Table of Contents
Week of 01/29/2007

Articles

CMT development for Kusbit

 

Hong Kong to host new Asian awards

 

Bollywood star wins U.K. 'Big Brother'

 

Download revenue to rise tenfold by 2012

 

Armstrong to head up SPHE in U.K.

 

Antitrust chief comes to Berlusconi's aid

 

'Island' sweeps Eagle awards

 

London's West End bounces back

 

'Shotgun' rides with Coach 14

 

No standouts on Sunday

 

MTV curries favor

 

Moscow exhib topper stabbed

 

Sony video taps executive

 

Seven trumps Nine

 

'Golden Flower' gets a lift

 

Renay was a cult film favorite

 

'Jesus' opens Mexico docu fest

 

Berkshires Summer sked announced

 

Filmmakers follow in fathers' footsteps

 

'Vivaldi' principals are Hand Picked

 

Golden Eddie for Tarantino

 

Feiffer draws WGA honor

 

Nielsen adds college crowd

 

Broadway sales warming

 

Green buying Air America

 

Paleologos to run Mass. Film Office

 

Academy unveils shorts

 

Bill would force high court TV coverage

 

Bollywood composer dies at 81

 

NHK fined in rights case

 

Inside Move: Ex-boss zaps Zucker

 

Kopelson to ride with Equus

 

Berman, Braun partner up

 

Clear Channel shareholder against deal

 

Fox's big toon-up

 

Academy adds marketing director

 

'Lucy' co-creator, writer Carroll dies at 87

 

Films pass on Super Bowl

 

Finnian Anderson McDowell

 

Jack Harry Schrift

 

Gaynor Strachan-Chun

 

Viner's Phoenix rises with four divisions

 

Nickelodeon launches kid Web site

 

Fox pickups

 

NBC pickups

 

'Dororo' Japan's first hit of 2007

 

ABC pickups

 

Barab tops American World

 

'Sahara' jury selection starts

 

ABC picks up 'Victoria'

 

Inside Move: Cruz, Almodovar to reteam

 

Personal Shopper: Sexy Drop Earrings

 

Before sunset

 

L.A.'s FIDM gets dressed up

 

ThinkFilm there for 'Here'

 

WB makes Unusual deal

 

Stars come out for SAG soirees

 

Rocco works on 'Killer'

 

'City of God' scribe takes on 'School'

 

'Rising' to the occasion

 

'Pink' lady paints Off Broadway

 

Kiss creates comicbook company

 

Reality guru takes H'w'd 'Adventures'

 

'City of God' scribe takes on 'School'

 

Miramax makes 'Smart' move

 

Paramount taps top tech exec

 

Inside Move: Cruz, Almodovar to reteam

 

'Dororo' Japan's first hit of 2007

 

Endemol seeks approval for French deal

 

Duo chase remaining ProSieben stock

 

NRK hires Bjerkaas as broadcasting chief

 

Hungarian fest mixes art and commerce

 

Puttnam poised to bid for BBC role

 

German exhibitors force Fox retreat

 

Oscar buzz fails to excite Europe

 

Wright seeks aid in piracy battle

 

Police reunite for Grammys

 

'Evil Dead' musical closes

 

TV2 Denmark hires duo

 

Berlin honors Mina, Meszaros

 

Opposition to BSkyB stake in ITV grows

 

Fox on top with 'Prison Break,' '24'

 

Taylor takes legal action against E!

 

M&A activity in Europe peaks

 

RAI provokes gay rights protest

 

Locarno unleashes Leopards

 

Belgium sees French language boost

 

CW pickups

 

Icon's Cotton joins Fox TV

 

CBS pickups

 

As strike looms, reality TV ramps up

 

Berlin fest unveils slate

 

RAI executive exits in fraud probe

 

Super Bowl payoff could be huge

 

'Hedley' run sold out in Signature move

 

Silverdocs lauds Demme

 

Cherry Lane extends 'Dutchman'

 

Roundabout reups 'Angry Men'

 

Homegrown film fare big in Japan

 

Copyright biz grows in economic impact

 

'Hollywood' swinging

 

Cablevision ups Budill

 

Singapore's StarHub adds five channels

 

BBC Worldwide, Freehand join hands

 

Sony BMG reaches settlement

 

Inside Move: MSNBC gets political

 

Correction

 

Canadian actors head to arbitration

 

Cable news auds up in January

 

PlayStation 3 toys with earnings

 

DIY Convention to honor Jaglom

 

Relativity scores coin

 

New York Times woos Baquet

 

NBC Universal raises Stein dramatically

 

OBN launches online venture

 

Entertainment Rights finds 'Waldo'

 

Geffen sets Wasserstein play

 

ASC, Acad see films differently

 

Nine injured in CAA blast

 

USA flags top spot among basic cablers

 

'Borat' brings an improv feel

 

'Idol' sings top tune

 

Cablevision pins down WWE

 

Fantasy finds place among field

 

Universal combines acquisitions

 

CG entries rule toon category

 

Iraq, religion prove worthy topics

 

Aardman, DWA end partnership

 

Korduner to DGA counsel

 

Crossroads takes a new path with coin

 

'Pan's' B.O. helps pic's cause

 

Could 'Departed' deliver the gold?

