Table of Contents
Week of 07/09/2001

Articles

B'way slides by Fourth

 

Central Europe center stage at Karlovy

 

'Dare' orbits bigscreen

 

Teutons bow prod'n outfit

 

'Pearl,' 'A.I.' break records in Japan

 

Web losses gall Gallic nets

 

Topper Novak touts Mainframe earnings

 

Kinowelt sells progress stake

 

Kodak vet Agin retiring

 

Thesps warm 'Food'

 

France 2 staff galled by salary disparity

 

Archer exits as Scottish Screen head

 

Teuton pubcasters to wed

 

U.K.'s NTL, Telewest join to draw Net users

 

Harrison 'feeling fine'

 

U.K. outfit ER adding Right arm

 

MTV Europe hits milestone

 

CTG appoints Ramirez

 

Gallic org eyeing Canal Plus

 

Local wins at Munich

 

Quebecor convergence cross

 

Slamdance sets Teuton film fest

 

Cooke's departure stirs H'wood's pot

 

Mel girds for battle

 

Exec finds new orbit

 

MTV Networks nab Mallette

 

Zeitgeist adopts Svankmajer's 'Otik'

 

BMG taps Weyner exec VP, RCA Victor

 

Electra to shed light on Vegas

 

Backstreeters bound for breakup?

 

Disney inks Jabber deal for instant tech

 

Lockstream bows new software VideoLock

 

Showtime ups Hill, Veale

 

Appeals court: Renters can dish it out

 

Comcast gets static on its call to AT&T

 

U.K. pic minister's remarks draw fire

 

Correction

 

Col TriStar sr. veeps Saks

 

Time's up for CNN

 

New Line taps Godsick VP of prod'n

 

DGA launches Koch golf tournie

 

Josh Hornstock, Bill Zotti, Judd Zinberg

 

Revolution inks goat pic scribe

 

Peacock clears final missing syndie 'Link'

 

Special 'Fantasy' DVD coming

 

Miramax opens an English-lingo 'Closet'

 

Fox Cable guns Chun

 

Scribe in dramatic shift with Studios USA deal

 

Oz distribs upbeat about 9% tix surge

 

'Rashomon' in new Light

 

Berkowitz tops TV packaging at CAA

 

Taylor Jane Rowe

 

Lisa Kelly and Michael Seales

 

Katherine Ann Lewis and Matthew Lesher

 

Elizabeth Casparis and Billy Jones

 

Robots rule Japan

 

Inside Move: Cramer's back after ad flap

 

Inside Move: D'Works makes TV cuts

 

Cecchi Gori drops reins

 

EMI rejigs Europe, Asia Pacific

 

Prague Studios gets $1 million upgrade

 

John Hartford

 

Robert K. Richard

 

Jill Charles

 

Ralph Tabakin

 

Ray Sackheim

 

Lionel Decker

 

Essee Kupcinet

 

Patricia Jane Cornell

 

SAG to ask Web site to change its name

 

AOL TW banks on ad deal

 

Private film fund will bow in Germany

 

Pentamedia settles Roman bid fallout

 

Teuton TV ad revs decline

 

Seven's lucky number for Oz publisher

 

NBC real, wheel deal

 

'Game' over in London

 

Distrib, studio Czech out expansion

 

Portugal b'caster SIC in power struggle

 

Streamlining Canal

 

NTV sets up Russian version of 'Greed'

 

Russian TV ownership cap OK'd

 

'Regrets' tops Munich

 

Hopper inks for Chinese-produced skein

 

'Harbor' circles Indian ship

 

Troubled pic bows in India

 

Valenti: New ratings system unnecessary

 

Korea makes History

 

Scribes rush for Russian comp.

 

ABC nabs two sib shows

 

Univision pumps primetime auds

 

Turner taps PR vet Powell

 

Milan scores new prez-CEO

 

Robert McKay Leighton

 

WNYW lands new VP-G.M.

 

BeMusic forms units, taps exex

 

USA Net builds up 'Mansion' at TCA

 

Reskedded 'Six Feet' grows on HBO aud

 

Malone exits AT&T board

 

Huge legit fest wraps up in Moscow

 

Quartet expected to join 'West Wing' by start

 

ITV taps marketing chief

 

Edinburgh fest sets slate

 

Inside Move: 'Shrek 2's' expensive voices

 

Inside Move: Alphabet, Stu pas de deux

 

Inside Move: Merger a definite maybe

 

In search of heroes

 

Outfest has it's finger on the queer zeitgeist

 

Foreign auteurs offer edgier depictions

 

On the gaydar: Catherine Crouch

 

On the gaydar: Samantha Lang

 

On the gaydar: Rhonda Collins and Sonja de Vries

 

On the gaydar: Q. Allan Brocka

 

20 years with AIDS

 

Lesbian pix seek new auds

 

Jumping on the trans express

 

Gay glass ceiling slowly vanishes

 

