Table of Contents
Week of 04/08/2000

Articles

Kunz tops new News Digital arm

 

Euro titan eyes U.S.

 

Claire Trevor, Oscar winner, dies at 91

 

Advertisers, SAG resume negotiations

 

Viner, Raffin regain Newstar libraries

 

Fanfare for 'Faith'

 

'Beauty' B.O. blooms

 

Sony teams on tune 'Net

 

U, Jersey nab Leonard's 'Babies'

 

$15M fuels 'Rules'

 

Inside Moves

 

Bay to focus on 'Details'

 

Disney sets 'Double' cast

 

Love to ride 'Ghosts' thriller

 

Matthews files for bankruptcy

 

Docu confab drama

 

Lucas gives a boost to new Sony cameras

 

TV Bandeirantes VP exits as b'caster axes the post

 

Cinemax picks up Arau's 'Pieces' for new series

 

Chow preps for WB skein

 

Mip flips for Web

 

Biz to biz web wars

 

'Rumble' gets rowdy on the road

 

'Trial' starts

 

Intertainment sells pic slate to Redbus

 

Telmex buys Argos stake

 

Helmer drums up rock pic

 

Details, Interview make changes at top

 

Shows return to NBC, ABC

 

Lynx feeds coin to Play for content creation

 

High-tech equipment rules the slots at NAB

 

Sony Music plans secure downloads

 

4MC shareholders OK sale

 

Dot-coms show courage amid e-carnage

 

'Beauty' beguiles BAFTA

 

Tapestry taps exec VP

 

Sacker sues Destination

 

'Bubble' may burst for several series

 

Tasca renews TV bonds, reaffirms prod'n support

 

Turner scores WUSA

 

Peacock rekindling 'Passions' soaper

 

Product placement

 

CTV posts $2.5 mil quaterly loss

 

ThinkBox gets $10 mil infusion

 

Firth lead entry in Title 'Diary'

 

Actors, ad reps still negotiating

 

'Rat' catches deal

 

U eyes Li for 'Green Hornet'

 

Norton nabs Silver stories

 

Triage ups Greenleaf

 

Pope tops tune benefit

 

Tube vets surf Web for 'Net ventures

 

Skywalker, Beatnik to bow sound f/x site

 

Virgin becomes a player with Webplayer offer

 

B'cast pep rally

 

Eye's live 'Fail Safe' lands on solid ground

 

WWF putting hammerlock on Europe with pay pacts

 

Hughes returning to direct for Roth

 

Columbia U. student film fest will unspool 50 pics

 

Mark Rydell

 

Gabriel Macht

 

Media accused of skewed election coverage in Peru

 

French eye rights co-op

 

Redo in Lion's wake

 

Word change reflects reality

 

Perone, Kaplan company men, firm up prod'n deal

 

'Brockovich' boom

 

Lee Media taps Corfino

 

Margulies' 'Dinner' feasts on Pulitzer

 

Pricey reality check

 

'Pygmalion' rapped up

 

A few bright spots in B'way B.O.

 

World Briefs

 

McSweeney's editor inks Random House deal

 

Star TV in Korean sat'lite plan

 

Callahan sets DT timetable

 

RTL, Hallmark extend pact

 

BBC Web pact leads busy U.K. pack

 

Peppermint pushes SPI Intl. catalog

 

Sci Fi signs for 'Skins'

 

Dillon warms to Bullock's 'Congeniality'

 

Angelus Awards seeks student entries

 

WMA promotes 4 to agents

 

Umbrella union group restarts meeting

 

Stand-in killed as truck drives off cliff

 

'28 Days' has night out

 

Tenpercenteries

 

B'casters induct 'SNL'

 

WB New Media taps Dages as senior VP

 

Friedkin, Seven Arts circle Collins' Mideast material

 

Harvey Ent. to rep Film Roman o'seas

 

Bertelsmann sets limits

 

Carlotti's exit from Mediaset expected

 

Fox Kids tries Germany

 

PPV feels the pinch without Tyson, 'Mania'

 

Kennedy Center prez exits

 

George Hamilton's mom may be subject of pic

 

Dreilinger topper at Unapix

 

'Road' crew pacts with Propaganda

 

'Gould' takes to Hollywood's streets

 

Spielberg-Howard pop.com to use iPix tech

 

Soundelux inks dot-com deal

 

Kushner-Locke takes stake in Hollywood Int'l Finance

 

'Lord' rings up Internet users

 

CTW's Cahn moves to nonprofit

 

Hearst ups Lawlor to VP

 

Richard Edson and Michael Jace

 

Pro-planet celebs, politicos team up

 

BAFTA may resked kudos

 

LAIFF to show 'Five Easy'

 

Cinemark has clear line of sight in court

 

Comedy to nightly

 

Bravo unveils broad slate

 

CanWest holds steady for qtr.

