Table of Contents
Week of 04/09/2007

Articles

'Idol' licensor staying busy

 

NBC, CBS suspend Imus show

 

ABC tops Easter Sunday

 

'Bones' boosts online profile

 

AFTRA candidates announced

 

Ratings reprieve

 

Retro ride

 

NBC cancels 'Andy Barker, PI'

 

'Grindhouse' misses its mark

 

Cannes archives available online

 

Chan kicks off reality show

 

CBC shows get the ax

 

China reins in TV fare

 

Mingly may take stake in ATV

 

Udine festival to feel 'Pain'

 

Geo Bivins

 

Louis Trebino, Jr.

 

Cathy Tankosic

 

Tricia Pifer

 

David A. Helfant

 

Broadway gets Easter boost

 

Foreign buyers eye hot TV hits

 

Travis Gray, Genevieve Croteau

 

David Hutchinson, Chad MacDonald

 

Isabel Miller

 

Cindy Rakowitz

 

Dan Dieffenbach

 

Anil Kurian

 

Miguel Penella

 

Kristine Kreska

 

Ryan Donovan

 

Michelle Berlin

 

Kaki Kirby, Lauren Frasca

 

David Levitt, Samantha Lee

 

U.S. steps up anti-piracy measures

 

MGM, Hayek team for Ventanazul

 

Panamax nabs Latin co-production

 

Playboy Indonesia 'not indecent'

 

HK festival won't tell Mak's 'Story'

 

Prime taps Kim as CEO

 

Katharine McElwaine, 33, daughter of producer Guy McElwaine

 

Sun DirecTV goes to All Asia

 

Downsizing at Discovery

 

Clinton, Obama just say no to Fox

 

WGA sends Frisch to D.C.

 

JDC bows film acquisition fund

 

Art Simon, 68, agent

 

'Pooh' suit heats up

 

Separated at Birth: Seersucker Vests

 

Withoutabox, Cannes mini-mart pact

 

Universal sees the 'Whole' picture

 

Henley aboard Janssen show

 

China tackling piracy

 

Ferraro ready to fight for Clinton

 

New look for First Look: 2 CEOs

 

Flektor lets users create

 

Clinton targets TV, videogames

 

Broderick, Alda filled to 'Capacity'

 

'Ray' to play in Pasadena

 

Phillips to produce 'Chadster'

 

Adams seizes 'Day'

 

Lopez, Univision in unison on drama

 

Warner Bros., Goyer 'Max' out hero

 

'Cottage' welcomes Harden

 

Aude's 'Odd' story to be told

 

Cablevision refuses to be boxed in

 

AFI Fest announces call for entries

 

HBO hugs it out at 'Entourage' bash

 

Hollywood's paw party for 'Dog'

 

'Pirate' braves rough seas

 

Broderick, Alda filled to 'Capacity'

 

Universal readies 'New Hugh'

 

Jones, Headey enroll at 'St Trinian's'

 

Rohnke named Bavaria co-chief

 

Jove honors Wenders

 

'Lives' chases U.S. record

 

Five keeps 'House'

 

Endemol Intl. beefs up MIP slate

 

Apple Corps seeds CEO

 

Live Earth finds U.S. home

 

Actors added to Classic Stage

 

ABC, CBS split Monday

 

Ashley to head up La Jolla

 

Viacom, Yahoo team on ad deal

 

Ray takes post at Sidney Kimmel

 

Francis surrenders to marshals

 

'Sopranos' takes ratings hit

 

Maddox to head CNN International

 

WB hands over cineplexes

 

Nikkatsu draws on animation

 

Crest has zest for China team

 

Congloms need a one-size-fits-all apology

 

Festival to honor slavery's end

 

French films trump Hollywood fare

 

Ladislav Rychman, 84, director

 

Picturehouse taps Albright

 

Basketball boosts CBS

 

Sony executive exits China division

 

U.S. tweaks China over piracy, access

 

Correction

 

Correction

 

Monte Carlo on 'Wounded Knee'

 

Channel 4 rings 'Wedding Belles'

 

Stock mistake will cost Disney

 

'Sopranos' takes a hit

 

Chum execs give Peace a chance

 

Why did 'Grindhouse' misfire at the box office?

