Table of Contents
Week of 07/23/2001

Articles

Megan Pryce and Edward Cotner

 

Jack William Lipstone

 

Ethan Brooks Kaufman

 

Court gesture: Gaveling in 10th year

 

'Greenfingers' plants giving seed

 

Pic preem is 'Deep'

 

A 'Sparkling' preem

 

Capitol boards 'Spider'

 

Top Brit TV exec takes Diller tiller

 

Dinos spike Viv U

 

MVS to launch cut-rate pay TV in Mexico

 

Euro toons draw trio together

 

Soccer showdown kicks in

 

Teutons saddle up for Western parody

 

Lion channels exec

 

TM3 set to rebow as interactive net

 

Artear gets 'Rugrats'

 

FM radio auction set

 

Granada nets bigtop

 

Straight talk about gay plays

 

Nederlander's 'Reefer' rolls on

 

B'way's springtime in July

 

Vet goes H'wood for SAG

 

Kidman in doghouse over 'Dogville'

 

Subs worry drops Cox

 

An online tune-up

 

MTV vid noms like Fatboy's 'Choice'

 

'Astronaut,' 'Bouncer' to Artistic

 

Laff fest grows by 'Osmosis'

 

Jack Langdon

 

Dino soars overseas

 

AMC takes stock of buyouts

 

Inn Media makes room for TV faves

 

Uncle Miltie's 93rd raises 180g for charity

 

Back-to-Black on track

 

Mature fall pix try to seduce soccer moms

 

Four elected to Acad board

 

Deutsche Borse proposes tighter rules

 

Spain's Prisa reports 16% decline in profits

 

Family-friendly Disney preps a power pipeline

 

Big Four deny they bully affils

 

AT&T's high on broadband

 

AOL TW floats $100 mil package down Amazon

 

Vivendi pacts with Mythic for 'Camelot'

 

WINfirst pacts with Intertainer

 

Fandango ups Warner to CFO

 

Corrections

 

Outfest fetes 'G-d,' 'L.I.E.'

 

Leather goes long way at high-brow Bridge

 

Hirshan WMA exit has Clint in tow

 

WCBS pulls in for a 'Phil' up

 

El Cap the ritz for kids

 

Peter Johansen

 

Gary Lee Reed

 

David Quan

 

Jim Botko

 

Louise Soper

 

Telemundo's Gems tunes up 'FuZion'

 

Inside Move: Ad timing puts heat on 'Pie'

 

A new Destination

 

Inside Move: USA close to Attanasio deal

 

EU probes BSkyB deals

 

Playwrights Horizons serves up 'Grill'

 

Trinity Rep turns to Dobie

 

Tragic season in D.C.

 

Cooper preps new 'Toes' work

 

Noises Off: Smells funny

 

Pix bet on frosh, by gosh

 

Sony, WB break the digital ice

 

Inside Move: Flying the coop

 

Inside Move: Gauls clear 'Baise' for return

 

Inside Move: One from the heart, at $65M

 

Inside Move: Crossed wires

 

Inside Move: Hot-buttered barb

 

Cahners CEO ankles post

 

Inside Move: More misfires

 

Life is a Cabernet, old chum

 

Armstrong is broadband booster

 

Turner ups Frohman, Durnan

 

Thomas-Graham tops CNBC in exec shuffle

 

B'casting, library boost revs for Kirch unit

 

Quad rounds out fund

 

Haffa makes an exit

 

Tyro helmers hit Toronto sidebar

 

CSA seeks digital bids

 

San Sebastian building slate

 

Priya to launch plush plex chain in India

 

Telugu net set to bow in south India

 

DirecTV banks on Net in Brazil

 

Mexico's TV Azteca taps Viner

 

Biz braces for round of bashing

 

Columbia Asia inks with Lee

 

Rivals cluck over NBC fire sale on ads

 

Webs keeping it real

 

Hilbers logs on as Napster CEO

 

New Legend sees prophet in laffer

 

Sorenson eyes primetime challenge

 

Austin sets Tarantino fest

 

NBC, CBS swimming upmarket

 

Latenight yuks for youth

 

Bohrman back at CNN

 

NBC's 'Fear' scares up ratings high

 

Smash Mouth's Harwell Spins Out label

 

Landscape, Kaufman true to 'Liar' remake

 

Emmy Watch

 

Bocaccio gets FX post

 

Kristin Davis

 

Wayne Wang

 

Isaiah Washington

 

Andrew Keegan

 

ABC splits cable group by brands

 

NBC, CBS win weak b'cast week

 

Roos, Edgar prep 'Wolf King' pic

 

Tuning in for a big fix of pix

 

High rollers reveal their digital cards

 

Arab world opening up at fest

 

WB net taps alternative, current tops

 

Batman seeks Robin at Foxtel

 

'Rugrats' lifts Nick to new ratings heights

 

Gallic distribbers tango with Latin feevees

 

Brave new world

 

NBC is home to Globes

 

Vet producer to launch native 'Survivor'

 

There really is no escape from reality TV

 

