Table of Contents
Week of 04/16/2007

Articles

Fremantle gets on 'Phone'

 

TV Guide channels VH1 shows

 

Constantin catches 'Eye'

 

Endemol, EA explore cyberspace

 

'Tudors' to make royal debut on BBC

 

Television is turning green

 

Eccles joins Ofcom

 

Olbermann to co-host 'Football'

 

'Bean' tops original in U.K.

 

'Banned in Egypt' a recipe for success

 

Pay TV networks battle mindset

 

Media mogul blazes trail

 

Competing views

 

Femme-led talk shows tackle taboos

 

Youth but not uncouth

 

'Spider-Man 3' debuts in Tokyo

 

'Grey's Anatomy' honored by GLAAD

 

'Drive' stuck in second gear

 

'Friday' waits for NBC's greenlight

 

Comcast joins online venture

 

WB cable unit promotes DeVitre

 

Yahoo expands newspaper deal

 

Lindsay-Abaire wins Pulitzer

 

Newscasters mobilize for massacre

 

Mouse traps TV deals at Mip

 

History, Crime channels air in Asia

 

Constantin buys up 'Eye' rights

 

Wu to unveil two new projects

 

Broadcasters greenlight green TV

 

RTL's Zeiler makes digital push

 

Owen to star in 'The International'

 

Seven Network ends 'Sunrise' spot

 

Toshiba sells distribution arm

 

'Spider-Man 3' debuts in Tokyo

 

Brazil tunes in to Spanish cartoon

 

Beijing sports hot Olympics tickets

 

Overture signs Bender

 

NBC rejoins NAB

 

China sets fire to pirated material

 

Fantasia a box office fantasy

 

'Days' tops Buenos Aires festival

 

TVNZ tunes out more jobs, programs

 

WGA West taps director of diversity

 

News directors reward Amanpour

 

Golden Globes dates announced

 

Judges uphold Internet radio hike

 

FCC denies NBC U's complaint

 

Red carpet becoming more global

 

Personal Shopper: The Jacket

 

Rogue, Creaseys are 'B.F.F.'

 

Poirier weds Warners project

 

Goodman exit snarls 'Pope Joan'

 

YouTube to get new content filters

 

'Undateable' finds a match

 

Chappelle pulls all-nighter at Factory

 

Intermedia goes international

 

Mip Briefs: France takes 'Beauty'

 

Imus and his 'crybabies'

 

Chow drops out of 'Red Cliff'

 

Endemol, Electronic partner up

 

'Nights' likely to open Cannes

 

Road productions honored

 

APM Music, EA pact to spread sounds

 

Fox creates tell-all webisode

 

Costs up for illegally videotaping films

 

ABC hails the real Queen

 

Loomis joins Disney Channel

 

Nat'l Geographic makes 'Power' play

 

Fox nabs rights to 'Seems'

 

Fox 2000 is with 'Child'

 

Korean film industry labor deal OK'd

 

Washington to star in 'Least of These'

 

WGA-E, CBS dispute heats up

 

Viacom taps McAndrew as new VP

 

Fox promotes executive pair

 

Carr fundraiser to honor Laverty

 

Strand acquires 'Witnesses'

 

IFC, Red Envelope take 'England'

 

Owen to star in 'The International'

 

Fox 2000 is with 'Child'

 

Fox nabs rights to 'Seems'

 

KCET, Warner team for 'Saturday'

 

Besson creates free 'Boomerang'

 

Fox seizes Korea opportunity

 

Singapore trio launch HD series

 

Pioneers set out TV's future

 

Pathe U.K. hires Woodcock

 

Ant, Deck stick with ITV

 

'Mr Bean' shows good legs

 

Geldof, BBC plan mankind project

 

GLAAD tidings

 

'Assassins' wins big at Hayes Awards

 

Lighting a Fire under MS

 

A mighty 'Wind'

 

Ripa flies high at awards show

 

MGM TV expands globally

 

Underwood's 'Cheats' wins top video

 

'Doctor' makes ratings house calls

 

AOL uploads slate of TV-style shows

 

'Swindle' goes global

 

Low TV ratings stir networks

 

Sirius CEO faces skeptics in Senate

 

Paradigm taps Turell for VP post

 

Remini to star in Web series

 

Exploring the hocus-pocus of focus groups

 

Singapore festival rebuffs censors

 

Sony nabs Leiber-Stoller catalog

 

Sogecable edges into the black

 

FCC report on TV violence coming

 

Karlovy Vary unveils schedule

 

AT&T, telcom deal static

 

U.K. organization lifts 'Curse'

 

Germany's UFA lights up over 'Fire'

 

'SpongeBob' debuts in Asia

 

Boyett Ostar renew partnership

 

Spiriti new head of AWA

 

Toronto festival honors Hong Kong

 

'Dirty' dances at box office

 

New Line finds its cast on 'Time'

 

AFTRA takes on new media

 

Japan to offer online TV database

 

