Table of Contents
Week of 01/22/2008

Articles

NBC U moves into Indian TV

 

Oscar nominations announced

 

'Arn' comes top at Golden Bugs

 

Oscar nominations, a list sorted by picture

 

Films with two or more Oscar mentions

 

Academy Awards nominations list

 

Oscar nominees speak out

 

Limato nixes Oscar party

 

BBC3 to webcast live

 

De Miguel joins Zinkia

 

Entertainment Rights is bid target

 

Work begins on Oscar telecast

 

Joseph moves to Disney ABC

 

Berlusconi makes new bid for power

 

Rob LaDuca

 

Award chasers grab Euros

 

Metrodome to re-release 'Away'

 

Target lines up Daly for U.S. growth

 

'Choke,' 'Poole' sell at Sundance

 

Mega TV takes 'Lunnis'

 

NBC wins Monday night

 

Will Chase signs for 'Spider Woman'

 

Focus Features acquires 'Hamlet 2'

 

Iraq films barely a blip on Oscar radar

 

Heath Ledger autopsy inconclusive

 

Writers won't picket Grammys

 

Bravo scribbles another 'D-List'

 

Berlin's Panorama adds four docs

 

'Sweeney' makes a killing in Japan

 

Usen shutters failing content fund

 

Lewis, Gallo add voices to 'Metropia'

 

Philippines gets more Imax screens

 

Disney goes mobile in Japan

 

Clinton/Obama debate hits CNN high

 

San Diego critics pick 'Catered Affair'

 

'August' actresses both eligible

 

Mystery Writers Fest picks plays

 

'Soccer Mom' headed Off Broadway

 

Specialty units rule Oscar noms

 

WGAE rallies strike troops

 

Grant to inaugurate Public Lab

 

Sundance buyers' block ends

 

Apple shares plunge 11%

 

Stock downturn affects industry

 

China, MPA team on anti-piracy contest

 

Ten loses drama topper Masters

 

2008 Oscar nomination factoids

 

Network development slims down

 

Box office revivals for Oscar noms

 

California fests bring out big names

 

Lineup highlights, honors and panels

 

'Xanadu' comes to La Jolla Playhouse

 

Durling keeps festival in the green

 

Santa Barbara fest mixes art, stars

 

DGA Award Nominees

 

TV's over-analyzing the analysis

 

'Sopranos' guru seeks bookends

 

DGA Nominees: What about the a.d.?

 

Period dramas challenge directors

 

Labor lawyer DGA's biggest star

 

DGA choices put untapped on map

 

Broadway box office bounces back

 

WGA move lifts hope for Oscarcast

 

Carl Reiner to host DGA awards

 

Annette Bening, Robert Iger lauded

 

Striking writers pen short plays

 

'Parnassus' team faces dilemma

 

Panorama completes lineup

 

Azerbaijan seeks end to Russian row

 

Putin's heir attacks Russian pirates

 

Sarah Diamond

 

Sundance sales continue slowly

 

Keys still graces top of music charts

 

Koran film stirs up controversy

 

'Idol,' 'House' take Tuesday

 

Starz stocks up on content

 

Sony Pictures ups Peter Schlessel

 

'Idol' also-rans get another chance

 

Nate Parker

 

Tony Sirico

 

Kerry Butler

 

Christian Campbell

 

Rob Mayes

 

Internet piracy down in France

 

'Martha Stewart' gets fourth season

 

Soho Rep loses executive director

 

Directors win Charlemagne award

 

Kirch near bank deal for soccer

 

MTV U.K. dumps Flux

 

Solot steps down

 

News Corp. expands Star Chinese

 

Baidu launches in Japan

 

TNT places order for Bochco's 'Bar'

 

NFL playoffs, 'Idol' score big for Fox

 

St.Clair Bourne memorial

 

'Rescue Dawn' producer's trial set

 

China cracks down on porn sites

 

Animate, Broccoli team up

 

Czech Republic named piracy hotspot

 

Bradford finds his Future career

 

Palm Pictures gets 'Together'

 

WGA takes case to Capitol Hill

 

WGA, moguls begin informal meetings

 

Fate of Ledger's last films uncertain

 

Telemundo, Televisa settle suit

 

'Life After People' big with audiences

 

Paley reunites 'Buffy' cast

 

Pleshette lost sooner than expected

 

Sundance's slippery slope

 

Sam Mendes shifts to comedy

 

Industry hopes costly strike ends

 

NBC mixes messages

 

Sony Pictures Classics inks 'River'

 

Thai soap makes flight attendants foam

 

Thornton, Wilkinson join 'Duplicity'

 

HBO raises Schaffer

 

CBS revives primetime 'Price is Right'

 

