Royo ascends to CEO post

Toshiba bows out of HD DVD fight

Global to expand Chinese chain

Bavaria's Schaumann joins Premiere

Dr. Mabuse to make a comeback

BBC downloads deal with iTunes

Wild Bunch blazes sales trail

Italians in love with local movies

'Dancing' fills lineup

Martha Stewart buys rights to Emeril

NBC overhauls upfront plans

Writer Robbe-Grillet dies at 85

Monday a big 'Deal' for NBC

Saudi Arabia unveils first film festival

Fox firms up spring lineup plans

Obama tailor-made for TV campaign

CCTV opens channels in Cuba

NFBC, iThentic team on tech films

Ofcom tightens rules on shows

Spider-Man boosts Marvel earnings

ThinkFilm picks up 'Fragments'

Vinnie Malcolm exits KTLA

Revolver shoots pact with Macmillan

Beta takes 'Heart' from EFM success

Fire ravages historic Venice hotel

Holiday weekend boosts Broadway

Reynolds, will.i.am join 'Wolverine'

Coen's 'Evening' goes Off Broadway

Korea's Fine Cut counts EFM sales

Finland gets the 'Star' role in epic

Chris Kraus preps 'Poll'

ION pays up for 'Boston Legal'

Genies conjure up award for Polley

'Dark' sales brighten up Nordisk

DQ, Think pact on 3 series, film

Art directors design media confab

Will Oscar show grab great ratings?

MPAA, Mexico target DVD pirates

Universal bands up with Blu-ray

Actress Lydia Shum dies

USA wants more 'Monk'

Magnolia picks up Marsh's 'Wire'

Fitzgerald stories optioned

NEHST Studios ro release '41' doc

Trio pact for 'Tar Beach'

Film Dept. names int'l president

FCC upholds 'NYPD Blue' ruling

Meaney goes Gaelic for 'Kings'

U.S.-Ireland Alliance goes beyond film

Shaw shifts from theatre to Potter

Oscar Wilde Awards honor Brooks

NATPE elects co-chairs

Kelsey Grammer to play Scrooge

Studios vie for Emmerich's '2012'

John Wood, Jennifer Danska

Temple Williams

Jeff Junge

Nathalie Wogue

Lynne Costantini

Timothy Russell

Linda White

Jennifer Boudreaux, Chip Canter, Michael Schreiber

George Marolda

Pamela Parker

Bill Danon

Jeffrey D. Goldman, Scott Edel

Mike Levy

Kristin Gallagher

David DiLorenzo

'Sweeney,' 'Glory' win at CDGs

'Gnomes' sells to 12 territories

Murdoch, Egan join UKFC board

U.K. producers see revenue jump

Bloom, Molina, Hawkins join 'Education'

Disney rejigs European TV group

Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz

Worldwide Bonus bows in U.K.

Jack Johnson's 'Static' still on top

Arctic Monkeys top Brit Awards

NBC streams classic TV shows

'Idol' rolls, 'Loser' up

CineVegas, Silent Theater on 'Edge'

WB, Paramount dominate Saturns

TBS adds 'Just for Laughs' to slate

ABC shows set to return in April

Hall & Oates honored as BMI Icons

WB takes franchise turn with 'Akira'

Pixbox picks up films from Egeda

Canal Plus ups Manuel Alduy

Duo team on five-film deal

Rosenmueller sets up production unit

Duo to open Hong Kong Festival

David Fincher falls into 'Black Hole'

TF1 ad revs even year on year

Robert Boyle aimed for a higher truth

New shows get lukewarm welcome

Melissa George

Jesse L. Martin exiting 'Law & Order'

Garret Dillahunt

Glynn Turman

Mousa Kraish

Sara Erikson

Disney unveils 2009 schedule

DGA votes to ratify contract

ASCAP event to feature Browne

Universal pacts with Hasbro

Cossette bringing back 'Follies'

Ratings more than 'Fair' for Nick

Audiences fall in love with 'Akbar'

Nelson, Davis found law firm

'Ha'Penny Bridge' topples in Toronto

A slam-dunk premiere for 'Semi-Pro'

Bartlett Sher reups as Intiman's a.d.