'Sunshine' pair pacts with WIP

 

YouTube to split revenues with users

 

Spike Lee touts Babelgum at Mip

 

Investigation probes campus shooter

 

New WB digital unit links to Sutton

 

TLC poaches Fox TV Studios chief

 

US Weekly shuffles ranks

 

Duo get first-look Mandate

 

Starz nabs Weinstein trio

 

GE, NBC U invest in tech startups

 

FCC violence report release 'imminent'

 

'Shark Family' pilot to air on Discovery

 

RAI inks distribution deals for minis

 

Carey named Sony TV VP

 

Australian distribution deal for 'Star'

 

Cannes nabs Gallic titles

 

Australia lauds pan-Asian cinema

 

Columbus struck by 'Lightning'

 

Post forms Blues Alliance

 

'Housewives' taps duo

 

CBS, 'Survivor' go to China

 

Yahoo! profit takes hit

 

How Smart is Your Makeup?

 

New Line lands Holden's comedy

 

Runaways head to the bigscreen

 

New Line, Bush take a 'Mancation'

 

Wolf, NBC Universal calling 'Cops'

 

Judd may join 'Crossing'

 

'Saints' marching at Paramount

 

AFCNet taps Bowling, Lake as advisors

 

AMC schedules period miniseries

 

Runaways head to the bigscreen

 

New Line finds its cast on 'Time'

 

Judd may join 'Crossing'

 

Cracchiolo Mago to leave Warners

 

Sega partners with Marvel

 

ProSieben, CBS sign VOD pact

 

Reed Midem plans Asian market

 

EMI prospects brighten

 

Mediaset prepares Endemol bid

 

Granada drawn to 'Mysteries'

 

Duo team for producing contest

 

Hole gets deeper for music industry

 

Talpa close to signing deal with RTL

 

Brussels festival honors 'Host'

 

Nordisk Film & TV hires Neiiendam

 

'House' afire for Fox

 

'Treasure Raiders' set for Newport

 

Monaco honors actor Hossein

 

Edward Mallory, 76, actor

 

John Zaccaro, 72, actor

 

Barry Nelson, 89, actor

 

Richard Reilly, 79, editor

 

Julian Ludwig, 82, producer

 

James D. Aljian, 75, VP at MGM

 

Tony Hoffman, 65, movie marketer

 

Nathalie Gaydos, 89, mother of Variety features editor Steven Gaydos

 

Kitty Carlisle Hart dies at 96

 

Don Ho, 72, singer

 

Is the media treating the Virginia Tech story appropriately?

 

Redstone commits to charities

 

TV Guide removes Rivers

 

BET unveils massive lineup

 

Firms compete for Clear Channel

 

Killer played media games

 

Fuji signs Lee Byung Hun for 'Hero'

 

Duo to cover films via Continental

 

Asian film unit taps adviser pair

 

Chinese director films antipiracy short

 

Spitz promoted at Lionsgate

 

Prisa must up bid for MC stake

 

IBC whets 'Famous' appetite

 

Kristin Chenoweth

 

Danielle Savre

 

Andre Royo

 

Gillian Anderson

 

Torreal buys 20% stake in Imagina

 

Germany honors Mueller-Stahl

 

James Lyons, 46, film editor

 

Tech companies see Mip TV deals

 

ParaMedia nabs 'Beat Your Host'

 

BV, M-Net sign agreement

 

Super RTL pacts to fire up 'Dragon'

 

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

 

Senator expands distribution

 

Prisa needs to up Media Capital offer

 

Africa Magic now clocks in 24/7

 

Netflix, Yahoo! stocks drop

 

Schulman pumps up Mandalay

 

Film Independent honors Eastwood

 

Clinton tops contributions list

 

'Ghost' scares up Friday ratings

 

Students on trailer trail

 

IATSE, Global Spectrum reach deal

 

Televisa profits take unexpected hit

 

Buena Vista adds to Malaysia deal

 

Paramount ups exec VP Greenstein

 

Buena Vista shuffles exec deck

 

AMC nabs rights to stunt awards

 

TBS apologizes for errors

 

'Brideshead' goes to Miramax

 

Grazer to produce 'Colossus'

 

Burnett set for scripted series push

 

'Crash' duo ride Whitewater

 

Fishburne voices Surfer

 

All3Media signs with Ecosse for trio

 

Petty to deal 'Poker'

 

Comedy Central understands Black

 

Voom HD, Altitude climb 'Everest'

 

'Grey's' Washington nixes Emmy bid

 

'Law & Order' fate hangs in air

 

'Oasis' beckons Santoro

 

Mann's Theater to go dark

 

New plan for manning 'Men'

 

ASCAP honors Shaiman, songwriters

 

Telemundo rejoins NAB

 

MySpace is getting into news biz

 

E.tv hopes Curious kills competish

 

Asian broadband market growing

 

Tanner Ethan Goldstein

 

Sam Elijah Kadin

 