 

NBC's 'Heads-Up' aces ratings

 

Variety taps Tee for Asia

 

Fox has 'Funniest Moments'

 

Personal Shopper: The Little White Dress

 

Bravo woos 'Millionaire' dating show

 

Telluride taps Huntsinger

 

'Black' earns gold at Method Fest

 

AFI sets deadlines

 

Food Network makes 'Reservations'

 

Ford to star in 'Anna Nicole' film

 

Petry, Eurosport pact

 

Rodriguez digs Nala's 'Grave'

 

ABC zeros in on summer

 

Duo splitting 'Nines' rights

 

Jacksons, CBS team for 'Dynasty'

 

RDF launches digital division

 

'Conquest' wins re-release

 

Festival Center gets hefty donation

 

CBS News axes plagiarizing producer

 

Trio off to races for 'Indianapolis'

 

Korean market share drops in March

 

'Forbidden Kingdom' lures Lionsgate

 

'Forbidden Kingdom' lures Lionsgate

 

Ford to star in 'Anna Nicole' film

 

U.K. musicians tap Russian market

 

U.S. series in BAFTA race

 

Central leads Russian, CIS charts

 

Universal signs T-Com pact

 

Civite grabs 'Apron'

 

Silvio shut out of telecoms

 

Brits, French watch less TV

 

Istanbul hosts human rights prize

 

TV takes advantage of Hawaiian beauty

 

Iceland's landscape brings big names

 

Exotic locations, tax breaks a big incentive

 

Local industry hopes to beat slump

 

Versatile location in the Irish Sea

 

Italy's other wine country ups film profile

 

Chinese back lot grows to epic proportions

 

Roundup: U.S. Tax Incentives

 

Films pony up to corral perfect locale

 

Africa offers fresh take

 

Standardized skills up ante for film offices

 

Western Europe shoots back

 

'Bean' means business

 

Bravo flying 'First Class'

 

Tyldum falls for 'Angels'

 

MSNBC kicks Imus off the air

 

Fox's 'Idol' down, but not out

 

'Now,' 'Go' trade top two places

 

Washington, Whitaker team up

 

'Lost' finds DVR viewers

 

Comcast acquires Fandango

 

Jim Thurman, 72, TV writer

 

Nakata takes 'Note' spinoff

 

Lee's life story headed to CCTV

 

Kenya keen for film business

 

British exports expand

 

Sky One grabs '5th Grader'

 

Toby Jones, Lena Headey

 

Leelee Sobieski

 

Ioan Gruffudd

 

Bill Smitrovich

 

Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna

 

King joins Participant

 

Apple partners with MGM

 

HBO, Universal strike mega deal

 

CBS, DIC tout children's lineup

 

Style wants more of 'Kimora'

 

Czech broadcasters threaten suit

 

Film Society honors Keaton

 

Comedy Central greenlights 'Root'

 

Floyd joins DreamWorks

 

Pushy questions for...

 

CBS sees Red with Brits

 

Issue documentaries heat up

 

Reams joins 'Producers' in Vegas

 

Sony gives up on cheaper console

 

Shaffer-Coyle closes doors

 

Cablevision moves fuse

 

Burns documentary adds Latinos

 

Def Jam to relaunch Mercury

 

Fraser returns for 'Mummy 3'

 

H'wood Palladium to get upgrade

 

Mohr set to play straight man on CBS

 

Kisilevsky, Forston join Overture

 

No 'Grace' period for NBC dispute

 

Sarsgaard joins Roth adaptation

 

WGA talks start in July

 

'Barbarella' back in action

 

LMNO grows reality production

 

Bryant gets 'The Better Man'

 

Fountains of Wayne songwriter 'lucky'

 

CNBC pacts with Korean channel

 

Celestial, Sandon sign video pact

 

UTV seeks London Stock listing

 

A Shandling shindig

 

Over the 'Moon,' across the Pond

 

Film Society salutes Keaton

 

Duo given Children award

 

'Perfect' film premieres

 

Washington, Whitaker team up

 

Fraser returns for 'Mummy 3'

 

Canal Plus wins U.K. soccer rights

 

'Diana' returns to Cote d'Azur

 

Beatles settle EMI dispute

 

Alfredson shoots Ekman's 'Wolf'

 

Bernal acts as Cannes' leading man

 

Global TV price guide

 

'Idol,' 'Lost' top Wednesday

 

Gibson digs digital action

 

Charles Swartz: An appreciation

 

NAB summit adopting wider view

 

'Pre-viz' carves out niches on set

 

3-D driving digital business

 

New cameras have actors reloading

 

CBS series move to Internet

 

A.J. Carothers, 75, writer

 

How the soaps cleaned up their gay acts

 

18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominees

 

KBS, NHK teaming for 'Asian' doc

 

CNBC, Business& pact

 

Same-sex ads swim into mainstream

 

Bravo's shades of lavender fill the tube

 

10 years without Ellen

 

Village People celebrate milestone

 

GLAAD celebrates diversity in music

 

Risk-takers who should be honored

 

New rules for gay roles

 

Marshall to direct 'Nine'

 

George Jenkins, art director, 98

 

NBC announces summer schedule

 

'Imus in the Morning' canceled

 

Levin: Mass Media era ending

 

BAM swaps 'Savages' for 'Rambow'

 

Literary giant Vonnegut dies at 84

 

Sales firm CMG wedded to 'Wife'

 

Televisa eyes Endemol

 

Documentaries tackle history, faith

 

Astral picks up Standard Radio

 

Picturehouse lifts Lange

 

Elektrofilm, Sun create archive

 

