Table of Contents
Week of 01/15/2004

Articles

Small pix in SAG's bag

 

Premier sails Flagship

 

'Bachelorette,' 'Simple' socko

 

Stage legend Hagen dies

 

Guy Hudson

 

Org holds S. Africa net's feet to fire

 

Mar del Plata will break out prison pic

 

Merry 'Jerry' Brits

 

MTV Brasil features plans for pix

 

Digital cable on slow boat to China

 

What gives in Berlin? 'Something'

 

Film production in Spain up in '03

 

WBITD promotes Kenny and Abad

 

Kirch fight expands

 

U adds Teuton twist to 'L&O' in Germany

 

Croff climbs into gondola

 

Nohr sales through at Granada

 

Geffen's 'Cookin' up season finale

 

Harrison reissues join Beatles anni events

 

Gallic crix toast 'Trilogy' as tops

 

Marvel flips vid lid

 

Omnicom exec's job: ad-friendly TV shows

 

Ailing CineGroupe files suit to aid in restructure

 

Viv U exex face $53 mil bill

 

Docurama 'Dances with DVD rights

 

W. Vancouver asks for film tax break

 

'Hope' springs for Rahimi in Afghanistan

 

Modern Times pumps up sports arm

 

Premiere subsid taps Schmidt as m.d.

 

U's 'Home' delivery set for Tribune TV

 

'Danza' yaks across U.S.

 

B.O. eyes holiday hike

 

DGA noms quintet for ad kudos

 

Publicists nom 'Fish,' 'Pearl'

 

Firms crash 'Dance

 

'Art'-ists reveal a spirit of NATPE past

 

Art Guild taps studio fare

 

Oscar's Euro ballots turn up

 

NATPE spices up syndie bazaar

 

Oscarcast to unleash promo blitz

 

ABC stirring drama pot

 

Cussler sues Crusader over 'Sahara' rewrite

 

Loews promos centennial

 

Duff's 'Heart' pumps up roles for 6 thesps

 

B'way arranges 'Change'

 

B&C slates new chief

 

Shriver 'Date' with destiny

 

Inside Move: Fox presses UPN suit

 

UPN, 'Player' hooking up

 

Kismet's 'Mojave' complete

 

Voy pic unit taps Hispanic market

 

Par, PBS pact on vids

 

Double duty for 'Polly' pair

 

Storyline 'Going' to bat

 

GSN's game for 'Dodgeball'

 

Fonda set for 'Monster' after 14 years away

 

Jersey's Landgraf lands FX

 

Samy Boy, HSI in their Element

 

'CSI' in N.Y. state of mind

 

Weekend Box Office Preview
January 16, 2004

 

Brit pix tour Israel

 

Fera takes exception

 

Discord strikes German music biz

 

Belgian channel in limbo

 

'Apprentice' builds in week two

 

Olivia Goldsmith (aka Justine Rendal)

 

Benign power broker & producer Stark dies

 

Ron O'Neal

 

Digital syndicated fest Emerging

 

Park City gets 'Down and Dirty'

 

'King' hailed by producers

 

Comedies not enough for ABC, dramas needed

 

'Rings' jousts with 'Samurai' to rule B.O.

 

Venice fest stirs topper unrest

 

Webs woo viewers with matchmaking skeins

 

Gaul set to get Eiffel of gay TV

 

Report warns feevees to diversify

 

More U.S. Euro firms toon up skeins o'seas

 

E.TV rakes in the rand after 5 years

 

Biz dips; 'Superstar' 917g

 

Sony's back and ready for action

 

B.O. doesn't tell 'Samurai' tale

 

Beating B.O. blahs

 

Anderson takes 'Swing'

 

Sydney's Nevin makes a splash

 

Studio complex will lure foreign pro'ds

 

Inside Move: Mel is shepherding the flock

 

Inside Move: Catching up with . . .

 

Redford's sounds of silence

 

Inside Move: Ballots skipping the Pond

 

Inside Move: Program glitch

 

Circus roars back at anni

 

Showbiz toasts agent for good

 

Local pix set to challenge H'wood

 

Helmer gets gov't stamp

 

Dynamic duo take on the States

 

TechTV storms LatAm, Middle East, S. Korea

 

Uptight climate stresses 'world music'

 

Confabbers dialed into Midem

 

Soviet spies need not apply for Magyar tv job

 

Broadcast watchdogs barks for bucks

 

Taking a radio flier to court votes

 

Axiom teams up with Brits

 

Wright takes 'Pride'

 

Cable tries to get real

 

B.O. takes major hit

 

Cabler's bland ambition

 

Inside Move: Mining mogul memories

 

Making memories from moments

 

Inside Move: Ode to joysticks

 

Top 10 lists finally reach critical mass

 

Inside Move: Beauty of a 'Beast' dispute

 

Inside Move: Blair Witch hunt

 

Torque drives bow

 

'Goodbye' says hello to redo

 

'Polly' packs a punch

 

Viv U reduces UGC stake

 

Solons bicker over media regs bill

 

Shareholders leap to Lion's stock buyback

 

NBC pumps GE

 

Palacio media czar

 

Zee getting religion

 

Jury's riding Tigers

 

Euro orgs blast bid to cut aid

 

Rotterdam co-topper joining Illuminations

 

Corrections

 

SAG extends Pisano's deal

 

Gilbert's a slam dunk for Discovery

 

Redford sunny about 23 years of 'Dance

 

Pirate fleet grows

 

'Apprentice' is learning

 

Globes presenters added

 

Hair, makeup nods weaved

 

The syndie sizzle

 

Suite surrender

 

Gail Berman

 

Mark Burnett

 

Yanks have their say

 

When the confab closes . . .