Flaherty, Benderspink turn 'Curve'

Fusion hosting Shelly retrospective

China slams Baidu over porn photos

'Lights' may shine on other networks

SARFT extends ban on foreign fare

French court orders Toei to pay up

'Light' shines at Mexico's Ariel noms

Valentine to log laughs at new site

Speck, Gordon to direct 'Sister'

Goffin inks reality deal at Fremantle

Columbia, Moritz call on 'The Boys'

Mandate nabs Brosh McKenna script

Costume party for Designers Guild

GDC names 'Portal' game of the year

Fox won't commit to fall schedule

King, Verbinski team on new film

Disney, NCM pact for homevid ads

Edison Chen to retire from business

Reed Elsevier to sell RBI

BSkyB to appeal against ITV ruling

Hit Ent. to build Dubai theme park

Pathe slate sells far and wide

Kirch seeks peace with opponents

Dolph Lundgren

Al Jazeera reporter wins U.K. prize

Sony buys Emmerich's '2012'

News Corp. raises Premiere stake

'Cat' extends run without Howard

Edie Falco moving to Showtime

Audiences continue 'Idol' worship

Sony TV nabs Argentine telenovela

Jim Jarmusch tests 'Limits of Control'

NBC's Manze tops creative services

HBO hails 'Taxi to the Dark Side'

Singer Yegor Letov dies

France 24 chief to set up media org

Can comedy spring a comeback?

China extends ban on animation

'Away' wins Canadian Indie award

HK fest to world preem 'Way We Are'

'Sunday in the Park' extended

Eroding market share hits Antena 3

German org weighs in on Kirch plan

Disney Channels taps more execs

De Oliveira celebrates 100 with BAM

'Compass' passes China's review

'Frozen River' to start MoMA fest

Hallmark renews deal with TW

The Nominees

Smaller Spirit nominees challenged

Grant Nominees: Truer Than Fiction Prize

Grant Nominees: Someone To Watch

Eco-friendly show leads by example

Grant Nominees: The Producer Award

Wilson prepares for first hosting gig

Spirit Awards bring edge

Samuel Tourneux

'Vantage' has box office advantage

Stockard Channing

Norman Reedus

Sara Simmonds

Lelia Goldoni

Dominic Monaghan joins 'Wolverine'

Lin Pictures taps Silk, Gilchrist

Jessa Reese & Alexander Jed Rosenberg

Ryan Joseph Mayo

Oscar's box office bump

Televisa's profits surge up

Florida Festival readies fifteen films

TBS renews 'Frank TV'

New Directors/New Films sets lineup

Pellicano trial postponed one week

1958: Liz Taylor watches the Oscars

Twentieth TV reshuffles VPs

Disney recruits 'Movers' for series

FilmSharks joins 'Football Club'

Amazon nursing 'Stolen Child'

'Final Destination 4' sets cast

Hugo Weaving to pursue 'Wolfman'

Felker starts up new firm

Madonna, Moore to fill party gap

Culinary students cram for Oscar exam

'Idol' director may be leaving show

Girls night out on 'Idol'

Britain gets creative

KCRW DJ Jason Bentley

'Jumper' has clear run in Europe

U.K. chain Odeon bars 'Rambo'

Cecchi Gori springs $1.4 billion suit

'Idol' lifts 'Lyrics' to new high

Say what?