 

Chum taps Tapp for duo topper

 

MusicMaker to distribute Who's blues

 

Alphabet's exex commit 'Wonderland' to isolation

 

Disney taps cubs to pen direct-to-vid 'Lion King 3'

 

Execs shuffle at studio pub units

 

3 Arts taps Henson exec

 

Pearson pursuing Stateside partners

 

'One Day' to air once in Sept.

 

Dadekian named Nibblebox tech exec

 

Aardman's 'Angry' at AtomFilms site

 

World Briefs

 

'Geeks' finds home at TV museum, sets screenings

 

Dobbs, Peacock to fly with biz b'casts

 

NBCE spreads wings

 

'Millionaire' paces ABC's win streak

 

Lego looks to build TV production arm

 

Digital has arrived, Kennard tells NAB

 

USA TV ups Schubert to sr. VP

 

Five-year pact includes prod'n, distribution

 

NAB briefs

 

MTR to add 'Net content to its library

 

De Varona accuses ABC Sports of bias

 

Spacey, Centropolis pact

 

Henny to top UMG finance

 

Inside moves

 

Astral gets $18 mil for video dupe biz

 

Hoffs tops Web content at KPE

 

'Week' closes after weak crix response

 

Met@box upgrades forecast

 

Italo tube sales grow in Europe

 

H'wood fest taking pix

 

SAG, ad reps focus on cable residuals

 

Diller to match Viacom offer for cable

 

Granada, Discovery pact for programs

 

Urich sues over canceled show

 

Telefonica eyes deals in Latam, Latino U.S.

 

The great squall of China

 

Deadline near for tyro scribes

 

Disney taps Hallett sr. VP

 

Burly Bear to Stuff funny film festival

 

Power charges up Brown

 

Vivendi sez it will keep BSkyB stake

 

'Big Brother' loser gets own TV show

 

Media-Most 'Nets deal

 

Dardenne tops short-film jury

 

DiCaprio-Clinton interview to air

 

Kirch, Mediaset unveil co-venture's tag, goals

 

3 MacGillivray Freeman vets ankle for big time

 

Int'l TV viewing on rise, report sez

 

KWHY hi-def bow beats Univision

 

USA, Unapix commit to relationship skein

 

Viewers get 'Final Cut'

 

HBO's high note

 

Fox, Parker tune up for musical-comedy 'Sonny'

 

Call for entries: Tokyo Intl. Film Festival

 

Celtic fest fetes Welsh, Irish fare

 

Global market fare

 

EM inks Latam, Euro distrib'n deals for kidvid

 

Producer fights for 'Marlene'

 

Bertelsmann eyes global TV expansion

 

EC may fine Telefonica, Sogecable

 

Loss in on the House

 

Grant, Firth locked in 'Jones' Diary'

 

Sitcom survivors Clark, O'Malley say 'Yes, Dear'

 

Added buying power

 

Pep 'Talk' perks up ABC slot

 

Kirkpatrick named exec veepee at Par

 

To Poitier with love

 

Sony, Bel-Air face 'Truth'

 

Was jailed financier in love or on the lam?