'Pearl Harbor' scores Japan hit

 

Funding woes produce summer of discontent

 

F/x kick 'Soccer' into high gear

 

Cameron/Cousteau dive takes a breather

 

Strategic alliances help biz expand

 

Exhibs eye an Rx for giant pain

 

Blockbuster sharing no more

 

Hungarian helmers see gov't film-flam

 

CBS wants to open its cable windows

 

MusicNet jumpin' Jive

 

RIAA preps campaign to educate parents

 

Di Novi inks overall Col TriStar deal

 

Inside.com's Hirschorn moves to VH1

 

Vet Delaney joins J Records

 

Digital dozen: Xavier Kochhar

 

Digital dozen: Neil Young

 

Digital dozen: Steve Volk

 

Digital dozen: Jeffrey Soong

 

Digital dozen: Andrew Schneider

 

U's got hail on AOL TW

 

Digital dozen: Andy Schuon

 

Exec shuffle at TVN

 

Digital dozen: Alex St. John

 

Digital dozen: Matti Leshem

 

Digital dozen: Stuart Maschwitz, Jonathan Rothbart and Scott Stewart

 

Digital dozen: Jeremy Bernard

 

Digital dozen: Seth Bedell, Stuart McLean

 

Digital dozen: Caroline J. Beck

 

Casting a wider Net

 

Comedy ups Cucci to COO

 

Arnold mounts Summit sales

 

Byrne finds 'Nature' on north of the border trek

 

Col cops a 'SWAT' shot

 

Chow 'Waiting' for role in Ruddy Morgan pic

 

Deal feathers comedy nest at Peacock

 

SAG search back to basic

 

Gibson dipping his toe into WB's 'Shark' tank

 

Par beams up Baird for 10th 'Trek'

 

10 funny folk

 

Prism nods reflect truth

 

BSkyB widens digital lead

 

Haffa confirms exit

 

Dinos egg on o'seas B.O.

 

Fans flocking to Public 'Seagull'

 

Catch 23 swinging Wood

 

NBC ad guru Miller reups

 

Urbanworld lands second round of coin

 

Leon Bennett

 

Joan Vohs

 

Ruth F. Kneitel

 

Alex de Renzy

 

James Bernard

 

Ika Panajotovic

 

Lose this label, please

 

EU royalty honored

 

BBC plans snack cutback

 

Scrappy days are here again

 

Deauville adds Moore, Reynolds

 

Haffa's EM.TV exit could bring $85 mil

 

Veteran players adapt to new rules of game

 

Teuton TV Fairy ad blocker can fly

 

'Rosetta's' Dequenne to star in Zola mini

 

Survival of the leanest

 

Hot-button topics are trends du jour

 

BCE's media unit steady

 

Gotham players find strength in numbers

 

Ticketmaster stems red ink at Citysearch

 

'Memento' energizes Newmarket

 

TV transmits big revs for Astral Media

 

'Ghost World' scares up biz for Mr. Mudd

 

Nelvana kids grow

 

'Sex' film hooks up digitally

 

Gogoi tapped as deputy G.M. Encore Asia Beijing

 

Gorillaz just say no

 

Bengali 'Millionaire' bows

 

Spot shop ready to roll with 'Third Wheel'

 

Hartford's nonprofit seeks m.d.

 

Digital dimension

 

Keys retains No. 1 spot

 

Edit Center cuts to DV chase

 

Slay ride warms Fox

 

NBC's Marks rises to sr. VP

 

Bishop to oversee MGM pay-per-view

 

Web site contests offer more shortcuts to helmers

 

Int'l pix confront narrow coin margin

 

Scribe gets 'Killer' gig; Daly's fall or stall?

 

Following 'Tiger's' triumphant path abroad

 

Guilds eye indies' overseas residuals

 

AOL TW buy launches cable talk

 

Truth is as strong as fiction on tube

 

Actors draw up sides on SAG reorg

 

Org pushes inclusive envelope

 

'Apes' intended for fun, sez Zanuck

 

'Apocalypse' again in New York

 

Pickup potential

 

'Apes' land on Planet Gotham

 

Mature fall pix try to seduce adult viewers

 

Victoria Melissa Irena Heyn

 

Feds greenlight Rupe

 

Plot twist: Hill catches hell from biz

 

TV, pix fill tills for Diller

 

Solid 'Citizen' inks deal at Warner TV

 

Myriad names Miercort sr. VP of business affairs

 

Outfest ends on romantic note

 

Edwards joins cast of 'SNL'

 

Molina renews CBS pact

 

Franklin eyes thriller 'Time'

 

Inside Move: Scott courts Anonymous

 

Eudora Welty

 

Frances Horwich

 

Lourdes Benedicto

 

Heather Matarazzo

 

Jonathan LaPaglia

 

Patsy Kensit

 

Levy saga helps boost syndies

 

Slamdance readjusts sked due to Olympics

 

Loews sets new high

 

Deal to boost China Film

 

Century pops lid on GC bid

 

Brit Michell finds 'Love'

 

Scribe duo joins 'Club'

 

Daniella Rose Rucke

 

Samantha Carolyn Welke

 

Dylan John Terman

 

Elin Leonard Mistry

 

Leslie Ann Niles and Jib Polhemus

 

All 'Together' at the screening

 

Alphabet net taps 10 diverse talents

 

Composers in tune for Sundance Lab

 

No kidding at EM.TV

 

Fox ups two on-air exex

 

EC takes U.K. to court over royalties

 

ARD kicks Kirch into court

 

Inside Move: Murdoch's ex speaks out

 

Game's on for Telewest, ICM in U.K.

