Table of Contents
Week of 03/19/2007

Articles

Griffin gameshow cleared for top markets

 

Italian porn stripped out

 

Ulster TV net profits fall

 

Iron Lady ready for close-up

 

Zodiak executives take on new roles

 

Salmon leaps to 'Clubbed'

 

'Extras' calls it quits

 

Director Rosenberg dies at 79

 

McCarter Theater announces bill

 

Newspapers settle with Sun-Times

 

Hoops boost CBS

 

'Grease' TV show to bow in Britain

 

Jury selection begins in Spector trial

 

'Death' disappoints

 

Ticketmaster buys into echomusic

 

Duo team for production company

 

Tribeca lines up shorts

 

Broadway box office gets boost

 

Rotterdam ups Taal

 

Australian ABC enters virtual world

 

Pair brace for 'Battle'

 

Hong Kong festival launches

 

Talpa looking to boost Tien

 

'Ponyo' next for Miyazaki

 

China Film Group enters new Era

 

Public Radio duo team for program

 

2007 independent films faring well

 

'SVU' locks up syndication deal

 

Guthrie schedules 'Lear,' 'Gynt'

 

Tribeca gives Bronx lesson

 

NPR files for rehearing with CRB

 

National Geographic greenlights specials

 

Raising the Barr

 

Director Swimmer dies at 70

 

Macdonald to direct 'State of Play'

 

Carpinello added to 'Xanadu'

 

Argentine actress Casares dies

 

Does the digital revolution justify a threatened writers strike?

 

CPB chief talks balance

 

Duo teams on Thai drama

 

CineMedia sees boost

 

In Demand HD takes new name

 

Personal Shopper: Black, White and Bold

 

City of Lights fest sets schedule

 

Bravo picks digital VP

 

Wang joins Hippopotamus' 'Wushu'

 

HarperCollins books Sharkey

 

'Disturb' Hong Kong bow set

 

InnoForm to wrap four films in 2007

 

H.K. panel pushes for channel change

 

Production starts on 'Spirit' series

 

No showbiz boost in budget

 

Pellicano pleads not guilty

 

Fox Atomic hustles to 'Dance' writer

 

Codeblack makes 'Good'

 

HBO Films cues blues for biopic

 

Scribe duo sells animal-trainer comedy

 

Coto rides with Fox

 

Jolie 'Wanted' for Universal film

 

Sparks adaptation is 'Dear' to Tatum

 

Obst, Rosen team up

 

Shochiku buys 'Vexille' toon rights

 

Studio 2.0 inks RealNets deal

 

Curtin to play 'Nice'

 

Coppola tackles 'Youth'

 

WGA tells members not to worry

 

Roth recuts 'Universe'

 

Warner's DVD arm taps VPs

 

Image reverses roles

 

'On the Lot' premiere date moved

 

Superman won't fly

 

Distributor has Golden approach to 'Fiction'

 

Take-Two may sell company

 

Comedy tonight at ShoWest

 

Broadway floats boating

 

Turtles come out of their shells

 

'Pirates' take over El Capitan

 

'Last Mimzy' premieres

 

'Hoax' premieres in Westwood

 

Jolie 'Wanted' for Universal film

 

Macdonald to direct 'State of Play'

 

Australia 'Model' announced live

 

'Brothers' takes six awards

 

Fry toasts American actors

 

Ofcom investigates BSkyB

 

Moscow festival sets new management

 

Local films help European box office

 

Sony nabs 'Counterfeiters'

 

U.K. Film Council comes to rescue

 

Cinematographer Francis dies at 89

 

Spanish government offers tax breaks

 

ITV gets classy with Austen

 

'Dancing' a dynamo for ABC

 

Blockbuster CEO calls it quits

 

Columbia flies with 'Green Hornet'

 

Broadway tickets cause stir

 

New Line nabs 'Gears of War'

 

Actress Helm dies at 83

 

Actors added to 'Little Mermaid'

 

Legit vet Diaz dies

 

Iraq War at 4: Still not ready for primetime

 

China greenlights Nanking film

 

Chelsea mainstage renamed

 

'GMA' invites candidates for chat

 

'Host' wins most at Asian Film Awards

 

China jails dissident Web editor

 

Sirius topper vows a la carte offerings

 

Dennis Miller launching radio show

 

FilMart seminar probes profitability

 

IFC snaps up 'Fears,' 'Paris'

 

Universe adds to FilMart slate

 

Wood lends voice to Acker animation

 

Fantom acquires Cineclick Asia

 

Sony TV Int'l lifts Lerner to sr. VP

 

Siu's a shooting star at Star TV

 

CMT amps up originals with stars

 

Kinostar picks up 2 from Boll

 

ARP has 'Eye' on film

 

Emperor offers varied films

 

Ohm:tv offers mobile TV channels

 

Resonant bowing Gonzo service

 

Tribeca/ESPN fest sets slate

 

Korean 'Host' a China box office monster

 

Celestial touts costume drama

 

Apollo story to open Hot Docs festival

 

Cruise set for Singer's WWII film

 

Letterman unable to work Tuesday

 

Koch resurrects 'Lost Tomb' in DVD

 

CW plants flag for mag

 

What's there to do in New York this week?