New scribes drawn to contest

 

Out and about

 

On the gaydar: Todd Stephens

 

Fortune-ate son: Huey to top Time

 

TV set in T'Stone

 

Zeta-Jones toddles toward 'Chicago'

 

Reuben dons 'Agency' trenchcoat

 

Pressplay, MSN near deal

 

Kleeman set for 'Fire' pic

 

De Niro running 'Scared' for Col

 

'Carolina' finds new life

 

De Mol bows creative unit

 

Light appointed to CAA board

 

'Snatch' sought most online

 

Bachus goes on WildTangent

 

Alloy continues expansion with Cass buy

 

'Pyramid' builds pacts

 

Actors' boards bless TV, pic pact

 

Pix in the pipeline

 

Sportsline to host NFL site in $110 mil deal

 

Gary Wissner

 

Chico O'Farrill

 

Bina Bernard

 

Charles F. Simonelli

 

Carlo Bernasconi

 

Sandy Baron Memorial

 

BMG labels Sanders exec veep at RCA

 

Scanbox feeds VCL debt reduction

 

TF1 revs up despite shrinking ad market

 

TV Guide pages Westlake

 

Intermedia taps Levitan

 

Kinowelt's distribs wed

 

'SNL' vet eyes yakker

 

Scribe charity taps officials

 

Thesp panel acts up

 

CitiTV cooks up an Asian feast

 

Will peek-a-boo boom go bust?

 

Paxson wins delay

 

'Brother' bails out Ten

 

Gilbert will vie for SAG presidency

 

'Big' hit for Telefe

 

Emmy noms derived of product votes

 

Eminem back on top

 

Reitman gets emotional at Karlovy

 

Mediability, Ellipse join on toon trio

 

HBO getting original with Latam plans

 

'Son' will rise with brothers

 

Berlusconi suing the Economist

 

ITV Sport extends reach with NTL deal

 

Gaul B.O. fireball

 

Nicoll ankles at Sogepaq

 

'Ugly Betty' set for U.S. version

 

Antena rags give riches

 

New day for 'Knight'

 

Fox strikes while Iron Man's hot

 

Pubcaster banks on new shows to up aud

 

Inside Move: Jilted Artisan on the prowl

 

Mikhail Gluzsky

 

Parsons is reality TV's original survivor

 

Shooting match dings itemus

 

TV ads offer tonic for ailing pic promos

 

B'casters face new reality

 

Cable ratings sizzle, webs cooling down

 

Bill Gray

 

Cooke scurries, leaving SAG to stew

 

AMC unspools offer

 

Headline News' revamp detailed

 

Studios USA taps two execs

 

WGAW trying to Nick toon scribes

 

ESPN ups Shapiro to sr. VP

 

Yahoo! shows slim profit

 

'ET Weekend' ups producer

 

Emmy Watch: Louis J. Horvitz

 

Capstone, EuroArts catch 'Local' wave

 

'Made' in New York

 

Par snaps up two 'ET' vets

 

Clinch with 'Inch'

 

Spectrum adds Brain power

 

Crix deliver fascinating mix

 

China gun has 'Pearl' handle

 

Music Center scores

 

It's all about U in HBO output deal

 

'Bully' in playground

 

Dancer-thesps make 'Contact' at the Ahmanson preem

 

Revolution, Lightstorm team for 'Tale' spin

 

Sonnenberg will shape E!-volution

 

Sony snares Destination titles

 

WB's vid victory

 

Knife strife hits 'Brother'

 

Joey Paul and Jeff Jensen

 

Miramax going 'West'

 

Napster finally muted

 

De Bont is scooting to Endeavor

 

'Blonde' bombshells

 

Special 'Link' to open Edinburgh TV fest

 

Mob, HBO put hit on Emmys

 

BSkyB wagers on interactive betting

 

Telewest's Fuller ankles

 

Murdoch and Malone to attend Cambridge

 

Granada restructuring production

 

Emmy 2001 nomination list

 

Emmy 2001 nomination list

 

GE powers through

 

Slim sked blamed for Constantin loss

 

Scripps profits down 15% on ad downturn

 

Napster settles with Metallica, Dr. Dre

 

TF1 lights up reality

 

Healthy Packer retakes reins

 

'Ghost' still haunts Karlovy Vary

 

Gallic vid distribs tap prexy

 

French pubcaster picks Tron

 

Canadian fund fuels films, TV

 

German helmer jazzes it up

 

PSN, Weather to ally in Latin America

 

Thai cabler lays off 200

 

Indian state cuts film taxes

 

Complete redo for CNN's Headline

 

Microsoft tunes into Pressplay deal

 

BET, Eye partner on news

 

Emmy favorites lead list for 'Moore' wins

 

'Fantasy' weekend

 

Nancy Pimental

 

John Requa & Glenn Ficarra

 

David Koechner

 

Karen Kilgariff

 

Vernon Chatman

 

Tony Rock

 

