison gets chance as VP at Mad Chance

Hal W. Polaire

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Merton of the Movies

Diana Krall; Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Jamiroquai

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Jamiroquai

Savage Seas

The Battle for Titanic

Merton of the Movies

Curse of the Blair Witch

Savage Seas

The Battle for Titanic

Uncle Vanya

The Go-Go's

Robert Cray/John Lee Hooker/Keb' Mo'

Pavement

Eyes Wide Shut

The Wood

Lake Placid

Muppets From Space

The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Money

The Drowsy Chaperone

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

The Carmelites

Merton of the Movies

Virtual Sexuality

Lake Placid

La Dilettante

It's All Bob

Wild Wild West

Elvis Gratton II -- Miracle in Memphis

Long Hello and Short Goodbye

Eyes Wide Shut - Kubrick Casts a Riveting Spell

The Wood

Gvse

Spongebob Squarepants

I'm the One That I Want

Elvis Gratton II - Miracle in Memphis

The Great Balloon Race

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Taming of the Shrew

As You Like It

Cher

Passion

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