 

MPAA tech exec VP exits

 

Blunt queen for King film

 

Mun2 pacts with Latino rapper for show

 

Billboard awards head to Nashville

 

Cast set for 'Multiple Sarcasms'

 

Mandalay grabs 'Passion'

 

Universal elevates Clark

 

Sanders set for film, theater

 

Sutherland's East Side, Sci Fi team

 

'Nelson' team up to bat for 'Sugar'

 

Blige set to duet with ICM

 

Universal sets Lozano to direct 'Live'

 

CBS orders gameshow pilot 'Power'

 

Fox locks up more 'Prison'

 

Hirsch picks up 'Speed'

 

Daylight-saving dock ratings

 

Foreman to judge on 'Inventor'

 

Separated at Birth: Black Satchels

 

Cruise set for Singer's WWII film

 

'Columbia flies with 'Green Hornet'

 

Blunt queen for King pic

 

Fierstein in tune with 'Affair'

 

Bay City Rollers sue Arista

 

EFP unveils Picture Europe!

 

Bertelsmann posts record profits

 

Film Finance Corp. coin for 5 films

 

DK woos European investors

 

U.K. tax change hits producers

 

EU probes Vivendi pay-TV plans

 

Youth shall be served

 

Tribune revenues fall in February

 

Two-hour 'Idol' rocks Fox

 

R&B singer Ingram dies at 69

 

Academy sets calendar for Oscars

 

6 Sales takes 'Fort Apache'

 

First Look hooks Nu Image/Millennium

 

Mary moves to Memnon

 

Chajda primed for Prima

 

Endemol cross about Malta show

 

Debuts dominate the charts

 

Ascot grabs Weinstein pics

 

Venice fest fetes Burton

 

Marvel theme park set for Dubai

 

ABC renews 11 series

 

Horie no help to prosecution

 

Telemundo divisions to be revamped

 

Digital forum draws on animation

 

In Demand strikes out with MLB

 

Asia Contents Market to bow

 

Iran president irked by '300'

 

Imax sprouts new screen in China

 

Korea period film has femme flavor

 

Dori goes Undergound for telenovela

 

State turns 'Supergirl' into 'Boy'

 

'Pan's' dominates Mexico's Ariels

 

KT launches 'DVD rooms' network

 

Warner Intl. promotes publicist

 

Starbucks, McCartney brew deal

 

'Provoked' to open Indian festival

 

Sorkin eyes Lips show

 

3 directors form a 'Triangle'

 

Sony Pictures ups Berger

 

Groups pact to fight kid obesity

 

One sponsor for 'World'

 

TV academys battle over Emmys

 

Distributors 'Cheer' for film

 

Letterman regular DeForest dies at 85

 

Maher's guests keep it 'Real'

 

Apple TV arrives in stores

 

Josh Lucas

 

Cameron Richardson

 

Richard Dean Anderson

 

Pushy questions for…

 

Jay Paulson

 

Michael Shanks

 

Fox bows ad sales arm

 

Democrats push for funds

 

Kiss This: 5 Fresh Lipsticks for Spring

 

Writer, media critic Seipp dies

 

ARM hands distrib VP post to Lee

 

FilMart seminar looks at Asian talent

 

AFI Dallas Film Festival kicks off

 

Alchemy in Rocket path

 

Crowe to direct 'Bra Boys'

 

Trio clues in to 'Drew' sequel

 

AMC taps writers for scripted shows

 

NBC on more solid ground

 

Sony TV joins iTunes

 

Hong Kong movie industry gets Big

 

Aronsohn stays on with 'Men'

 

Williams to receive Owens Award

 

Father Wes knows best

 

Tuesday's 'Reign' storm

 

The late bloomer

 

'Lookout' eyes head case

 

Crowe to direct 'Bra Boys'

 

Elton John goes online

 

Five Life digs 'Dirt'

 

Bonnier swallows Nordic

 

Spain eases the pain

 

Nordisk adds Finnish to empire

 

Lundberg joins Swedish institute

 

BAFTA picks awards date

 

'300' flexes muscle at IMAX

 

ESPN leads in Emmy nominations

 

'Idol,' 'Death' carry Fox

 

McEntire to host ACM Awards

 

DaWa to become CinEssence

 

Czechs line up for Febio

 

'Beautiful' won't eschew issues

 

Cannes Market films a click away

 

'Bold' foursome thrive on stability

 

Bell family into soap-opera business

 

Guiding all my beautiful restless children

 

Seven H.K. films take home coin

 

1957: Stars recalled for 'Raintree' re-takes

 