Greg Giraldo

 

Greg Behrendt

 

Fred Armisen

 

10 Comics to Watch

 

Alphabet's minis score major wins

 

Elizabeth Beckwith

 

SAG taking steps to seal the deal

 

B'way Books joins McNally for 'Trip'

 

Par passes on AMC program

 

Daniels to step down, backs Harper for prez

 

Canal re-do spills into H'wood's int'l TV crew

 

Inside Move: PCCW's big disconnect

 

Malone files to cash out AT&T shares

 

Inside Move: Jumpin' for J

 

Laff shingle names staff

 

Alexander Vincent Feola

 

Skylar Grace Fisher-Duddy

 

Amelia Gray Hamlin

 

Harrison Peter Rovner and Alyse Wynne Rovne

 

Zubin LeRoy Vidor

 

'Wing' four, Warner clash over salaries

 

Davises to mark 50th

 

Inside move: Par takes a pass on AMC pic pass

 

Inside move: WB says 'Maybe It's Me'

 

Inside move: NBC touts 'Spy' as laffer

 

'ER' sets drama mark with 100

 

MTV webs go original, set 'Rugrats' spin-offs

 

Carlyle paints it 'Black'

 

Frankovich named VP prod'n at Lightstorm

 

Film Roman bows out of live-action

 

Fox, Coens sail 'White Sea'

 

Working Title under 'Alias'

 

Lieberman sets hearing on ratings

 

Screen Gems takes 'State'

 

Snubbed WB huffy over 'Buffy'

 

State Supreme Court Oks new Stevens trial

 

'Never stops being thrill' for Emmy nominees

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
July 13, 2001

 

Brit coin develops

 

RTL2 slims 'Diet'

 

New U.K. media regulator on track

 

Disproving the Euro pic naysayers

 

Inside Move: Feeling the pinch

 

Goldilocks rocks B.O.

 

Sony cuts an e-deal

 

Rogers Media gains SportsNet control

 

Kinowelt Medien cuts 50 staffers

 

Pic cache register

 

WB Online orders more 'Superman'

 

Worldwinner inks with Viv U

 

AOL TW pinkslips 30 from e-marketing unit

 

Alliance names Conway exec VP

 

B'casters line up for Canuck stations

 

Big names touted for San Sebastian

 

Duo set 'Miss Playboy' date

 

Televisa VP Paez exits in Azcarraga shuffle

 

BBC Worldwide, Folio pact

 

Cecchi Gori staying focused on movies

 

Mexican piracy fight wanes

 

ESPN commissions its first original pic

 

Taylor to head Canada's CBC

 

ABC taps drama, program toppers

 

Germany's Igel pacts on docu pix

 

Indian helmer Kapur tackles Krishna

 

U Studios plans Indian park

 

Bertelsmann taps Ostrowski to board

 

Teuton's Loonland sells toons

 

French distrib inks VOD pact

 

Doug Hutchison

 

Azura Skye

 

Alanna Ubach

 

Diane Ladd, Regina King, James LeGros and Michelle Clunie

 

Jerri Manthey

 

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

 

Megyn Price

 

Mark Verheiden

 

Kyle Long, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer

 

Fox Family says 'Grace'

 

U Music taps Lambert VP

 

'Bro 2' sees slight boost in ratings

 

Arresting behavior for HBO

 

ESPN News to sport scroll during ads

 

Candidates cleared for SAG election run

 

'Amelie' tops Karlovy Vary

 

Weblet's beaming

 

TM software takes subtitling to PCs

 

Get ready for the flack pack attack

 

Vatican houses 'Quo Vadis' bow

 

Out there at Outfest

 

'Don't worry,' just teach

 

Japan land of the rising sum for 'Pearl'

 

Columbus org to run New Haven's Shubert

 

Teutons refurbish 'Towers'

 

Peacock ad pluck fries Frog

 

Poire, Gaumont to team again

 

Regulatory path clear for Rupe DirecTV buy

 

Fred Neil

 

Alyce S. Carew

 

Random ruling favors authors' ebook rights

 

Gov't ruling sparks news debate

 

MusicMatch deal may end Web radio battle

 

Michael Berkman

 

Paul Bowlin, Steven Felt

 

Party on, TCA

 

Historic preem for 'Dinosaurs'

 

Peacock picks up shock reality series

 

Liza (Morrow) McMickle

 

Bryan Berkowitz

 

Tyler David Knutson

 

Dante Massimo di Bonaventura

 

Andrea Marie Gibson and Joseph Frank Torres

 

Kristen Baker and Bill Bellamy

 

Tracey Tardiff and Ryan Hill

 

Mendoza to helm 'Papi'

 

Fox Sports skeds Harrison senior VP

 

FullAudio, EMI in tune on Web deal

 

Channing made 'Wing' regular

 

Spacey gets 'Life' for U

 

Polone picks pal as Pariah prexy

 

Saluting 'Major Barbara'

 

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