The IBDB takes center stage

Profits slide at ProSiebenSat.1

Seven pics get Film Council coin

Fox's '24' hits new high

'Affairs,' 'Hero' top HK Film noms

Fox scores with young; Eye strong

Molina nets Spidey supervillain role

Canada on a runaway train

Buyer rush to 'Get Rich'

Vera Hruba Ralston

Playboy swings to profit in 2002

'24' clocks Fox win; 'Kingpin' strikes out

Syndies swing DVD distrib'n

Web ups stake in Wowow

Brockovich, Masry head to Beverly Hills

Syndie mag ratings rise

Sogecable debt down

Senator will cross 'Bridge'

Stevens lights 'Lopez' to fire up PowerHouse

Rather catches up with thief

'10' redo adding up

Sheen tops antiwar TV spot

'This World' pic deals in the Works

Boll in the 'Dark' with Infogrames game

Patrick rung for 'Ladder'

Kaplan caps ABC Iraq tack

Festival cornucopia

Taylor to receive DGA's Aldrich service kudos

Clarification

Fiji to entice film, TV biz

Zenpix bows with 'Patch' 'Real'

Goya bows, eyes Spansh fare

Johnny PayCheck

Firm's Ross off to Mattel

'Family' takes 'Blue' slot

Tour is a blessed event

THQ's record score

Pix hitch Trailer noms

Larroquette, Reuben cast their lots at nets

Laff pilots fly high at ABC, UPN

Beacon beckons Helfant

For 'Love' and money at Alphabet

Silberling joining 'Snicket' ticket

'Mailroom' docu at HBO

Health care pains pinch AFTRA, too

Pre-pic ads drawing fire

ACE Eddie nominees list

ACE Eddie honorees

Tag team: Schoonmaker, Scorsese

Toon net tuned to adults

Spacey splashes into 'Sea'

'Brothers Grimm' filled to brim

Deeper into the cut

Avid fans of invisible art form

Golden Eddie-- Filmmaker of the year

Pair of project pacts for 'Potter' producer

Tag team: Kahn, Spielberg

ICM inks 'Kings' scribe Ridley

Jacko strikes back in suit

Gotham aims to lure more prod'n

Tanya Moiseiwitsch

IFP back for Cannes role

Kisses and make up

Snowbound revelers dig out for 'Canyon'

Santa Monica fest toasts 'Park' pair

Where was that movie lensed?

'Bachelorette' big for ABC

News from AFM

EMV seeks damages over TV3

Eminem, Dynamite, Coldplay take Brit awards

Ratings leader ATC4 taken over by consortium

Docu editor Glassman dies

Pinkslips gripping U

'Towers' looms over F/X nods

Mancuso to chair MPTV board

Bad Boy-Def Jam tiff ends

ABC earns a Wed. win with reality

'Fritz' father is getting back to basics

Disney's 'Pooh appeal' is shredded

Gotham Phil to back Coldplay

Fresh fare will animate Cartoon Network slate

'Dateline' faces pall as Pauley steps down

Schibsted turns profit

California judge rejects homevid conspiracy suit

Rate hike helps TV Azteca ad up gains

Showest fetes Heyman

Movieguide sets awards

Hare breathes 'Life' on B'way

Adrienne Zweiback

'70s cop shows coming to DVD

Christopher noms to 6 helmers

BMG to stay in tune

BBC: Accuracy foremost

Bollywood's taking heat over smoking

Caton looking at 'Strange' pic

Intelsat plants stake in TVB's Galaxy

B.C. adds to tax credits

Nettelbeck preps 'Helen' pic

Saban preps bid for Kirch

Telco shift undercuts dereg push

Strike-wary B'way tuners employ virtual orchestras

Hizzoner unveils plans for soph Tribeca fest

New Emmy rewrite on reality TV

Eye laffs it up with a single guy skein

Oscar Watch: Colin Farrell

MPCA loads 'Bullet'

MTV Films regales Gale

Scribes to fete Rintels

SPE finance chief Singh ankles post

D'Works chooses trio for 'Ugly'

Michaela Rachel Springer

Sony pushes PS2 online

Real tees off with TourCast

Weekend Box Office Preview
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Content's new 'King'

Calif. subsidy targeted

Krentzman exits CAA, forms finance shingle

Ghost House has 'Grudge'

Producers committed to NL laffer

Artisan goes to 'Dark Places'

Hawn spawns book, feature

Random taps thriller rights

'Drama Queen' finds a throne at Mouse House

Millennium contract extended

Malone setting up QVC shop?

