Biz up; 3 shows close

Oz helmer returns home with 'Lost'

Arts org gets leg up after 9/11

TV adds twist to tender Trapps

Fox drives 'Spike' into latenight

NFL games change playbook

Fall's 5 big gambles

End of an era for syndie biz

Satcaster aimed at Arab femmes

Czech on digital licenses

B.O. dips for 11-show slate

French riot act

A novela star search

Dori opens doors for Argentine sales

Dutch group Eyes prod'n house

Israeli pic tackles AIDS

Oz kudos hit the road

Styler slate adds Radford project

'Dead Man's Chest' joins billion $ club

Russians ready for co-prods

'Black Book' rewrites rules and history

Sun cooling on Korea

Pricey 'Red Baron' recalls war exploits

Auds & exhibs in ticket tussle

O'seas ticket costs skyrocket

Pols pony up for November derby

Pic pair break from fest pack

The squeeze is on at H.K. arthouse

Fox's 'Sunshine' buoys

'Rebels' without a backlot

Pirates' plunder

Nets pay the piper for 'Titanic'-sized themes

Amazon takes on Apple to click pix

Time Warner's elevator stalls

War is hell for Coalition

Rival dealmakers in a new Space race

Grey skies ahead

Intruder fouls the rare air at Telluride

When Harry met Leo…

Auds catch chill

TWC heats up Toronto, buys two pix

Colombia offers 'Dream' for Oscar

Itochu goes 'Comic'

'Small' wins big at Taiwan ani fest

Philippines pic 'Blossoming'

ICM pushes growth with biz development chief

Variety rolls screenings

Acad sets tech short list

Football flattens Fox's laffer bows

Will UA find fresh footing?

ABC sticks to 'Path'

'Cars' drives 'Chest' from top

FCC reopens debate on ownership regs

HBO charts 'Flight' plan with comics

Newsies hit a wall

'Sopranos' thesp guns for Fox latenight show

Jon Gries and Cynthia Watros

Alex Frost

Eugene Jones

Lochlyn Munro

Marty Ingels

Beth Dover

GreenCine digs deep

Hazy windows

Web opens new pic pipelines

Software creators cater to festival logistics

Variety's film crix point to a selection of fest gems

Bigger and better?

Pockets full of miracles

'Silk' spun from many strands

Behind the money

Rising stars radiate bankable buzz

A very long engagement

Gemini Film

Showbox

Toho

RAI Cinema/01Distribution

Manga Films

Pathe Distribution

Constantin Film

Entertainment Film Distributors

A good rep

Niche newbies

Off the grid

Rocky Mountain Pictures

IDP Distribution

ThinkFilm

Magnolia

Freestyle Releasing

Paramount Vantage

Picturehouse

Miramax Films

Warner Independent Pictures

Screen Gems

Sony Picture Classics

Fox Searchlight

Focus Features

The Weinstein Co. / Dimension Films

Lionsgate

Videocine

Dendy Films

Your own private equity

Boutique facelifts

Getting comfy in the Lion's den

David Millbern

Toronto two-fer for TWC

Fest vote in for 'President'

Scribes split on reality drive

Thesp has 'Evening' plans

20th TV ups Shelburne

'Sunshine' lights up Deauville festival

NBC newbies log on at AOL

Prosecutors investigate Victory

Telecom Italia inks deal for Fox pix

Berlinale renames Kinderfilmfest

Freeview set to overtake Sky

Freemantle taps Beer

Besson calls it a day

Kampusch attracts 80% of TV aud

Euro Film Awards race starts

Blighty's HIT branches out to H.K.