 

IFC takes 'Tigers' by tale

 

Close race brings optimism to all

 

Danson joins FX legal thriller

 

Catch That Trend: Rippling Waves

 

Sidney Sheldon dies at 89

 

Inside Move: 'Departed' to arise?

 

Inside Move: Fox focuses on diversity

 

Inside Move: Burgers and a vidgame

 

ESPN, Tennis Channel pact

 

National Geographic ups Weil

 

AMPAS to host foreign pic noms event

 

TNT, TBS get Columbia film trio

 

Rudin taps 'Pie' guy for film pact

 

Four log on to Lane film

 

Hallmark exec slays 'em

 

'Travels' to DreamWorks

 

Comcast casts international prexy

 

Four log on to Lane film

 

Meehan joins Irish Film Board

 

ZDF to switch to HDTV in 2008

 

BSkyB's Murdoch to stay put

 

TV2 Denmark signs deal with Disney

 

BBC greenlights VOD service

 

Jacob Pitts, Liza Lapira

 

New Line strikes deal with RBS

 

Arts Alliance pacts with Artificial Eye

 

Vivendi posts below par results

 

Courson taking charge at Studio Canal

 

Studio dents Time Warner quarter

 

Pretty Ricky sitting pretty on top

 

'House' hits series high

 

Will NBC leave the 'Lights' on?

 

Beach Boys suit goes to trial

 

Ballots sent to Academy members

 

Universal flies with Crowe

 

Capitol sets top executives

 

Google stock takes detour on the Street

 

Emily VanCamp

 

Roger Bart

 

Amin Joseph

 

George Stults

 

Cartoon Network scares Boston

 

Asian stars get Golden

 

'Invaders' lands at WB

 

Blues singing blues on charts

 

Warner's Rhino rocks overseas

 

DirecTV buys Latin stake

 

'House' at home on top of Nielsen's

 

Gonzo licenses Japan online game

 

Auds in love with Bollywood's 'Ishq'

 

Star tunes up Asia music channels

 

Boston papers ding New York Times

 

Adelaide fest preems 8 Aussie pix

 

Kadokawa plunges into BitTorrent

 

Canuck helmers selected for Jutra

 

Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins dies

 

I-Cable irons new channel's details

 

Trio cast for 'Some Men'

 

A good year for the Brits

 

'Reno' lands syndication deal

 

Directors guild award nominees

 

Schlamme saves time on 'Studio'

 

China shows 007 the love

 

Reiner, Van Dyke recall 'Show'

 

Digital haze clouds guild's forecast

 

Separated at Birth: Knicker Flashers

 

The director was king 30 years ago

 

IMAX arrives in Hong Kong

 

NAACP Theater fetes Wolfe

 

ABC catches 'Jayne'

 

Smith to speak at D.C. confab

 

Overture Films hires Hindle

 

Arclight projectionists unionized

 

Lee leaving Microsoft

 

'Screwtape' attaches Walden

 

Millennium in talks for sale

 

Disney programming to air in Vietnam

 

Duo to co-chair Spirit Awards

 

Garner to topline 'Christmas' remake

 

Gere, Lane reteam in 'Nights'

 

TWC moves 'Potter' after Oscars

 

'Girl' of the moment

 

Life of the 'Party'

 

Figgis to direct 'Law' pilot

 

Alchemy finds president/COO

 

CBS still says yes to 'Big Brother'

 

Garner to star in 'Christmas' remake

 

Down and dirty at Vineyard

 

Some 'Kind' of fun at screening

 

Broadway flags pirates play

 

Duo share 'Dream' at brunch

 

Moore, Keaton hit 'Because' preem

 

'Fifth Grader' makes overseas deals

 

Gere, Lane reteam in 'Nights'

 

HK awards a blessing for 'Curse'

 

Momentum hits the acquisition trail

 

Hanway revisits 'Brideshead'

 

Fortissimo bonds with 'Blood Brothers'

 

Distrivision extends DTT, local deals

 

'Solution,' 'Pieds' take Cinemart awards

 

Puttnam aborts BBC mission

 

British exhibitors shut 'Museum'

 

RDF sets up digital arm

 

Romania's Pro TV buys 'Emmerdale'

 

'Idol' hot, 'Knights' not

 

Cartoon marketers plead not guilty

 

Former Variety editor Meyer dies at 71

 

1977: Vets reflect on 'Coming Home'

 

Sony stox rocked by hints of PS3 price cut

 

Actors stage appeal

 

Festival Center construction begins

 

