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Week of 04/29/2004

Articles

FFA fund swells

 

Onyx announces farewell tour

 

Saban ups stake in ProSiebenSat.1

 

Producers org appoints Willis

 

Berlusconi buoyed

 

'Idol' powers Fox Wednesday

 

MGM cuts losses, stays mum on Sony

 

Oz ecology ruling halts 'Stealth' shoot

 

'Zapata' stirs revolt at Mexico preem

 

Drama Desk gets 'Wicked'

 

Acad noms five students

 

Ex-Nova exec faces trial

 

Par bearing 'Bad News'

 

EM.TV fronts Junior

 

Palast shutters

 

Arts breaks out

 

Kidpic fest opens with 'Butterfly'

 

Spanish pubcast chief keeps No. 2

 

Televisa earnings nearly double in Q1

 

RealNetworks' loss doubles

 

Vidgamer EA stays on the fast track

 

Cox quarter rocks

 

AFTRA's early bird on pact

 

Turner, Echo cook dish

 

Sundance shines light on 13 projects

 

Scribes in overdrive

 

Five spring forward at the B.O.

 

Bad news banished

 

Valenti makes case

 

Lions Gate weds Foley to 'Wife'

 

Menudo Entertainment

 

Jacinda Barrett

 

Paul Schrader

 

Nick Cannon

 

Ken Watanabe

 

Franchise player

 

Gosnell ready to bring up 'Baby' for Warner

 

Cablevision reveals Rainbow's layers

 

Libby Jaynes and Brett Hansen

 

Toon titans ready for launch

 

Prism nods shine light on Wood, Franz

 

Competish targets terrorists

 

L.A. makes vid pirates walk plank

 

Tribeca treads the boards

 

Koch locking up Arcand art pix

 

Univision to bow drama 'Ley'

 

Fox sees true ratings beauty in 'The Swan'

 

Upfront reforms stalled

 

MTV skeins heat up dating, makeovers

 

Inside Move: HBO plans b'cast exports

 

Dame Edna to B'way

 

'Good' deal for Hornby bestseller

 

Allen holds water for Fox

 

Robbins flies to CAA

 

'Wing' duo fathers of 'Invention'

 

Baseball tale taps Redford

 

Self-distrib a new chapter for Grisham

 

Dean preps for talkshow

 

'Kimmel' is live no more

 

Lifetime's 'Missing' finds Fox, Consuelos

 

Connery loads 'Canon'

 

ABC sheds sked scheme

 

Authentic locales

 

N.Y. minute: Fern Mallis

 

America's liberals unite in cramped office space

 

Springtime for television

 

N.Y. preems the exception

 

'Law' of the land: Wolf's crime series a constant in Big Apple

 

Post houses take root in lower Manhattan

 

Modern 'Romance'

 

N.Y. minute: Howard Shore

 

Location shooting in the Big Apple a hard sell

 

N.Y. minute: Michael Mayer

 

Fest event highlights

 

Spring showers

 

Where the smart money lives

 

Beyond celluloid

 

Tectonic shift

 

Hit list

 

Some like it hot

 

N.Y. minute: Christine Vachon

 

Night and the city

 

Monuments of theatricality

 

N.Y. minute: Wynton Marsalis

 

N.Y. minute: Jim Jarmusch

 

N.Y. minute: Michael Lynne

 

Gathering Moss

 

The stars come out to shine

 

Malibu East in forest green

 

Wiseguy goes legit

 

Mapping New York

 

John D. Hess

 

Nokia mines mobile moolah

 

Mexican mess leads to new New Line deal

 

Affil WHNS to air special 'Nightline'

 

Magician Horn to talk to Shriver

 

Still no scribe agreement

 

Par gives play to MTV, Nick

 

Bac's Croisette comeback

 

Will this wedding have a hitch?

 

Kudos for casting queen

 

Just who watches this s***?

 

Mainland takes on toon 'Soldier' project

 

Telemundo takes on Univision

 

Eye exex face 'CSI: New York' sked quandary

 

Winterbottom bows latest

 

Kabel courts U.S. channels …

 

Odyssey sets zombies, more for Cannes

 

Yank TV rules Canuck tube

 

Primetime ban on cop shows

 

Web to breathe fresh air into Iraq

 

'Bill' kills competish across Europe, Oz

 

Broadcast body aims to license payboxes

 

Character drives Hot Docs fest

 

TVNZ mulls new PBS-style channel

 

Oz webs slug it out

 

Land of hype and glory

 

H'wood's sprawl to arms

 

Inside Move: Newsies huddle as bullets fly

 

Ad nauseum: TV's drug blurbs

 

Inside Move: Reilly's no-mule rule gets faux media kick

 

Inside Move: Argentinians revisit field of dreams

 

Inside Move: Big Bird lands in Afghanistan

 

Pic biz thinks big and sinks big

 

Inside Move: Hornby 'Good' to give

 

Inside Move: Wheeler-dealers hitting the brakes

 

Inside Move: Mountain-climbing pic finds solid B.O. footing

 

Tartan launches U.S. distrib with Breillat pic

 

B.O. off; 'Beauty' 637g

 

Biz even; 'Movin' $1.2 mil

 

Twankey panky

 

Celebs go jock-rockin'

 

Liza springs into D.C. gala

 

Cannes crowd dines on fest

 

Franc talk

 

'Stolen' gals

 

Cause cruise

 

Oz sprouts pair of homegrown musicals

 

A B'way bio binge

 

Tonys, remember this?