 

Monday - January 19

 

Tuesday - January 20

 

Sequel strategy

 

Returning to the flock

 

Wake-up call

 

Clear picture

 

Child's play

 

Varying views on Vegas

 

Ken Lowe

 

Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner, Caryn Mandabach

 

Re-election reigns

 

Sunday - January 18

 

Co-hosted 'Garden' party tops 'Dance deal blizzard

 

Fox topper sees year-round sked

 

Moonves beaming

 

Peacock peeved on Diller

 

Burg's named prexy of syndie org

 

NBA TV launches 'Room'

 

WB cable arm names new sales VP

 

Matthews talks politics

 

NATPE floor shows signs of a rebound

 

Where they are

 

Aurum shows 'Passion'

 

'Samurai' slices way to top at o'seas B.O.

 

Merger forms LaSalle Holland

 

Laurents retunes 'Hallelujah, Baby'

 

'South Park' speaks syndie buyers' lingo

 

Hotshots

 

Bernard seeks synergy

 

Amish running wild for reality skein

 

Pics pumped at Ascendant

 

'Nautica' back in swim

 

Liam Bartholomew Butler

 

Edgy Web series find new life on homevid

 

Warner Bros. Int'l pacts for more Chinese theaters

 

Lighter fare, self-help in Petry syndie dish

 

No role for Rupe at Fox affils confab

 

Vet updates 'People' tales

 

Fast walk to guild talks

 

Syndie stalwarts

 

Sandor Ace Bartok

 

Lucky Rose Kyles

 

Pedersen joins All3Media

 

FX takes exclusive 'Playmakers' rights

 

Mandabach speaks out about the Big Four

 

Panel: Sudsers, sports ahead

 

Spain heads to Berlin

 

Catalan taps Majo man

 

Brit 'Cold' front

 

Locals make mark on Berlinale

 

McDormand tops Berlin jury

 

Auds Czech out 'Rings'

 

ZDF, Kirch settle movie deal

 

Robert Enrietto

 

'Murder' hits Down Under

 

NFL playoffs dominate for Fox

 

Bavaria gives Ustinov lifetime kudos

 

Diler, Col team for 'The Apostles'

 

CBC buys rights to Cirque's 'Nouba'

 

Piracy syndicate smashed

 

Italo law ties coin to B.O.

 

Vancouver arts center struggles

 

Buyers rendevous to pick Gallic pics

 

Trump-ed at the TCA tour

 

Johnny Sands

 

'Polly' packs big B.O. punch for U

 

Oxxo, Venus form distrib'n alliance

 

Black sells Hollinger to Barclay brothers

 

VH1 hits Latin lands

 

Springer wants Hamburg 1 control

 

Viacom signal stays on

 

TV Azteca nixes Saba offer

 

Christmann joins ProSieben board

 

Did Pope really plug 'Passion'?

 

Syndie stalwarts steal NATPE show

 

'Samurai' on o'seas cruise

 

Allen H. Miner

 

Max takes 'Moon' int'l

 

'Dance pacts take a breather after whirl

 

Integrating ads a hot TV topic

 

Big mouths sound off on state of television

 

Molly Kelly

 

There's no free lunch in the future, say TV panelists

 

Michael Bonaccorsi

 

No more 'Ray' of sunshine?

 

No holiday warmth at B'way's icy B.O.

 

CBS rides ratings into Super Bowl

 

Lynn Cartwright

 

TV write-in ballots

 

'Pirates' reels in most MPSE noms

 

Paula Raymond

 

Randy VanWarmer

 

Dick Brand

 

Court tosses suit vs. 'Anne' heirs

 

Remembering Stark

 

ABC edges out edgy fare for broader TV

 

Walters finds her 'Match' in Belber play

 

Atom goes hi-def online

 

Inside Move: Oscars will stay at Kodak

 

Fox slots carnal critters

 

Tony Awards, CBS sign 6-year b'cast deal

 

Eye tunes up for 'Scrooge'

 

Tight sked, Euro glitch can't derail Oscar mail

 

Kruger to get 'Blood' money

 

A Marvel-ous plan

 

Inside Move: Fox offers a 'Simple' to 'Obnoxious' lead-in

 

Zoe Vada Burke

 

Molly Simone Sunderland

 

Blake Spencer Klade Klein

 