Starz files suit against Disney

 

Expo picks 5 for digital honors

 

Pat O'Brien

 

Minka Kelly

 

Rick Yune

 

Lydia Loizides

 

Jessica Brown

 

David Rasche

 

Life without Tony

 

'High School Musical' expands tour

 

A box office free for all

 

Production deal for Chiao

 

Wexler eyeing ICG presidency

 

Canana digs distribution

 

CBC draws federal funds

 

Former N.Y. Post writer sues billionaire

 

MTV pairing IFilm with Spike

 

Fox 'Savages' scores a screening at BAM

 

Koreans ink deals amid slow mart

 

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

 

Hong Kong Expo finds funding

 

Sci Fi inks deal with 'mentalist' Brown

 

Grazer flap traps Times

 

Voom HD, PCCW pact

 

Nolan to write Spielberg film

 

Film composer Stein dies at 91

 

Castle Rock locks in 'Find'

 

'Crashing' to open Gen Art

 

MoveOn sues Viacom

 

Herzog-Cowen Entertainment

 

NBC, News team on video site

 

Chang sees fit to resign from See

 

Activers pacts with Firecracker

 

Sunny Natasha Obst

 

Chamonix Noelle Johnson

 

'Daughters' back on the farm

 

Bruno Leifer-Wolf

 

Evan Lee Bankston

 

Microsoft shutters video site

 

Dancer Ebsen dies

 

Tartan snaps U.S. rights for 'Slit'

 

First Look's int'l ops to remain intact

 

Toon house throws another 'Party'

 

Kattan to host 'Game'

 

ConFes events focus on content

 

Roundabout recalls 'Old'

 

Public Theater adds 'Darfur'

 

'Song' postponed at Zipper

 

McGowan to play B-movie star Cabot

 

Warner spy tale a Hale bio film

 

DiCaprio, Winslet to star in 'Road'

 

Kopelsons take 'Alchemy'

 

Comedy writers drawn to Fox TV deal

 

All Hail: The Bodysuit

 

'Time' scoops Animation of the Year prize

 

'Cop' star Feore to receive Canada Award

 

Hollywood's dark underbelly

 

FCC opens broadband inquiry

 

Reeves, Ayer lock up 'Night' pic

 

Warner spy tale a Hale bio film

 

A box office free for all

 

Mirren picks up press award

 

'300' unleashed across Europe

 

History builds Roman empire

 

Spain drags feet on tax breaks

 

Cablevision loses suit on network DVRs

 

'Porgy and Bess' to close early

 

German Films names Redl

 

'300' wins box office battles overseas

 

ARD, ZDF strike soccer deal

 

'Grey's' carries ABC

 

Spain adds juice to new media

 

'Three Amigos' lead charge

 

Cartoon debate redrawn in France

 

Wells, Bochco ride the tide of change

 

Dallas fest well oiled

 

Tight 'Reign' curtails 9/11

 

Grazer left on cutting-room floor

 

Hilton and Richie reteam

 

'Lonelygirl's' Buddy system

 

Bootleg-sniffing dogs hounded

 

SAG ads study still M.I.A.

 

Tabloid tangle

 

La Jolla a.d. takes on Sorkin's 'Invention'

 

MBC grabs a piece of the Action

 

Brit director Rourke writes new course

 

Road box office dips for 11-show slate

 

NABET-CWA, ABC suspend talks

 

Biz up; 'Poppins' 1.2m

 

Screen-to-musical transfers aim for Rialto

 

'Road' to understanding

 

Spain sea change

 

Broadway's 'Blonde' ambition

 

Celestial touts costume drama

 

Sponsors score on 'American Idol'

 

Monkeying with 'West'

 

Producers eye networks' revenues

 

Wooden's trapezoid of triumph

 

Tune-ups help 'Idol' stay in key

 

Web rescinds 'Backstage' pass

 

After 'Sopranos,' HBO plots spree

 

RCTV in government crosshairs

 

Art Stolnitz, 79, executive

 

Argentine film takes novel route

 

'Couric' to stream on mobile

 

Lifetime promotes Stern to VP post

 

Miyauchi faces jail time for fraud

 

Film Council places online bet

 

Winnick signs with Fox

 

Mandarin sells rights on 'Point'

 

War drama wows Israel

 

TVB ends year with revenues up

 

Ontario's cultural sector gets boost

 

New year begins with 'Slam Dunk'

 

Di Bonaventura takes aim with 'Shooter'

 

Indie studio Quanta opens in Brazil

 

H.K. firm invests in Korea's MGame

 

'Bra Boys' leads Australian charge

 

Atelier du Cinema market warms to films

 

Magical history tour

 

Fresh faces for summer films

 

Anytime deal adds rights

 

ARD, ZDF score soccer deal

 

'Jury' in session

 

Piracy in the frame at India confab

 

Filmart tops chart

 

'Network' airs cast secret