Japanese TV toon heads to bigscreen

Correction

Helmers slate five for October honors

Jagger on 'Ruby' duty

Zambia to hold its first film fest

'Boys' up, 'King' off

Bevilacqua sports new job

Talent hit Deauville

Triple murder at Toronto hotel

Hello 'Dahlia'

Newsman gets his day

Kickoff returns

Beaucoup bucks for Canuck 'Cop'

Golden moment

John rocks Lincoln Center, auction

Hansel set for Militans

Ster-Kinekor price plan working

ShowEast to fete Par marketer

WE marketing staff grows

Jimmie Maddin

CableReady for Lionsgate

Stations high on 'Guy'

Toronto fest on 'Death' watch

Newell turns on the telly

Dalai Lama brings message to H'w'd

Inroads on output

ABC's 'Path' solid but paved with cost

WGA plans rally

Reelz rolls with critic

TiVo clicks high end

VH1 kicks up 'Flavor' with femme spinoff

HRTS hitches prexy for 2 years

Lionsgate lifts Kim

Spike likes 2 crime dramas

'Enemy' goes to bat

Steinberg flies with Fox's 'Frangela' pilot

New prexy gets Lucky

Hunt finds cast trio for helming debut

Gotham's big 'Kiss' and tell

Docurama plucks 'Guitar'

Helmer goes to 'Town'

H'w'd history lesson

AMC and RKO to showcase indie pix

Seaworthy preem

Yeoh a go with pair of pics

Northern lights

WB ups Rich to sr. VP

China celebrates 'Life'

Kinepolis partners to separate

Lucky Red lands 'Life'

Brit thesps get a 'Life'

RTL Netherlands begins film prod'n

U.K. box office languishing in the doldrums

Greece's Star falls for 'Love Lab'

EFA fetes Polanski

Sky halts pic stream after piracy scare

Lejarza hired to pump up Antena 3 TV

Apple's in the pix mix

Tyro scribes can still get on the laff track

Guild gong for Gilliam

Meirelles spins off 'Antonia' TV skein

Alan Vint

Beeb shuffles exec deck

Pramer reorganizes sales force

Reliance Bluemagic gets OK from b'casting org

U.K's Five reels in pix for digital webs

Growing pains lead to gains at H.K. Disneyland

Pusan picks pic pair

'Wild' man cops a plea

Mediaset tripped up

Carver, Kuhn get a 'Life'

Off B'way gets Gold

Fox News taps biz chief

Televisa tries again

Bedford joins Lear lineup

'Evening' falls to third

NBC U bows online service

FCC chief grilled on media ownership vote

HBO's 'Wire' tapped for fifth season

Nets get kick from NFL

Duo inks with Korean prod'n shingle

Time turns pages on magazines

Moonves relates to 'Path' wrath

News crew eager to surf the Web

Fest takes pol position

Digital divide crossed

L.A. slashes city location fees

S. John Launer

LMU fest will laud Lasseter

Marion Carter Green

Real deals for Korean firm

Thesps hear a 'Who'

Remaking an image

Southern Star sells more 'Daughters'

Yamada sets up period pic

Foxtel urges release of TV report

Imax makes inroads into Brazil

Asian Film Market confirms attendance

Four skeins get the nod from TV One

NY Times selling TV stations

Samaha pact ends

ShowEast lauds Fox 20th duo

Talent speak for U toon

Inside Move: Cruise/Wagner sets up shop

Inside Move: KABC 'embarrassed' by gaffe

Cinetic teams with IHQ

Warner stews 'Chefs' redo

WB will investigate 'Murder'

Meirelles sees next pic

Oscar Wilde awards fete Morrison

SMG reports 7% drop in TV revenues

Sci Fi home to NBC 'Heroes'

MTV Intl taps Razvi

Nets greet 'Company'

Italo B.O. looks to 'Pirates' for salvation

Telefonica bows dual-platform series

Eye not eyeing Europe

What's the 'Deal'?