Gabrielle Renee Gateley

 

Ezekial Oscar Varela

 

Directors yak about DVDs at 'Dance panel

 

Peacock exex reassure affils

 

A 'Dance with swag

 

L.A. speed-reads 'Boheme'

 

Shooting from the lip

 

Anthony 'Tuba Fats' Lacen

 

Egmont game for Pinkfloor stake

 

'Urinetown's' last splash

 

TV blurbs bubble in Spain

 

New Moscow plex part of grand plan

 

Golden Stars shine in Paris

 

Hi-tech TV tuning in

 

'Idol,' 'Fiance' power Fox

 

Great Dane pic coin

 

Brit orgs bolster femmes

 

Vet newsie Nachman dies

 

Madonna, Britney to sing in Cannes

 

VRT puts coin in interactive shows

 

Cutler ascends at CNNI Asia Pacific

 

Mouse renews Indonesia TV pact

 

Canucks name association heads

 

Lifetime listens to what women want

 

Unefon loan probe hurts Azteca rating

 

Hi-def a high priority for Adelphia

 

TV Guide makeover

 

'Idol' return delivers big, fat ratings

 

McCain sez 'fix is in'

 

Theron fetes Loews' 100th

 

TV Museum gala to honor Brokaw

 

Four tapped for helmers' kudos

 

Goodspeed gets back to 'Mack'

 

Stewart pleads innocent

 

ASC's TV noms tilt heavily toward drama

 

Sundance dawns in Berlin

 

Mideast TV in cross fire

 

NATPE gets a kick back in its step

 

'Monk' bow skunks USA's competish

 

Noble Willingham

 

Eggs broken, but omelettes worth it

 

Guv gone wild

 

Share doc dough

 

Deals get done at 'Dance

 

Hoffman preps to 'Meet the Fockers'

 

Par parenting 'Manny' for Guy; Berenbaum plays pen

 

Festival blood feud

 

Peacock, Fox, UPN get in pilot fray

 

'Pains' gains telepic sequel

 

Lubin, Martin join CAA stable

 

Rachel Hurd Wood

 

Dominic Monaghan, Chris Williams

 

Paul Abascal

 

Beatrice Rosen

 

Westwood in Mann plan as AMC decks H'w'd plex

 

Acad holds blurry party line

 

Goldwyn taps acquisitions exec

 

Off B'way catches 'Bug'

 

Kroopf flies Radar's coop to Intermedia

 

Keaton to get AFI Star at comedy fest

 

Belushi, Lopez to give Globes

 

ACE to honor Marshall

 

New twist for monster mash

 

WB spreading 'Gossip'

 

Exec's love of the game showed in the shows

 

Delia Scala

 

Ed. H. Zwaneveld

 

'Crying Ladies' wins best pic at Metro Manila fest

 

Mexico City fest bows

 

Dubrovnik event kicks off

 

Zhang top influence in Chinese pic biz

 

Fremantle taps exec

 

CDWow settles U.K. suit

 

Bovaira atop Sogecable

 

'Idol' dominates Tuesday too

 

'Seducing' leads Prix Jutra race

 

OutKast re-embraced

 

Star drives home DTH plan in India

 

Panel advocates cutting talent costs

 

Technological tipping point

 

France TV exits pic biz

 

Film fund promotion

 

Fox in the end zone

 

Audio Society sounds out big pix

 

Turner pacts with Fox TV

 

SPC hits 'Heights' rights

 

Bush speech aud drops

 

Oscar Watch: Marc Shaiman

 

Ticketer Fandango joins Yahoo! Movies

 

Lola Louise Johnson

 

Charles Spencer Crowe

 

Katherine Grace Csiszar

 

RIAA back on track

 

'King' reigns among Chi crix

 

A&E getting real about gossiper skein

 

DGA taps 5 rookies, 1 vet for docu nods

 

Six more to present Globes

 

Putting accent on diversity

 

Songs go offline after MP3.com sale

 

Fox, MSN stream news

 

Sony release EA game soundtrack

 

WB indie takes spin on 'Dance floor

 

Back at the helm

 

Flixing its muscle

 

Dreams happen at HOB

 

ABC, NBC set castaways

 

Spacey's Darin biopic nears completion

 

'I'm a Celebrity,' get me a new job!

 

Oxygen and 'Slut' consummate deal

 

Alphabet has 'Luxury' of addition

 

Hawtof named Fox PR veep

 

Fox reels in 'Island'

 

Maggie Thompson and Nathan Swisher

 

Cable preems solid

 

'Boston Public' hiatus may become the end

 

Liberty heavy in News Corp.

 

Crowds crush 'Dance

 

'Rings' king catches an eyeful

 

Grammy org doubles up on venues

 

Green exits UTA for CAA

 

Myers, Diaz to host Nick kudos

 

Ten multiplies Canwest quarter earnings

 

Pramer topper ankles

 

Barbers buzz at bow

 

Billy Crystal

 

Digital cable on slow boat to China

 

NATPE inv