Berlusconi fraud case dealt a blow

 

Kirk Franklin

 

Josh Peck

 

Laurie Collyer

 

Michael Cuesta

 

Blake Fronstin

 

Michelle Page

 

Comcast profit up

 

MPAA to honor Eastwood

 

Democratic senators grill FCC

 

Variety.com taps editor

 

Box office vets holding ground

 

Grammys' golden future

 

Mr. Moviefone to promote Fox series

 

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

 

Turner in trouble

 

Pushy questions for…

 

Steinberg to laugh it up on TVLand.com

 

Universal promotes production executive

 

Nets fight to keep ripoffs out of reality

 

Krakowski takes off skates

 

Date set for final Potter

 

Sound man Ronne dies

 

Mexican producer Ripstein Jr. dies

 

Young named Taormina director

 

Poor PlayStation 3 sales dent EA results

 

Weekend Update: Posh is a Chubby Chaser!

 

Book It: Pilates Plus with Nic

 

'Ablow Show' axed

 

Soaps not sudsy for MyNetwork TV

 

'Top Chef' cooking

 

Bellamy to host 'Comic'

 

'Sahara' trial heating up

 

Noms help 'Blood,' others o'seas

 

'Deuce' guy a real gem

 

Searchlight snags 'Once'

 

Focus' Schamus brings back 'Game'

 

Fox's 'Mother' of a deal

 

Polanski propels 'Pompeii'

 

Reality is 'Golden' for De Mol and ABC

 

Rudin buys rights to 'Suns'

 

Ella Einhorn

 

NBC Universal promotes three

 

Korean Film comes to Los Angeles

 

Chinese movie market to double by 2010

 

Actors have 'Eye' on roles

 

SAG taps Greenwalt

 

Gosling recruits 'Army' for directorial debut

 

Focus' Schamus brings back 'Game'

 

Relevant nabs 'Cannibal'

 

Eisner rejoins Lippin Group

 

Polanski propels 'Pompeii' film

 

Mexico's director dilemma

 

Handball a hit with German viewers

 

De Laurentiis plots Lecter's future

 

BSkyB saves BAFTA nominees party

 

German rebels rock box office

 

Cruz to star in Allen's Barcelona movie

 

New big Gunn at Liz Claiborne

 

Berlin holds place for 'Beijing'

 

Euromed plans Berlin conference

 

ABC big winner on Thursday

 

Gannett 4Q earnings up 3 percent

 

YouTube to remove Viacom clips

 

Brown's partner takes case to court

 

Cohn returns for 1st time since shooting

 

Opera composer Menotti dies at 95

 

'Mod Squad's' Andrews dies

 

Feature hopes beckon directors

 

Carl Foreman Award Nominees

 

New host Ross 'defines' BBC

 

'Folk' star joins cast of 'Cuckoo's Nest'

 

TV, stage vet Bergere dies

 

Exhibs postpone 'Tiger' again

 

Rotterdam awards four films

 

BAFTA looks to stem ratings low

 

Alexander Korda Award Nominees

 

Sony PCL launches digitizing service

 

Caroline faces changes

 

Mar del Plata fest grows

 

2006 BAFTA nominees

 

Blighty films explore blight

 

Rivals ponder 'Queen' coup

 

Scandi markets drive kidpic biz

 

Talent takes bite of Apple

 

Argentina at a glance

 

Market leads to funding hookups

 

Filmmakers on the verge

 

World of success for film fund

 

TV's got an edge in global exports

 

Hit found funds in German ties

 

Argentina film business in a crunch

 

French flies as fest's fave fare

 

Dieter learns to grin and Bear it

 

Amnesty International honoring Lopez

 

Gosling's nomination no accident

 

EFM now biz's third big sales spot

 

Beyond baby talk at Berlin

 

Rough edges infuse roles

 

Wednesday, February 14

 

Tuesday, February 13

 

Saturday, February 10

 

Sunday, February 18

 

Saturday, February 17

 

Friday, February 16

 

Thursday, February 15

 

Monday, February 12

 

Sunday, February 11

 

Friday, February 9

 

Thursday, February 8

 

Can anyone burst Hudson's dream?

 

Mirren, Mirren on Oscar wall

 

Performances of a lifetime

 

Stars campaign on the sly

 

Accusations traded in film trial

 

Turkey gets commercial breaks

 

Asians work out in the wait room

 

Scorsese wins at DGA Awards

 

DGA Awards winners

 

New media's guilded pie

 

3 Dali-licious deals

 

Promo bombs in Boston

 

Moguls bid for the big prize

 

CNT turns the page

 

Fringe fare finds critical praise

 

Are gay auds trading B'way for TV?

 

Crime pays for rookie directors

 

3-D: The eyes have it!

 

Vidgame biz puts a Cap on awards

 

'Barbarella' rising for Dino?

 

Is 'View's' future Rosie?

 

Ebert empire holding up</