Gallic news web unveiled

Warner Bros. Spain taps numero uno

France 'Seats' its Oscar contender

Michael Bacall and Eli Roth

Time's NOW for mobile TV

Alanis Morissette

'B'Day' celebration

Golf Channel tees up Latin America

Kevin Zegers

Nikki Cox

Michael Madsen and Camille Solari

Azie Tesfai

Sony bows new Blu-ray recorder at confab

Tour takes Williams to Shanghai

Benson new a.d. at Soho Rep

Filmmaker confab to bow

Couric back on top after day in third

'Dance' coming to Bay Street

TW Cable to punt NFL net

'Survivor' slated for Canuck VOD

Eye on development

Court TV COO ankles

Toon pic org seeks entries

Topper touts Fox's nimble dealmaking

Alphabet's digital dough

ABC dances to ratings win

Image goes on attack

ABC boosts reality exex

Lionsgate gets 'Away'

Perry Studios opens doors

Fox laffing with Leary

Mostow's on board

Meisel reactivates FMI Media

IMG taps duo

Lawmaker attempts to stall antipiracy bill

Chenoweth seeds 'Apple Tree' revival

Thesp sings for 'Awakening'

Duo hip to 'Hippo' toon

Bigscreen magic

Swimming in H'wood

Passion projects

'Haven' a late Bloom-er

In their own words

Splatter chatter in Las Vegas

USO hits hole in one

'Nightmare' before & after

Carrey up for grabs

'Serenada' tests classical waters

Mystic knighthood

Stiles styles short for Elle

Danny & Tim's big adventure

Passion player

UTA taps Hansen for reality

'Father' finds way to Sony

Fest naming names

Winfrey makes changes at Harpo

Avnet wed to USA's 'Wife'

Museum locks up speaker series

MPA civil with Chinese pirates

Avex checks out Chinese talent

Production booms in Blighty

Bier, Boe and Fares vie for Nordic prize

BRB takes short cut

Minghella, Meadows pix join London

ProSiebenSat 1 to launch five channels

China Star sells library to News Corp. subsid

Right-winger sparks piracy debate

Branson to expand V fest circuit

SET nabs 'Race,' 'Fire'

Oliver cooking in Spain

Metrodome takes 'Away'

'360' skeds student work

Coin funds German-Polish features

Rising star at Star

1958: 'Book' offers hook

PCCW revs rise by 66%

Local films to power Rio film fest

RTL's Zeiler keeps his eye on ITV

Jill Hennessy

Anne Archer

Matthew Settle

Dan Kay

Shedrack Anderson

Joseph O'Conner

Emmy boosts mags' ratings

Ricky Gervais

Former MPD topper in talks for return

Lagardere media topper ousted

Trio skedded for Feuer memorial

Porn star hits the stage

What's there to do in L.A. this week?

'Grinch' calls to Cullum

Fox Warner scores with 'Idiots'

Murdoch looks to release bird

Fox gets drama queen

Vieira bow draws auds for 'Today'

Fans get Grammy experience

Hanging on to Horton

Who two getting Sirius

China welcomes o'seas pic coin

Tribune sells station to Sunbeam

Emmy coverage boosts mags

The 'Borat' buzz

Sony reboots its disc drive

Cablers in bid for wireless

The mod squad

What would Summer Roberts do?

Tourist trap

Grape nuts

B.O. in for noir war

BBC blunder to bigscreen

Todd Rosenthal

You say "tomato"

Reveille revs slate

CBS drops on-demand fee

Standoff at Big Sur

TV Azteca execs settle fraud charges

Pushy questions for…

Frescoes

Baby, you can park my car

Oliver's cooking Down Under

Behind the music

Ultimate unplug

Listen: Howl

Hood times

Senate funds media study

WGA wants more for 'Model' rally

CBS ups duo

Disney pacts with Thumbplay

Universal signs with I-play

InfoSpace signs with Hawk

National Lampoon add Levy

It's so hue

Dillon Phoenix Gering

Fox cabler is brewing new reality

A place for 'Peabody'

ABC, Touchstone ink Penn

FCC alum claims report spiked

Best of the best

All-stars gather for megashow