Theron's head's in 'Clouds'

CBS big on another 'Brother'

Di Bonaventura's keeping 'Sleeping'

Correction

Fly friendlier skies with SeatGURU

'CSI,' 'ER' top competitive Thursday

'ER' thesp joins 'Thunderbirds' cast

Scorsese preps doc on British cinema

Zaentz set for BAFTA zest

Splendid snatches 'Hangover'

Senator grabs Henderson

Janssen, Laurie deliver 'Eulogy'

Mandeville picks up 'Five fingers'

Monument fund to fuel U.K. film

Arclight nabs 'Creature' pic

Thesp Martinez enrolls for 'Bad Education'

Artisan, Mattel toying with 'Swan Lake' Barbie

Palm pushes Directors DVDs

Solo takes rights to 'Vidas'

'Green' is golden for Cassavetes

Trunkey named CFO at Phoenix Pictures

Raising coin creatively

Showbizzers smile on AFM festivities

'Poolhall' cues up unbuttoned preem

Content's new 'King'

'Pianist' sweeps Cesars with 7 wins

EuroForum to aid co-prods

Gauls, Gallic fans gather for Cesars

Stone doc sales through AFM

Gold Circle, Shields land on 'Earth'

'Whale' tale sets Sarandon

Brits host Santa Monica soiree

Fangoria teams for 'Sick' pic

I.S. is where the action is

M'max bash mixes business, pleasure

Fortissimo saying aye to Pangs' 'Eye II'

Look around for offbeat funding

U.S. presale for Korea's 'Kim'

'Life of David Gale' hits screens

Regent, Venice host 'Globe' party

Artisan crafts Riley rise to sr. VP

Gotham can't stake 'Vampires'

DVD's rise sends toppers toppling

B'way biz buzzes along

Venue, U.K. shingle pact for win-win B.O. split

Shanghai cracks the 'Code'

Jumping off

Maverick rides into the sunset

Blockbuster rentals drop as DVDs gain

Bringing art to arthouse theater design

Oz in limbo as prods go elsewhere

U.S. majors samba to tax-break beat

Gov't looks to privatize biz

Filmmakers look again at Peron

Rupe's BSkyB plays hard ball

Featured Player: Martin Bashir

Brazilian TV's altar-cation

Skein helps pols see the funny side of life

Bertelsmann topper Mohn's big issues

'Top of the Pops' tunes in to the Middle East

Convicted TV chief runs from the law

B'casters get together over ethics

Bulgari bow sparkles

War clouds over DGA TV fete

Inside Move: Ted keeps knockin' & rockin'

Inside Move: Sirius stakes new turf

Inside Move: MTV marshals news forces

New Euro message: Make pics, not war

Inside Move: Shanghai auds get 3-D renaissance

Honors lite

Illegal screener sales are rampant

BAFTA/LA numbers up

Hard shoes to fill

Plexes less plump; arthouses arch up

Biz dips; 'Lion' $1.5 mil

B.O. up across board

Short and sweet 16

'Chicago,' 'Gangs' energized by Oscar noms

Syndies seek to regain 'ad'-ditude

Adults 'Discover' kiddie programs

Tapping into int'l interest

'Idol' rocks ratings for leader Fox

S. African delegates hit Fespaco

Fest fetes peace, harmony

'Shiri' helmer back on track

Endemol's going into Overload

New Zealand facing digital dilemma

SABC to back local indies

Reality hits the snooooze button

Acting and the 'City'

H'w'd revels in niche riches

Indie time: Barbarian meets lurking terror

Inside Move: Pay plans hit rough seas with consumers

Inside Move: Thesps marking time as talks draw nigh

Hughes wields a big 'Club' in new H'wood

Inside Move: Lewis spec returns to spotlight

Inside Move: Sports firm braces for tug-of-war

'Daredevil' holds off frat boys

High notes for 'Pianist'

Adelphia rift grows

Prisa pumps '02 profits

Cinar going live with tour rights

Brazil cabler's subs dip 7.5%

Shaw to sell Florida, Texas cable systems

Thursday lifts CBS, NBC

Design kudos to 'Catch,' 'Towers'

Guilds engage in friendly persuasion

Digital toon 'Chosen' for greenlight

'Flower' set to close in March

Scorsese plans flight to Blighty in new docu

'Swimmers' gets producers kudo

'Bad Boys' threatens Finnish B.O. record

Star uplinking request treks to Indian cabinet

Canal Plus minus 1 exec

Key3 needs cash for key exex

Tyler makes 'Friends'

