Table of Contents
Week of 03/04/2008

Articles

Is time running out for ITV's boss?

 

Wolfson to lead Rotterdam festival

 

Chesney tops ACM Awards nods

 

Thessaloniki seeks Balkan scripts

 

Toon Disney takes 'Monster Buster'

 

Oscars lift 'No Country' in Europe

 

Curtis sets sail on Universal's 'Boat'

 

TF1 fiction chief segs to Lagardere

 

Alexie Gilmore

 

Tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano dies

 

'X-Files' added to Paley Festival

 

Fox still on top with 'Idol'

 

Belgrad, Tolmach to head Columbia

 

Profits slump at ProSieben

 

'Top Chef' adds sponsors

 

Composer Leonard Rosenman dies

 

CW greenlights 'Filthy Rich Girls'

 

Children's org honors Tassler

 

FCC questions '60 Minutes' blackout

 

'Event' television has lost its luster

 

Bjork backs Tibet on Shanghai stage

 

EuropaCorp acquires Roissy Films

 

Lincoln Center unveils jazz slate

 

E! greenlights Lohan reality show

 

Canadian networks go Hollywood

 

Met casts 125th season

 

Duo launch film fund

 

Sony promotes international pair

 

'Giant,' 'Ace' in Signature slate

 

Six Flags to build in Arab world

 

Mario Lopez added to 'Chorus Line'

 

Is Veltroni's exit a risk for Rome?

 

MySpace founder nabs Revver

 

ShoWest fetes DreamWorks' Levy

 

Film 'Invited' to open Malaga fest

 

William J. Moraskie dies at 82

 

Eros and Sony go Blu-Ray in India

 

AFTRA puts SAG on clock

 

Scorpio makes 6-pic pact with EMP

 

Goldwyn, Potter visit 'Last House'

 

South African org mulls film school

 

Finnish filmmakers prep 'Magic' slate

 

Strix elevates CEO to chairman

 

Cat tale 'Oggy' coughs up TV deals

 

'Youth,' 78, is Korea's oldest pic

 

Warner Bros. shape shifts

 

Rock to join Echo Bridge

 

Dungeons & Dragons co- creator dies

 

'Momma' goes to MOMA

 

Cusack, Goodman join 'Shopaholic'

 

Salzberg, Tureaud take HighRoad

 

Butler, Siegel are Evil Twins

 

Turner pins down New Line films

 

Fox reorganizes comedy department

 

NBC plans 'All-American' summer

 

Film Movement nabs 'Grocer's Son'

 

Eglee joins up with 'Dexter'

 

NATO issues digital guidelines

 

Summit taps new senior VP

 

SAG completes online casting directory

 

Bertelsmann to get out of music biz?

 

NAB to feature conference on India

 

Democratic nomination unresolved

 

Generate taps Levin for CEO

 

Diller expresses doubt at event

 

M6 sees 6% revenue growth

 

BVI takes 'Wrap' to Latin America

 

RTL chief claims record year

 

ITV profits dive 38%

 

U.S. cartoon duo banned in Russia

 

Contender takes on Hamilton

 

Spanish banks back SGR film fund

 

Niki Taylor

 

French comedy breaks local records

 

Janet Jackson controls the charts

 

Sarajevo hands grants to young talent

 

SND sells 'Trivial' to Japan

 

MPAA: Specialty films see rising costs

 

Wolfers to head A-Film

 

Storch to lead TF1programming

 

CBS unveils Thursday plans

 

'She Found Me' opens AFI Dallas

 

Ammer is Marvel's marketing hero

 

'Idol' gives 'Amsterdam' a hand

 

Shuler to top HR for Disney

 

Dish serves Indian, Chinese channels

 

DGA pacts with networks

 

David Mamet honored by ShoWest

 

Peace at last in Emmy battle?

 

Media ownership rules back into play

 

Blockbuster, IFC pact on titles

 

Jane Lynch

 

Johnny Simmons

 

Katrina Bowden

 

Marc Senter

 

'Baby Mama' due at Tribeca

 

NHNZ moves into Beach House

 

Bangkok shows 'Siam' love

 

Judges picked for 'Duet'

 

Rogen to 'Observe and Report' for WB

 

'John Adams' impresses at MOMA

 

Pellicano case unveils witness list

 

Hallmark renews DirecTV deal

 

Silverman, Carlin join Paley lineup

 

Strand knows Miller's 'Secret'

 

Carrey, Reitman team for 'Pierre'

 

Primaries pump news networks

 

Swayze treated for pancreatic cancer

 

Where to eat in Austin

 

SXSW sets the stage for music

 

Asian toymakers deal with tough times

 

Jamal 'Gravy' Woolard to play B.I.G.

