Russia establishes single media body

New Horizons set while Primary lines up slate

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

Montreal Fest is more than laughs

Summer temps climbing and so are syndie ratings

McConaughey exits CAA

Condon to helm Myerson biopic

Astaire bill taps vein of resentment

Disney: integrate expectations

World Briefs

Wright, Granger right for Working Title

Moscow downsizes

'Klute' lands N.Y. honor

WB, Televisa close to co-production pact

Indian court pulls cablers' U.S. fare

German casters blast ARD, ZDF

ProSieben results up 15% over 1998

Lifetime gets 'Mad' in '02

Canadian goose

NL ups Witten to prod'n sr. VP

'Sky' scribe Colick wins Humanitas Prize

AFTRA members OK uniform dues raise

Sony Pix Classics taps Lee's 'Crouching Tiger'

Winnik joins Tower team

Sony Music names Ehrlich tech prexy

Kinowelt finds Beacon

OnRadio names Sherman sr. VP

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

King World earnings up

Drudge radio deal irks ABC news chief

Fisher set to tour in 'Cabaret'

Winfrey preps mag launch

Finerman adds 2 execs

New Line draws pair

Exec Shuffle

Igel prepares stock offering

Hit pic eyes Japanese B.O. record

Fest team's 'Luck' pays

Disney Intl. Europe shuffles two execs

DVD steals spotlight at vid confab

'ET' releases three reporters

'Net stox in for shock, Buffet sez

Taper tuner ready to go

NBC West Coast taps Hutton sr. VP, finance

Sullivan stumbles

UPN tunes hip-hop

Canuck helmers defending turf

Coming attractions

'Pie': not like mother made

MPAA shuts 'Eyes' for 65 secs

Vary's not starry

Destination: 'Mexicali'

Palen arrives at Destination

'Menace' minces Japan B.O.

GameWorks ups Fabel to top post

CanWest posts increase in net earnings, revs

Trio sizzles o'seas

Valenti sets Mexico visit with prexy, biz

Title fight off as WB redubs

Young auds 'Pie'-eyed

Donahue feathers cap with NBC prod'n deal

CBS int'l taps Nunez

Players

Fox, USA make room for 'Daddy'

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

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

'Tis' time for Par bid on sequel

Kellner chats up 'Buffy' on AOL

Does ratings ruckus give Rudin a rush?

Geffen looks at early H'wood

German admissions down

Czechs try new Nova strategies

NBC's 'Profiler' looks to Luner

Peacock irritates Eye with music pic

KCOP dropping newscast

Deluxe, AudioTrack pact to safeguard online films

Acting in concert

Leno rides wave atop Nielsens

The Wide Wide Fest

Dolby sounds out Watts as it amps up exec

DreamWorks donates $5 mil for job training

Marvel takes cue from its superheroes

Par buys 'Spy' for Attanasio

Richard K. Polimer

Museum to host Bruce TV clips

Peacock taps Hancock for veep of current series

Brits, Serbs get aboard 'Truck'

Charles R. English

Diggins new Par sr. VP, production

Short taps 4 for talent

Kapur, DreamWorks on board with 'Pirates'

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

Helen Forrest

Lions Gate Leaky

Microsoft, Rogers channel cable pact

Bennett finds TLC

Meyers in line to fit Par need for 'Want'

Ricci reaches for WWII pic

WB stays on Street with O'Donnell

ATG rounds out exec team

E3 to distrib MGM vids

Ronny Graham

Welch, nine others join NBCi board

Novocom taps 2 in development

Ferguson will head Columbia grad arts

Japan 'Menace'd

Telepiu preems digital terrestrial in Europe

Antena 3 pact buoys local fare

WB's 'Stars' preem gives Sunday shine

Mouse will surf

Canucks fire $50 mil salvo in prod'n war

'Eyes' preem clouded by Kubrick's death

NYU to fete Stoney, docus

Samuel Sanders

Dorothy Lee

Scots fete U.K. best

Mexico's TV Azteca axes popular violent newsmag

NBC losing ground in primetime

The Lion loves exex

McKnight will tune into Independent

Dial U for Hitchcock

Eastman in picture for IDA Award

Alston tapped as Winfrey mag chief

Hallmark down 'Flamingo' road

Enemies become allies as digital age rises

Pair make way to 'Mister'

Inside Moves

W. Hollywood to fight flight

Novocom taps 2 in development

Eye taps Stapf for sr. programming VP

CBS firms up cast for '99 music mini

Cineplex plans high-end theaters across Canada

U.K.'s sound of mu$ic

Mergers hit wall

Helmers sue Intermedia, Wind Dancer for breach

WB pushes pay-per-view with new blurb campaign

It's Mann to Mann

CDNow joins club

Schwartz, WB hip hop to Ruff shop

GOP may bop PBS on fundraising flap

Cabler Odyssey adds TW subs

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

Grantham gets UPN sr. VP job

Taormina seeks reputation revival

Great 'Old Broads' to team for Disney

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

Televisa tackling diskery divestiture

Stanley Soble

'Wattstax' kicks off H'wood Film Festival

McMahon is CNBC marketing sr. VP

'Toughman' turns to Taylor

Hellewell, IEG shake hands

Cable ops, Fox play ball

Sheen set to host 'Virus' on Court TV

Granada buys soccer stake

BVI, Helkon distrib pact to tell 'Truth'

TV Azteca pumps $71 mil into telco

Players

Woldering upped at WB Products

Stallones settle suits

Crossover dreams

Manulis lays Foundation, exits Goldwyn

Helmer Seidelman sees 'Light'

BBC live marathon to usher in '00

Optus denies formation of Seven TV deal

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

Bizkit disc solid on top; 'West' slips

'Annie' TV'er nabs top talent

Miramax shuffles buyers: Kohn director, Brodlie VP

TenPercenteries

Where less is more

L.A. woos DreamWorks

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

All eyes on 'Shut' preem

Davison gets chance as VP at Mad Chance

Euros seek protection

Star wins in Jakarta court

World Briefs

Baseball bunts in ratings; 'Buffy' bats

HFPN aids pix preserve, schools

Buena Vista tangos to Brazil with '1972'

WGBH, Dems traded lists for 6 years

TW sez 'Yah, baby!'

Taylor upped at All Girl

BBC live marathon to usher in '00

Native American workshop slated

Lions Gate IDs VPs for homevideo

Division 1 gains 'Robert'

Players

Landmark to poll fave foreign pix

Telescene nabs $72 mil financing for Action net

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

'Sea' anchors at Castle Rock

Syndies face majority of minority questions

De Bont, Fox huddle over sci-fi pic

Raleigh's beachhead: Studio completes second phase of project

NTL rumors boost stock of Wireless

ONdigital loses CEO

ACNielsen earnings up

Manson gets 'Holy'; short goes long for TV

Magnuson WBTV-bound

Moonves to uncover 'Falcone' midseason

Everett Greenbaum

Indie 'Dog' catches 2

Bochco inks multi-mil pact with Par

Flight fight fizzle

Inside Move

Palm and elbow

Hal W. Polaire

Diana Krall; Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Jamiroquai

Curse of the Blair Witch

Savage Seas

The Battle for Titanic

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Merton of the Movies

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Jamiroquai

Savage Seas

The Battle for Titanic

Merton of the Movies

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

The Great Balloon Race

Elvis Gratton II - Miracle in Memphis

The Taming of the Shrew

SpongeBob SquarePants

As You Like It

Passion

Cher

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