 

French-bred TV

 

USA plans to pursue WWF rights in court

 

Disney to increase channels in Europe

 

L.A. OKs tax break for some scribes at home

 

'Sixth Sense' expects to see big PPV

 

Inside Moves

 

NAB told 2000 is year for interactive

 

Howard making up his 'Mind' on pic

 

Malin co-Ceo at Artisan

 

Gone Fishin' reels in scribe Turner with two-pic pact

 

RIAA taps Weiss sr. VP for communications

 

'Salesman' to work in Los Angeles

 

Murdoch eyes TM3 buy

 

Asian coin show

 

Canal exec sees MAP with News

 

Roadshow to sell stake

 

Stars stage-struck

 

WB secures Viacom pilot commitment

 

'Runt' meets Bizkit man; actors circle 'Spider'

 

Exec VP Stern to take helm for New Line

 

Godsick praised to Fox exec VP

 

UPC, SBS set up 2 new channels

 

Eagle flies with plan for film, TV

 

Machine set for Cuaron's Latin 'Mama'

 

Report calls for overhaul of Oz's media regulation

 

Nelvana adds Klutz books to kids shelf

 

Czech distrib Falcon says no to 'Psycho'

 

Coppola loses 'Contact'

 

U names Moses, Kluft as nat'l pub veeps

 

Location News

 

Walker to head ICM division

 

MTV Films, Kilner 'Spy' deal

 

Clive's hive hits 25

 

'Bang,' 'Keys,' 'Week' pack it in Off-B'Way

 

Damone ends career on his terms

 

U products arm nabs NBA's Szczerbiak

 

Entertainment Blvd. buys Digital Muse

 

Salon, Endeavor ink for content

 

AMG Sports taps Smoller, Annacone

 

World Briefs

 

'Casanova' to open L.A. Italo fest

 

M6 chief exec proposes revamp, division of ops

 

Animators draw crowd at KCET rally

 

NBC's Burke blooms

 

Metallica sues Napster for copyright violation

 

Tonys set the stage

 

Boyle named prexy of prod'n for Hurd

 

'SexWars' gets battlefield

 

Schumacher may answer Fox's 'Phone'

 

UA seeks $, plans cuts after lean year

 

Destination denies allegations

 

Spano cries for UPN's 'Freedom'

 

Macbean ankles U.K. distrib Itel

 

VCL revs up

 

Feds will mediate advertiser, union talks

 

Mip TV mart casts 'Net for record attendance

 

Canal Plus, Vivendi talk up News pact

 

Trimark finds 'Redemption'

 

Carter close to signing on 'X' with Dimension

 

Inside Moves

 

Capital buys ITV's Border

 

Bunch of Brady specs headed to TV

 

The Redbus express

 

MGM, U.K.'s Optimum ink distrib deal

 

It's Only Money

 

BV vid victorious

 

Mathieu to buzz with 'Fireflies'

 

Dobkin lines up two Warner pix

 

Expo to fete De Laurentiis

 

Bank exits cable bid war

 

Icon's United play

 

Players

 

Lot 47 lands distribution to 'Runway'

 

Col TriStar on a mission to find new 'Mars' maven

 

Henstridge, Fonda grow 'Second Skin'

 

Femmes will fete Lange, Boyle

 

Coppola wants to set the record straight

 

Murray to pen new 'Bonjour' for Fox 2000

 

Garner ankles Mouse

 

Hayes takes to ring

 

McCarthy set for pilot

 

'U-571's' Ayer sells 'Squids'

 

Atom site says hi to 'Pi' as it bows spoof section

 

Correction

 

Reviews

Sex & Mrs. X

Gloomy Sunday

What You Get and What You Expect

Cressida

Hollow Ground

Mexican Standoff at Fat Squaw Springs

Yellow Eyes

The House of Mirth

The Graduate - Turner's Mrs. Robinson Turns Heads in London's West End

What I Like About You

Shit Happens

The Prince's Manuscript

Gloomy Sunday

Surfing for Life

Mau Mau Sex Sex

Workers for the Good Lord

Love, Honour and Obey

Dropping Out

The Wedding Cow

Row Your Boat

The Ride Down Mt. Morgan

Mac Awards 2000

Fidelity

Where the Money Is

Fail Safe

True Life: I’m an Actor

Family Week

Noel Coward’s Suite in 2 Keys

Oasis

Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross

Femi Kuti

Sylvia McNair

D’Angelo

Mark Elf

The Persuasions

Lit

Malcolm Holcombe

An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell

Picnic

David Copperfield

Mau Mau Sex Sex

Copenhagen

The Umbilical Brothers’ THWAK

Fathers and Sons

The Corner

Herbie Mann and Sona Terra

Rose

The Wild Party

Naked

The Play About the Baby



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