Sofia Eleni Manpearl

 

Kieran Jack Merrell

 

Annabel Jane Smith

 

Owen Indy Schenck

 

Sophia Nicole Bobb

 

Silakong selects Bangkok films

 

Grazer to produce 'Colossus'

 

'Brideshead' goes to Miramax

 

'Oasis' beckons Santoro

 

Streep warms up for 'Mamma'

 

Cannes lines up American feast

 

Mip reflects buoyant TV business

 

Freeview overtakes BSkyB

 

Lux, RAI plan $20 mil series

 

Telecinco, Fininvest case closed

 

Canada comes top at Mip awards

 

Female persuasion

 

Standing up for kids

 

A hearty bowl of fun

 

Anonymous Content celebrates Vachon

 

Redstone opens home for benefit

 

Momma's boy

 

Remembering Brando

 

Marketeers enter virtual world

 

'Idol' huge for Fox

 

Friedman, Wachsberger land funds

 

TNT, TBS continue with SAG Awards

 

Leung rejoins 'Red Cliff'

 

'Spider-Man' makes Broadway debut

 

Austin, Dupri share ASCAP honors

 

Tribune posts $15.6 million loss

 

NBC defends airing killer's tape

 

Agency eases up on N. Zealand producers

 

Sony game unit jobs may face cuts

 

Streep, Hoffman have 'Doubt'

 

ChoicesUK chooses to close shops

 

Boston honors Weintraub

 

Televisa teams with Chinese

 

Dish TV shares take a dive

 

Bangkok Film Festival picks lineup

 

Kelly Lynch

 

Usen to launch pay Web service

 

Adam Green

 

Dan Waters

 

Nick Jameson

 

Kristina Anapau

 

Jim Gaffigan

 

1957: Full slate for Curtis

 

'Sharkwater' takes top prizes at Gen Art

 

'Harry Potter' in 3-D

 

Falling profits at New York Times

 

Playboy TV's alternative Lifestyle

 

Buchwald builds literary department

 

Roscoe Lee Browne memorial

 

Pushy questions for...

 

'Fracture,' 'Vacancy' aim for top spot

 

'Patrol' sails to Hallmark Channel

 

Philip Martzolf and Andrew Deutscher

 

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

 

Liz Janneman

 

Marcia Keegan

 

Andy Spillane

 

Sandra Szahun

 

Terri Melkonian

 

Vincent Onorati

 

Kurt McDermott

 

Marissa Lopez

 

Roger Eman

 

Ariana L. Squar

 

David Evans

 

Tracy Wong, Marin Katacic, Cherie Brussell

 

Jeff Elgart

 

Tom Hagopian

 

James Warwick

 

Lori Dicker

 

Adam S. Gaynor

 

Jason Koffeman

 

Jeff Elgart

 

Rachael McLean

 

Wittney Horton

 

Elizabeth Conlisk

 

Elizabeth Yost, Jim Bono, more

 

Marcos Bandeira de Mello

 

Alice Dickens

 

David Noble

 

Joyce Campbell

 

Eric Sherman

 

Goldman Sachs takes Usen stake

 

Kate Hepburn: Weird and Wonderful

 

Sony wins, loses big in console wars

 

Ed Croft, 68, news producer

 

Civilians get commerical run

 

Twisted deal for Lieberman

 

ABC Family unveils upcoming schedule

 

Lynch to direct 'Surveillance'

 

Top bosses plot to prevent strike

 

NBC rides new project cycle

 

Osbourne replaces Norwood on 'Talent'

 

Google profits rise in first quarter

 

Streep, Hoffman have 'Doubt'

 

'Fracture,' 'Vacancy' aim for top spot

 

New Line heads honored

 

Korda Studio opens its doors

 

Clear Channel sells TV group

 

Revolver takes 'Liberties'

 

Premiere exits Arena deal

 

Disney Channel hires creative exec

 

Garcia to head up Vocento

 

Political drama fires up Italy

 

Rome prepares for 'War and Peace'

 

Switzerland to turn off analog in '07

 

MSNBC tries out host for Imus spot

 

DW launches YouTube channel

 

ABC carries quiet Thursday

 

'39 Steps' to bow in Boston

 

CNN bans campus killer's video

 

Judge rules against WGA, DGA

 

Jean-Pierre Cassel, 74, French actor

 

Angela Pittman, 38, marketing exec

 

'Grease' singing the same tune

 

Theater road box office dips

 

Theater business down; 'Purple' up

 

'Naked' festival exposes face of war

 

Could theater be lucky in 'Love'?

 

Ian Corey Bennett, 26, creative director

 

Reruns make first round in Argentina

 

M-Net revives 'Survivor'

 

Jazz legend Hill dies

 

Newbies fuel a hip MIP

 

Rivals chase Foxtel hits

 

Writers set for Playwrights Conference

 

Torreal buys 20% stake in Imagina

 

Cable outlets seek to score