Fright pics just right for Phoenix, Franchise

Depth options 'Elric' books

U, Imagine develop pic on drug biz

Acad sings all that jazz

Chicago

Gangs of New York

WB inks pay TV deal with TPS

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Hours

The Pianist

ABC's 'Threat' casts pair

Adrien Brody (The Pianist)

'Master' sails to Nov. release

Michael Caine (The Quiet American)

Nicolas Cage (Adaptation)

Correction

Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York)

Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)

Salma Hayek (Frida)

Diane Lane (Unfaithful)

Nicole Kidman (The Hours)

Julianne Moore (Far From Heaven)

Sloan Foundation grant to fund Columbia U. pix

Renee Zellweger (Chicago)

Chris Cooper (Adaptation)

Ed Harris (The Hours)

Paul Newman (Road to Perdition)

John C. Reilly ('Chicago')

Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can)

Kathy Bates (About Schmidt)

Queen Latifah (Chicago)

Julianne Moore (The Hours)

Meryl Streep (Adaptation)

Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)

Pedro Almodovar (Talk to Her)

Stephen Daldry (The Hours)

Rob Marshall (Chicago)

Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)

Roman Polanski (The Pianist)

Pedro Almodovar (Talk to Her)

Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, Steve Zaillian (Gangs of New York)

Carlos & Alfonso Cuaron (Y tu mama tambien)

Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven)

'Affairs' sequel set

Nia Vardalos (My Big Fat Greek Wedding)

Bill Condon (Chicago)

Ronald Harwood (The Pianist)

Peter Hedges, Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz (About a Boy)

Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman (Adaptation)

David Hare (The Hours)

NHK marks 50th with marathon

Canal Z hit with fee

'Memphis' set for Mass. bow

'Towers' tops Japan; auds taking 'Notice'

Bulgaria exhib programs 3-D

Backstage Notes: Sounds of silence, success

Eminem, tributes kept the night alive

Jazzy Jones comes away with bouquet

SAG backs affirmative action case

Inside Move: 'Fire' needs helmer spark

Clive rocks Gotham

Recording Academy salutes Rostropovich

MusiCares sings Bono's praises

TV nets struggle to get grip on reality

R&B Pioneers jam at fete

'Chicago,' 'Gangs' clip ACE's editing kudos

DGA boasts Oscar noms

Japanese TV ad coin slides

TV services expand in Canada

'VIP' cast fills out

Civil War in Central Park

Stars rally in protest

BBC sitcom gets Indian makeover

Grammy rock for CBS

Canada orders MTV to mix it up

South Oz film companies unify

Distribs fight Mex tix tax

'Amaro,' 'Aro' tops at Ariels

BBC, Star translate laffer

U.K. finds skills lacking

Rings, Oscar rivals fit B.O. bill overseas

Gallic union galled

TF1 profits dip 26%, sales increase 15%

EU may re-examine TV deal

WPP: '03 will be difficult ad year

Regal inks for more Imax

Investors scoff at EMI merger play

Biggest musicals top legit B.O.

ShoWest lauds Meirelles

Oscar Watch: Jennifer Garner

New bash set for Oscar eve

Internet duo blazes trail via MoviePick

Square drops EA in wake of Enix merger

Canadian writers slam gov't

Salon on brink of bankruptcy

Foley to host Interactive Awards

Reality show a 'Star' for eye site

Blogger goes Google

B'way virtually set for strike

GQ's Cooper exits in style

Wellspring fills 'Palms' with U.S. dollars

Rather bags Saddam

Morris docu probes life of McNamara

SAG-AFTRA seeks union aid

AFI fest seeks fresh films

Trio feeds 'Camp' fire

WB fosters local 'Voices'

Nielsen shifts power to the People Meters

Rena C. Waxman

Food net unwraps gamer

Blair, youths in MTV war debate

Shows casting their nets

Jacobs joins 'Wolf' pack as writer

Hanks hops legal companies

TNT casts 'Lot' with Lowe

Wagner's in the fold for 'Bold' return

Pam Saunders

Tribune stations to babysit BV's 'Kids'

CBS sweeps up with Grammys

Director firms 'Troy' shoot

Inside Move: Writer juggling 3 shows

Mary Jane Haller

Polanski ready to speak to peers

Disney picks up 'Liberty'

IFC has 'Snake' charmer

Cooper-Mead tops execs at I.S. distrib

Embarrassment of witches at Col

'Closer' encounter for Columbia

Music merrymaking

Show's bash gets its 'Feet' wet

'Greek Life' bows big

Spencer Andrew Cowan