Orange bids for French soccer

 

Documentary chief quits Channel 4

 

Wii whips up Nintendo profits

 

Gothenburg prepares to raise curtain

 

New Bond film unveils title

 

Locarno opens doors to Latin films

 

Brian Hohlfeld

 

Billy Burke

 

Orange takes on Canal Plus

 

'The Color Purple' ends run

 

Live Nation sells off theater division

 

EM.Entertainment boss quits

 

BBC to mark Iraq war anniversary

 

Berlin selects 10 books for market

 

Audiences tune in for 'Truth'

 

1957: Problems plague 'King Gun'

 

'Toy Story' gets 3-D makeover

 

2008 SAG Award nominees

 

Performers set for Grammy Awards

 

TNT digs 'Bones'

 

Durning a pitbull with dancer's grace

 

NBC U sets exec for Latin America

 

WGA-friendly SAG preps for talks

 

Naspers moves CEO to Mediazone

 

Dahllof Ask to head Film i Vast

 

WGA ratifies deal for CBS employees

 

Wall Street Journal to stay a pay site

 

U.K. sets new media minister

 

Germans want Hollywood projects

 

Screen Actors Guild timeline

 

Tribute: Roger King

 

NATPE seminars of note

 

Wide age range in SAG feature race

 

Convention rolls out a mobile home

 

Peter Werner

 

Stumping for Mamet

 

Alia Shawkat

 

Matthew Saul

 

Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award Recipients

 

Small shops feed on NATPE chaos

 

Intl. exchange keeps NATPE relevant

 

Buyers wary of firstrun syndication

 

NATPE more issue-oriented this year

 

Silvio ready after prime minister quits

 

SAG's show touts 75th anniversary

 

Andy Williams to receive Ella Award

 

SAG recognizes stunts for first time

 

David Bowers takes on 'Astro Boy'

 

Met cancels pay-per-view plans

 

Putting the 'sin' in Cinemax

 

Disney's Garner heads to Lifetime

 

Paramount taps studio group prexy

 

Jon Berg joins Warners

 

Valdez takes QuePasa chair

 

ABC cuts back on scripted shows

 

Rambo returns to take on 'Spartans'

 

Landsman upped at Comedy Central

 

HBO breaks with tradition

 

AFI Dallas to premiere 'Last Lullaby'

 

Star projects underwhelm Sundance

 

PGA gets first crack at Emmy credits

 

'Warlords' invades Korean territory

 

Lionsgate signs as WGA talks go on

 

NAACP honors Aretha Franklin

 

Fishburne, Reno get 'Armored'

 

Golden Reel nominations announced

 

De Niro to receive Golden Camera

 

'Bell' vies with 'Vie' for Cesars

 

'Todd' to terrorize U.K. audiences

 

Cheyenne Jackson

 

NBC U signs deal with Premiere

 

Riba to leave San Sebastian

 

BBC 3's Cohen proves critics wrong

 

BBC to air Super Bowl live

 

Talent Campus adds to lineup

 

Kernis joins CNN

 

Joe Wright inks pact with Universal

 

SPC buys 'Baghead'

 

News Corp., Regan settle lawsuit

 

In LA, TV now completely dark

 

Queens reign in age of celebrity

 

Film Academy comes to Dubai

 

Sundance crop too starry

 

Iran's Fajr Fest reveals contenders

 

Iraqis use YouTube to express humor

 

Iraq stages 1st matinee in 3 years

 

RKO signs WGA interim deal

 

Oscar snubs mainstream for arty party

 

Producer Michael Abbott dies at 81

 

German NFL fans take TV timeout

 

SPTI reteams with Telemundo

 

Kosslick tries to get past 'Lives'

 

Organization criticizes Thai pay TV

 

Oscar poster leaves blank slate

 

Hey, MPAA, leave those kids alone

 

Lego pegged for high-profile films

 

Wilders' short film sparks controversy

 

Industry warms to McCain campaign

 

Jody Gerson joins Sony/ATV

 

Awards buzz lifts niche fare abroad

 

Showmanship open to debate

 

Sundance titles high on life

 

Langmann launches edgy schedule

 

Patagonik head back to 'School'

 

Gothenburg fest plays 'Ping Pong'

 

Japan digs animated 'Garden'

 

Awards ceremonies take slight dip

 

Studios brace for deluge of specs

 

Who's the boss?

 

Tromso trumpets natives

 

Svensk appoints managing director

 

Blogosphere taps festival buzz

 

Weak ad market slows TF1 revenue

 

Where to wine and dine in Berlin

 

NBC shuffles schedule

 

Berlin's eateries earn Michelin stars

 

Bewitching the Bard

 

Critics demand a fair fight from fest

 

Dietz takes stage at Reprise!