Report: Violence still aimed at kids

 

Stoppard trilogy considered single

 

Six new movies compete for teens

 

MyNet schedules sex for sweeps

 

Rogers buys CTV channels

 

National Geographic makes play for kids

 

Dave Annable

 

Ruth Wilson

 

Jeff Feuerzeig

 

Morris Chestnut

 

Thai censors want 'Syndrome' snips

 

Chris Rankin

 

Rhys Ifans

 

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

 

Animal Planet trains 'Dog'

 

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

 

Unique takes TTV stake

 

Roscoe Lee Browne, 81, actor

 

1957: 'Million Dollar' Williams

 

Carlson to host CBS gameshow pilot

 

'Ask a Ninja' duo signs book deal

 

SAG sends counsel to New York

 

Peace Arch taps Sultan of sales

 

Mamet musical hits Culver City

 

Shoreline scores classics

 

Wowow announces slate

 

New Line picks up 'Latin Lover'

 

Greenberg psyched for bio

 

Sony, Mamet put on 'Redbelt'

 

Dueling directors Milk a good story

 

Duo dives into 'Sweetwater'

 

Virgin Media takes BSkyB to court

 

Showtime's 'Tudors' continues reign

 

Japanese video market flat in 2006

 

Stan Daniels, 72, writer-producer

 

Marshall to direct 'Nine'

 

Six new movies compete for teens

 

Sony stops selling 20 GB Playstation 3

 

Celestial, MBC pact for martial-arts films

 

MK2 dives for Cousteau rights

 

Lennon sells stake in songs

 

U.S. trio add juice to Euro gross

 

O'Toole, Neill board 'Iron Road'

 

'Pope Joan' shoot delayed

 

Skarsgard stars in 'Iscariot'

 

Downloads -- legal or not -- boost series

 

Local formats go the distance

 

Imports dominate, but domestics swell

 

By popular demand, U.S. fare targeted

 

TV documentaries come under scrutiny

 

Reality TV pits networks against government

 

Technology opens viewer frontier

 

Seven trumps Nine in ratings race

 

Takeover talk won't slow Canadians

 

Inhouse model wins converts

 

Sellers dazzle Europe, eye U.S.

 

Programmers finding it fun to go young

 

Televisa seasons with U.S. flavor

 

'Song' dominance remains the same

 

Legal reforms may expand cable coverage

 

Cracks in big channels stirs competition

 

King's colleagues

 

Suspenders style

 

Who's news and who's not tonight

 

King's coups

 

Chat that aspires to be more than chatter

 

Stuffed buyers may find room for more

 

Local vintage toast of the villas

 

TV stations look for alternatives to serials

 

Networks shuffle executives

 

Dramas fight for slightest edge

 

New technology slow to hit U.S. shores

 

TV resists feature-length documentaries

 

Independents drive British success in formats

 

Convergence hits European TV markets

 

Global TV business evolves

 

Prodigal Mendes on homeward 'March'

 

Online video market launches

 

Anderson joins Nettelbeck's 'Helen'

 

'Equal time' politics prove absurd

 

Luigi Comencini, 90, director

 

CBS in control Thursday

 

Proclaimers bask in 'Sunshine'

 

LaBeouf joining 'Indiana Jones'

 

Road B.O. dips for 11-show slate

 

B.O. boost; Disney musicals up

 

Ray Charles lights new stage

 

Will Broadway adopt British 'Boy'?

 

NFL marquee games set for NBC

 

Chinese tradition is all the talk

 

Studios celebrate new TV outlet

 

NBC pines for mass with its class

 

Independent films going online

 

'300' makes comeback abroad

 

The Imus inquisition

 

Hot Docs festival pushes genre limits

 

Koreans avoid Hollywood victory

 

Hollywood gets serious about piracy

 

Italy heats up summer films

 

Radio closes out payola allegations

 

Tennis legend set for Tribeca/ESPN fest

 

State, private broadcasters join foces

 

U.S. fare quickens Spanish pulse

 

Feisty journalist leaves German network

 

Germans head to Mip market as sellers

 

Sally Lee White

 

Asian public broadcasters under fire

 

Guttenberg promotes 'Gutenberg'

 

Shaw catalog headed to MidEast

 

Snickers ad sparks racy complaints

 

Map shows film hot spots

 

Timbers shivered, 'Pirate' fights on

 

ContentFilm, Cherry Lane pact

 

Shareholders challenge Alliance sale

 

Cannes kicks it up for 60th annivesary

 

Cablers play the differentiation game

 

Equity sparks spike in new releases

 

Many Brits despise popular 'Bean'

 

Bootleg bellyache hits home in China

 

Tse leaving Emperor Motion Pictures

 

Idol faces porn scandal

 

Power of the Pod

 

Wyman hunts for treasure

 

Swisscom makes Fastweb pledge

 

Ende steps down from Stage

 

Burnett teams with Endemol