 

Acad to bow extensive blacklist exhib

 

Three-part harmony for c'right talks

 

Cabler Rogers' boffo qtr. hits wireless snag

 

John O'Shea

 

Belo earnings drop due to ad decline

 

NTL beats expectations

 

TV Azteca will prop up telco

 

Falco will finish race during '02

 

Showtime casts vote for 'Strange' pact

 

Art to successful pitching

 

Disney takes 'Authority'

 

Par plays crix hardball

 

Cablers in indie game

 

Finance house rebrands

 

Praisery DKC bows pic arm

 

Academy, MGM remember past heroes

 

Vigorous Viacom

 

Sony $243 mil in red as gadget sales drop

 

Fox primes 'Apes' for 'Park'ing spot

 

U taps scribe for 'Sam'

 

Inside Move: NBC not waiting for Jordan

 

Limited release B.O. winners - 2001

 

Wong to forge Marvel's 'Iron'

 

Limited release B.O. winners - 2000

 

Listing A-F

 

Listing G-L

 

Real Player cuts 140 to fight tech slowdown

 

Grasso named drama VP at WB

 

Michael Butler, Andrew Luberto

 

Manny Benito

 

Karen Yee

 

Nick Morton

 

Brian Spaulding

 

Steve Barri

 

Adam Shaw

 

Dan Wilch, Linda Gist

 

Chris Hill, Julia Veale

 

Listing M-R

 

Rock Donovan Huebner

 

Claudia Neville Lane

 

Goldie Lou Kay and Hannah Alec Kay

 

Xander Ely Brooks

 

Cameron James Flynn

 

Evin Olivia Nesburn

 

Listing S - Z

 

Warners locks Luessenhop for 'Soul'

 

Grodin to give take on TV, other topics

 

SPC takes on 'World' for key territory rights

 

Shakespeare lite

 

SAG chiefs question Gotham HQ plan

 

WB has date with 'Girl' next summer

 

'Attraction' action

 

Scribe Bufford to bow at helm

 

Newlyweds 'Swept'

 

'Cover' flips to King World

 

Lopez 'Maid' for slipper

 

WB settles 'Wing' ding

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
July 28, 2001

 

Channel 4 show triggers viewer outrage

 

H'w'd depth in Venice

 

Magilla gorillas dunk dinos

 

Norman Hall Wright

 

Roy E. Nemerson

 

Robert Wolfe Gilbert

 

Hilda Arkoff

 

Telefonica says no Mas at media unit

 

EC challenges Gallic ban

 

Indigo eyes mystery spoof

 

Wounded warrior

 

Williams' pride is Oristrell's 'Shame'

 

Das Werk posts ACE

 

India's Zee plans more pix

 

Australian duo venture Beyond

 

EresMas gets carriage

 

CNN sports Web deal

 

Fuentes fit for ESPN

 

Bank of India backs Crest pic

 

BBC weds radio, TV

 

Flops give Lion pause

 

Sinclair earnings down

 

Song c'right hearing opens today

 

Disney tops list of showbiz brands

 

Rhea yakker eyes 'Rosie' spot

 

'90210's' Perry returning to TV

 

Fox sets '24' rerun on FX

 

'Film By' case lacks clues and closure

 

In 'Basic' training

 

La Salle sews up last season for 'ER'

 

Anti-runaway plan continues

 

Lawless leaps to 'X-Files' gig

 

Clawson tops Lot 47 arm

 

Nets, crix break bread

 

SAG's Jolliffe asks for end to rancor

 

IFP unveils slate for No Borders

 

Liberty Media sets sale of bonds, stox

 

Spain's Recoletos net profits drop

 

Whatta 'Rush'

 

Dino, ogre stalk B.O.

 

Klesch sues Liberty over Teuton cable

 

Halcyon set to fly by edge of 'Seat'

 

Intermedia gets 'The Girl'

 

Monkeys muscular in Asian B.O. bows

 

Fest sets can-can kudos

 

Santa Barbara fest shortened

 

Jim Clayton

 

Law returns to Vic in Marlowe's 'Faustus'

 

Rev-sharing loss has studios scrambling

 

Chris-Craft OK signals rift in FCC

 

Milton Gabler

 

Lucas Mark Eskigian

 

Jared Brett Brecher

 

Ryder planted in True 'Lily'

 

Mechanic plays 'Patsy'

 

H'wood jobs flat

 

Robbins to direct 'Mephisto' for Gang

 

'Blonde' star sweet on 'Alabama'