 

India comes out on top

 

On the rise in Asia

 

What to eat, where to go

 

Japan directors give CGI new spin

 

Web spurs piracy growth

 

Hong Kong scene smaller, cleaner

 

China Film Group dominates region

 

Interview with Joe Swanberg

 

What to see at SXSW

 

TLC partners with Real Simple

 

'Lion King' producer rejects award

 

Days of wine and film in S. Africa

 

Meledandri, Universal team on deals

 

Knowles, Larter, Elba are 'Obsessed'

 

'Miss Conception' set for June release

 

Bartlett may be named ITV COO

 

HBO's 'John Adams' family

 

'Never Back Down' gets its kicks

 

Charlotte Maria Becker

 

Ella Margaux Bulkley

 

Muller joins with William Morris

 

Richie, Miller to hit Golden Notes

 

Content ends talks with Peace Arch

 

Pfeiffer to quit Celestial

 

Dutch TV shuns anti-Koran film

 

Pelzer to head Elstree Studios

 

Adkins takes Spain's 'Moon' to U.S.

 

Alexandra Breckenridge

 

Cineworld, Odeon embark on ad venture

 

Vertigo, Contender sign DVD deal

 

Everyman circles Screen Cinemas

 

Hit Entertainment chief quits

 

Newell takes 'Persia' to Morocco

 

Paisley, Sugarland lead CMT nods

 

Judge denies new bail for Francis

 

Provocative director takes Royal role

 

'Idol,' 'Truth' power Fox

 

Jane Olson breathes in Oxygen

 

CBS gives Ross an 'Early' exit

 

What's best for kids isn't biz's concern

 

Disney goes to 'College' at premiere

 

'Toy Story' musical debuts at sea

 

Blockbuster profits climb high

 

Cast set for new Neil LaBute play

 

Disney makes plans for Japan

 

MPA settles with China Net service

 

VH1 beefs up 2008 lineup

 

'Prayer' ruckus stirs up discontent

 

1967: Monkees swing with Screen Gems

 

'Pal Joey' returns to Broadway

 

Karen Forman

 

Johnathon Schaech

 

Andrzej Bartkowiak

 

Drake Bell

 

Wayne McClammy

 

'Restless' wins for 1,000th week

 

Korean Film Council head resigns

 

VeeV wins Singapore niche license

 

Aurum ups Jorge Vazquez to g.m.

 

Audio a key player in Pellicano trial

 

Lincoln Center opens third theater

 

'10,000 BC' hopes to make history

 

Netflix to buy back stock

 

Rogen named ShoWest Comedy Star

 

'Project Runway' ratings rise

 

Redstone links games, theater firms

 

NBA ratings make huge gains

 

House passes antipiracy act

 

Danny Gans gets Vegas extension

 

Warner Bros. to remake 'The Chaser'

 

Piorkowski promoted to Warner VP

 

EA scoring goal with 'Online' soccer

 

Jill Culton checks into Sony's 'Hotel'

 

Miramax, Rudin nab 'Unnamed'

 

Gary Ross steers NASCAR drama

 

James G. Gallagher

 

David DiLorenzo

 

Superna Kalle, George Chien

 

Jane Olson

 

Lee Raftery

 

Peter Moore, Brandii Toby-Leon

 

John Heffron

 

Catherine Mullen

 

Howard Levinson

 

Jonas Kant

 

Miramax ups Angrisani

 

Krasinski, Rudolph join Mendes film

 

Luke Wilson heats up Blowtorch

 

Columbia goes wild for 'Animals'

 

'Idol' producers choose new director

 

SAG, AFTRA call a truce

 

Wayneston Harbeson

 

Sue Thorman

 

MySpace organizes Kuwait concert

 

MySpace Spain takes webisodes

 

Czech pranksters draw support

 

Virgin confirms Berkett as CEO

 

Prisa fixes funds for Sogecable deal

 

Nordisk hires Bellander

 

Catherine O’Hara

 

