Table of Contents
Week of 07/09/1999

Articles

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

 

Reviews

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Curse of the Blair Witch

Savage Seas

The Battle for Titanic

Diana Krall; Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra

Jamiroquai

Merton of the Movies

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Jamiroquai

Savage Seas

The Battle for Titanic

Merton of the Movies

The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek

Uncle Vanya

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

Eyes Wide Shut

The Wood

Lake Placid

The Go-Go's

Robert Cray/John Lee Hooker/Keb' Mo'

Pavement

Muppets From Space

The Great Balloon Race

Elvis Gratton II - Miracle in Memphis

I'm the One That I Want

SpongeBob SquarePants

As You Like It

The Taming of the Shrew

Passion

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