High-end toys are aimed at adults

WETA enters replica arms trade

Roll out the Will Ferrell

HD picture still fuzzy

S. African broadcaster in crosshairs

RAI blasted for 'Caravaggio' show

'Ferb' reinvents animation launch

Big farewell for tiny venue

Disney forms European uber-group

Arab TV execs ignore content guide

Ukraine on language lockdown

TV fans still glued to the tube

Strike scars Canadian industry

Studios' graphic novel boom

'Jumper' leaps to #1 overseas

Disney Channel Germany chief exits

'Emperor' gets his star

Rivers duo take Oscar talk online

A look at Liman's filmmaking process

USA, Turner on prebuy splurge

Rogers moves to richer neighborhood

Brazil makes 'Johnny' year's 1st local hit

ProSiebenSat. 1 inks for WB shows

ABC Family finds huge success

Universal's re-born identity

Argentina steps into boxing ring

Curious puts stamp on features

Broadway plays the market

Olympics to delay soft ad year

Shochiku adds to 2008-09 slate

Stewart's 'MacBeth' kills at festival

Williamstown Theater picks Martin

Extreme makeover: Mouse edition

Al Jazeera wins soccer rights

Swank set shows support for EIF

Shaheen takes Hollywood to task

'Grain' gains big time at Cesars

TV sales exec Stephen J. Levin dies

LBC most popular Lebanese network

Bin Ibrahim named Man of the Year

French bank makes N.Y. transfer

Wild Bunch corrals diverse slate

Saudi Arabia begins 1st film festival

Itisaluna to bring wireless to Iraq

Garment biz exec Max L. Raab dies

'Roommates' fills cast vacancy

'Wicked' picks up box office

Sales 'Poppin' for President's Day

Hollywood's green party

FCC to pursue 'Married' fines

Audiences see the 'Point'

Golden Reels sound off in L.A.

Lohan sweeps Razzies

'Juno' tops Spirit Awards

ABC plans more 'Murder'

New future for Fortune Star

China ministry pushes opera study

Directors defend Olympic decision

Audiences see 'Point'

NBC adds more 'Lipstick'

NBC Agency restructures key posts

Madhya Pradesh bans 'Jodhaa'

Homayoun Ershadi

Luke Goss

Christy Scott Cashman

Angel Oquendo

Ernie Hudson

Horie files appeal bid

Night Before bash a smash success

'Jumper' shows bounce overseas

BAFTA honors Oscar nominees

Kavanaugh wins case

2008 Oscar winners

EA bids $2 billion for Take-Two

'La Puppe' tops Boston sci-fi awards

'SNL' brings in big numbers

Stars push SAG to talk

'Art of Crying' tops Bodil awards

EA bid rejected by Take-Two

'No Country' big winner at Oscars

Reactions from Oscar winners

Oscar's foreign-language symposium

N.Y. parties keep fans connected

Oscar support swings to Swinton

Celebrities brave rain on Oscar night

'Feast' duo set to write 'Hellraiser'

Cotillard wins best actress at Oscars

SK Telecom gets go-ahead

Box office boost for 'Country'

Diablo Cody's devilish first impression

WGA strike chatter limited at Oscars

'Bourne' makes noise with tech wins

A long, violent journey for Coens

Mykura leads C4's documentaries

Web traffic flows to Disney U.K. site

Spanish buyers return to the table

Kenny Leon

'Lake Tahoe' sells to 10 territories

Italy fetes its Oscar winners

N. Ireland Screen backs Generator

Berlusconi wins a reprieve

Kudos spirited away

Pakistan causes YouTube outage

Miramax's Strip stake

Weekly awards wrap-up

Oscar ratings fall to all-time low

Writer Robin Moore dies at 82

China ends ban on 'Treasure'

Actor Dennis Letts dies at 73

Szabo opens 'Door' to next project

Jarmusch takes A train in Benelux

Constantin picks up trio at Berlin

Cinematographer David Watkin dies

Bill McGurn returns to News Corp.

Actor Ben Chapman dies at 79

Broadway sales dip following holiday

ShoWest honors Alan Ball

WMG lifts digital guru to strategy gig

Statham revs up 'Transporter 3'

BSkyB's stake in ITV under threat

Innoform makes Alliance

Music producer Teo Macero dies

Spots nail digital change

Sony picks up 'Terminator Salvation'

Cinema Eye announces nominees

Jessica Lange talks film, fashion

WB's 'Terminator' to open May 2009

Writer Richard Baer dies at 79

ABC expands media platforms

Getty Images goes private

EA still game for Take-Two

Oscar gets the parties started

WGA talks ratification

EA lays out Blueprint division

Endemol USA goes gaming online

Sweetheart deals soured

Trio to judge 'Mama' moves

CP, Thompson bail out 'Vesco' story

Dimension locks up Joe Hill's 'Key'

WWE pins down distrib deal at Fox

Rhys Meyers joins Moore in 'Shelter'

'Chaser' brings in $4.7 million

Tokyo Anime fair announces winners

Thailand finishes Siriwan probe

Ray Davies - 'Working Man's Cafe'

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