 

Tennessee marches on D.C.

 

'Mean' wins clean

 

Sharrocks ankles WB

 

EuroDisney's red ink rides stock down

 

Cannes to salute Schifrin

 

Funding twist for 'Fateless'

 

WB signs on for Aussie pay-TV

 

Miramax lifts distrib exec

 

Sony TV ups Asia exec

 

CNET site's a portal into digital music

 

Mind-boggling web

 

Voices carry at Fox

 

Gabrielle Reece

 

Treat Williams, Elisabeth Rohm

 

Eileen Atkins, Justin Kirk

 

Jason Lewis

 

Joan Cusack

 

'Grilled' fires up with tyro Ensler

 

Foster's 'Flight' ready for takeoff

 

Bravo orders 'TV Revolution'

 

Oxygen moves into Chi-town

 

Sundance fetes Brit helmers

 

Fuse to roll out VOD

 

'Bridezilla' attacks!

 

Gamers get own channel

 

Horror net is a 'Scream'

 

Reeve to helm A&E's tale of quadriplegic

 

New digital domain

 

Derby a winner for NBC

 

NBC, CBS looking good as sweep starts

 

Nispel takes an 'Evil' turn

 

Arch to guide 'Guy' pic

 

Pro golfers org, WMA teeing up

 

'Therese,' 'Countess' going Global

 

Disney leads record-setting April

 

'Barbarian' pillages Genies

 

'Gothika,' 'Dates' are 'Bill' killjoys o'seas

 

Museum fetes helmer Kitano

 

Scorsese chat tops Placid fest

 

Export body to tout Spain

 

'Hector' hero of Spain fest

 

Jagger tunes up 'Alfie'

 

War is Hot Docs touchstone

 

Microsoft technology to allow catalog sales

 

Scribes will resume talks Wednesday

 

Beachy Keen

 

B'cast blurb boost in Western Europe signals hope

 

Big break for the little guys

 

New tuner 'Brooklyn' finds B'way home

 

NBC mines reality in coal country

 

'Dust' settles at Par

 

Phoenix books 'Pariah' pic

 

Helmer off D'Works pic 'Talisman'

 

IFC shows affection for Toback's ' Loved'

 

Inside Move: Pushing 'Frasier' further

 

Inside Move: NBC U focuses on Wallach

 

Inside Move: Morris opens up TV party

 

'10.5' a big one for NBC

 

Reilly gets the reins

 

Hot Docs fetes 'Gaza'

 

MTV 'Rouge' makes up cast

 

Purloined 'Passion'?

 

Disney's back to basic

 

Ontario court curbs movie review panel

 

Nielsen tunes China

 

'Wicked' wins at Outer Crix Circle

 

Mentee unveiled

 

Great day for NBC quake

 

ProSieben surging

 

Roberts: Comcast moving on

 

Mark Swain Upchurch

 

Fred Karlin

 

'Farm' sows seeds of discontent

 

Fund coin buoys RTL flood mini

 

Tribeca kicks into gear with pick up

 

'Human' rights for Renaissance

 

Tafoya's tapped for 'MNF' lineup

 

Fewer shows, $ on B'way

 

ABC News ups Bengtson

 

Dissidents doctrine

 

MPA raises Asia's Ellis

 

Fonda promises to tell all

 

Corrections

 

'Bill' a blast o'seas

 

Myriad mines 'Silver City'

 

Tyro books 'Horror' trip

 

Stars hole up at Caesars for benefit

 

Cablevision's ready to play

 

Canal Plus bidding adieu to its Paris HQ

 

Clicking on catalog

 

Sales arm is new Hybrid vehicle

 

Splendid cuts losses through pic pullout

 

Gawker looks West

 

CCE TV cues Vegas anni

 

'Cloud Nine' signs IATSE contract

 

'Bill' feted with Golden Trailer

 

Here! to distrib 'Merci'

 

California teaming with producer

 

Cabler FX gets behind 'Shield' for 4th outing

 

'Moon' rises at fest

 

Bavaria drinks 'Whisky'

 

Inside Move: N.Y. state, labels set fund to pay musicians

 

Inside Move: Carser-Werner mulls sale

 

New Line sets 'Harder' to hip-hop

 

Inside Move: NBC, U rush to lock up Wolf, 'Law & Order'

 

Emmys test online voting for first time

 

Sony does the 'Twist'

 

Rudin, BBC push 'Play' together

 