 

Paucity of power product at EFM

 

Shows scale summit

 

'Spamalot's' feat of clay

 

Road continues to slide

 

AMC promotes Christina Wayne

 

Broadway colors outside the lines

 

Nick speak to kids in Mandarin

 

A&E scripting diverse future

 

'Lost' charts its own path

 

S. African net races to comedy

 

CBC warms up to winter

 

Cable TV, Italian style

 

Orange bids on soccer league rights

 

'Speed Racer' aims for multiple tie-ins

 

Film biz losing brand wagon

 

Documentarian Arthur Swerdloff dies

 

'Parade,' 'Song' win at Slamdance

 

'Rambo' outdueled by 'Spartans'

 

Coen brothers win top DGA honor

 

Obama triumphant in S.C. primary

 

Media gets to 'Meet the Directors'

 

'River' wins grand prize at Sundance

 

Elswit tops ASC Awards with 'Blood'

 

Witten to head English unit at NFB

 

Mei Ah sells stake in Big Media

 

'Rambo' defeated by 'Spartans'

 

Sundance swing

 

An eventful 'Evening'

 

Not without a trace

 

Sony closes deal on 'Wackness'

 

Micah Hauptman

 

Marlene Forte

 

Texas Battle

 

Daryl Hannah

 

'Musical' sets sights on London

 

'Jersey Boys' heads to Australia

 

Burkin to top Sony's business affairs

 

ABC 'Blue' over FCC fine

 

Strike: Signs still promising

 

'Sweeney' in tune overseas

 

Producers open up at Santa Barbara

 

'Country' takes top SAG film award

 

NBC sues Dick Wolf

 

Niche biz gets Oscar bump

 

Pretrial meeting for Viacom, Google

 

Vuguru pacts with Cook, Putnam's

 

Analog-TV spectrum tally at $3.7 bil

 

Regent arm lifts duo

 

Showbox fulfills 'Dream'

 

Christian Brando dies at 49

 

Lifetime twists 'Dance' show

 

Networks prep for primaries

 

Johnson takes reins at Nickelodeon

 

NATPE modest about expectations

 

Michael Mann rounds up 'Enemies'

 

IAC's Diller looks to get free of Liberty

 

Directors talk shop at DGA gab session

 

WGA strike a hot topic at SAG Awards

 

Liberation, Red Envelope for 'Kicking'

 

Forum unveils Special Screenings

 

Spanish TV turns onto French drama

 

CBC to sell library to Content

 

Mikhalkov's '12' tops Eagle awards

 

'Wonder' draws 8 million viewers

 

London festival unveils dates

 

Besson buys 'Aventures' rights

 

Broomfield signs Channel 4 deal

 

Barbagallo boards Kiarostami film

 

Dave Stewart

 

Durning joins 'Amateurs'

 

ABC back on top Sunday

 

Agent Lola Richardson dies at 59

 

Starz braces for 'Crash'

 

Telefe adds international sales head

 

Disney fund set to benefit HK kids

 

Choi's next choice is 'Himalayas'

 

Shaw Festival in the red

 

Rotterdam trio have M-Appeal

 

Verdict in on Talent Agency Act

 

Talent Campus to open at Durban

 

Kadokawa to launch YouTube page

 

Sony, ProSieben team

 

Alfonsi new correspondent for ABC

 

Bravo ups Berwick to top position

 

Broadway box office takes tumble

 

NBC shuffles schedule yet again

 

'Pirates' steals Russian box office

 

Finalists picked for Blackburn Prize

 

Golden Gate drops 'The Wiz'

 

'Yeast' rising in Chicago

 

Genies conjure up nominations

 

Gore plugs Current IPO

 

'Living' nabs Gothenburg award

 

Vin Di Bona, Dave Networks team

 

Sony strikes deal with SK Telecom

 

John Gruen memoir hotly anticipated

 

'Cloverfield' drops 68% at box office

 

Costumer Len Marcus, 66, dies

 

Disney's 'Minutemen' a ratings champ

 

Astro CEO Odendaal set to ankle

 

ShoWest honors Brendan Fraser

 

Actors, writers on same page at rally

 

'Sopranos' hits high note at SAG Awards

 

CBS orders more 'Survivor'

 

Liberty chief calls out Diller

 

A spirited moment at the DGA Awards

 

IFC pacts for Lionsgate films

 

Reveille pacts with Caracol

 

Quaid, Tatum enlist in Par's 'G.I. Joe'

 

Endemol, Metacafe serve up web TV

 

Julianne Moore looking for 'Shelter'

 

Journal to leave Wall Street

 

NBC buys lifestyle producer LX.TV

 

CBS teams with Canada's CTV