Playwrights Fest sets thesps

 

TV Guide loses its editor

 

Crystal, DiCaprio on charity team

 

Frog hopping with fall fare

 

Voice of America TV calls Armenia

 

'Fearless' face found for film

 

Franco enrolls in 'Annapolis'

 

Familiar faces make 'Scanner' plans

 

Miller seduced by 'Casanova'

 

Twins' hot 'Minute'

 

Scotts digs 'Diamond'

 

Kids' WB ups vet McGowen

 

Seeger stays true to roots

 

'Bombay' scribe mates anew

 

'Raising' a fuss at Tribeca opener

 

'Sisters' propel ALS benefit

 

Kushner up for a 'Change'

 

James Patterson

 

Patricia Forman

 

SPI tries multi-territory rollouts

 

MTG launches history web

 

Gallic minister puts focus on local biz

 

NBC scares up big aud

 

Gore gets media outlet

 

Pat Moore

 

Peacock syndie vet nests in new home

 

RAI prexy resigns

 

Czech stars 'Shut Up' and shoot

 

Canal Plus picks up VOD

 

Wild Bunch loads 'Cargo'

 

Williams signs up for 'Cause'

 

Japan 'Passion' passable

 

Alliance Atlantis set to buy Spanish indie

 

Warner taps tune topper

 

New twist in WGA drama?

 

Oz commercial TV licensees doing well

 

Fox Kids arm jets new name Jetix

 

Sony tunes up Ainmax channel

 

Radar TV unpacks Travel suitcase

 

Par gets DVD/VHS rights to pic trio

 

Playboy TV bows on Digital Plus

 

Landesman blasts NYT

 

Riding the coattails of the 'Friends' frenzy

 

DirecTV ups subs, revs

 

Clear Channel sees bright 1st qtr.

 

Sony logs on to Net music biz

 

Heroic Marvel gain

 

NBC sweeping up eyeballs

 

'Bug' on red carpet

 

'Aida's' last verse Sept. 5

 

Stars align at Nantucket

 

Indecency dialogue comes under fire

 

'Imelda' shoo-in for Unitel

 

'Ryan' rises, 'Ellen' top rookie talker

 

Samaha talks about Baeres

 

Lion ups media sr. vp

 

Ford ankles as Miramax exec VP

 

'Folk' stays at Showtime

 

Johnny Mann

 

Harry Holt

 

Planning an 'Exorcism'

 

Fox carves niche

 

Oseary to manage again

 

Nelson upped at WB Ent.

 

ABC, Pepsi counting on 'Billion' campaign

 

Alphabet pondering fall of its 'Empire'

 

Teutons: Reichstag filming impossible

 

Bochco wages war at FX

 

Change fires Melvoin up

 

'Edison' makers reteam for 'American' project

 

Spike hikes slate of news docs, specials

 

Baldwins set own shingle

 

Turner takes 'Bills,' 'Ella'

 

UA rolls out Iraq story

 

Sony rounds bases with 'Moneyball'

 

AFMA toppers to continue

 

And now a joke from our sponsors

 

Flirting with disaster

 

Rewriting reality

 

Naming names

 

Behind the suit

 

Mouse blocks Moore doc

 

Viv U's golden arm

 

Gallic worker dispute simmering

 

Tarantino, Besson in piracy talkfest

 

Cannes screening for the homeless

 

Pathe leads into 'Crash'

 

Intandem adds Hurman

 

MoGame on for Mforma

 

Stage Holding takes 'Mamma Mia'

 

Cannes late 'Breaking News'

 

'Idol' strong, 'Frasier' builds

 

Roundhouse redo gains steam

 

NBC's primetime player

 

'ER' comes to PC

 

Vidgamer makes homevid sequel

 

Oz shifts into parks

 

'Valentin' wins hearts at kudofest

 

Icon taps distrib topper

 

Judge clears way for Multicanal reorg

 

TV stations scold FCC

 

Acad selects students

 

Fanning 'Fahrenheit' flames

 

Scribes nix 3-year deal

 

WB taps new-media veep

 

Gemstar cuts losses; TV Guide gloomy

 

THQ sales a whale tale

 

MGM delays annual meet

 

Ratings cheer Fox, Peacock

 

Latin Grammys set for Sept. 1

 

'60' spec to fete Hewitt

 

'D-12 World' in sales stratosphere

 

Bertelsmann no longer seeing red

 

Int'l distrib unmoved by 'Fahrenheit' flap

 

Constantin sees big quarterly gain

 

D'Works to toon up 'Shrek' early

 

Thesps face 'Factotum'

 

Canuck firms casting lot together

 

George Wojtasik

 

$1 mil 'Deal' being made at Indian tribes' casinos

 

'Garden' party at L.A. fest

 

Samaha quizzed on budgets

 

Def Jam taps Bartels

 

Nick slates 'Fresh Prince' at nite

 

'Danza' taps Redmann

 

Esquire tops mags kudos

 

Will Arnett