'10,000 BC' invades Europe

 

'Idol,' 'Lost' top Thursday

 

Actor John Bliss dies at 77

 

Sound editor J. Paul Huntsman dies

 

Chadwick looks to inherit 'Property'

 

Curtain falls on Hayes

 

French comedy breaking records

 

Joan See helps young actors

 

BBC launching Arabic TV channel

 

TF1 exec takes fall for ratings drop

 

Sidney Kimmel slashing slate in half

 

'Die Gustloff' earns low ratings

 

S. Africa takes on the teen scene

 

Former ABC-TV vp Smith dies

 

France gets tough on Net pirates

 

Ad spend's boffo in Brazil

 

CABSAT wraps busy event in Dubai

 

Ex-rival revels in ITV challenge

 

'Compass' spins foreign frenzy

 

Indie spirits wade into mainstream

 

Canadian film title causes stir

 

Shaye kept New Line afloat

 

Al-Jazeera apologizes for remarks

 

Iranian rep demands religious rights

 

'Sappho' spurs protests in Ukraine

 

Amritraj hopes TV show is 'Gateway'

 

Health plan to help DGA members

 

Europe drafts documentary guidelines

 

Fantasy movies a hit overseas

 

Toronto theater plants roots

 

College hoops net record ad sales

 

Hollywood seeks out new brain trust

 

Will Austrians like 'The Producers'?

 

Dramas crack top 10

 

Box office levels out; 'Spamalot' up

 

Al-Arabiya celebrates fifth anniversary

 

Chicago sets Horton Foote Festival

 

Kommersant's on wrong type of roll

 

Web pirates plunder Gnarls Barkley

 

BBC goes to 'War' with Iraq shorts

 

Did Spielberg whip China into action?

 

Gaga wins Gaihai distribution prize

 

Sports films look for a few big plays

 

Steppenwolf announces 2008-09 slate

 

Lebanon mistakes actors for terrorists

 

Chinese nix 'Lust' star's advertisement

 

Gottschalk decries tyranny of demos

 

China likens film ratings to porn

 

It's Showtime for Ullman's 'Union'

 

Simon moves from 'Wire' to Big Easy

 

Size matters to media moguls

 

New Atari aims to go from blip to hip

 

Hollywood goes on with the faux

 

Exhibitors get into upscale business

 

Truly Indie bets on the little guy

 

Kinepolis a leading player in Europe

 

Premium concepts rule Down Under

 

How 'Borat' begat 'Mongol'

 

Preshow hits half-billion mark

 

Studios look to top 2007 box office

 

China issues warning to foreign artists

 

Corus buying CLT

 

Can May top '07's surprise success?

 

TV series take a dramatic pause

 

NBC Universal ups int'l TV duo

 

ABC takes 'Might Hurt'

 

'No Country' sees Aussie boost

 

Ex-Pellicano employee testifies

 

NBC Universal promotes Che

 

'10,000 BC' wins weekend

 

China's keen on Disneyland

 

Now TV on its way to IPTV primacy

 

Blanchett set for Aussie 'Streetcar'

 

'10,000 BC' wins weekend

 

AFTRA makes networks deal

 

'Hairspray' dominates Olivier awards

 

'10,000 BC' tops overseas

 

CBC reups two rookie hits

 

China org aimed at smut, horror

 

SXSW fest gets hot with directors

 

Leno, O'Brien lead falling field

 

French cops lead in 'Tetro'

 

'Spamalot' to end Melbourne run

 

UCLA explores art of stories

 

SAG sets date for awards

 

Killer role for Kunis in 'Max Payne'

 

Warner picks a 'Bone'

 

Sandler reteams with Apatow

 

Universal picks up duo's thriller

 

Cartoon network consolidates

 

'Capacity' opens Gen Art

 

Justin Long heading to 'Hell'

 

'Larry' heads for Odd Lot

 

'Farmer' playing field on CW show

 

Saperstein takes on 'Snaked'

 

Maximum, Seville create joint venture

 

IFC snaps up rights to 'Nights'

 

Lennie James

 

Weekly Vpage roundup

 

Shooting resumes on 'Parnassus'

 

M6 in talks to acquire Cyrealis

 

Canal launches on-demand service

 

MySpace courts music labels

 

Virgin attracting interest

 

PSOE wins second term

 

Joseph steps up at Universal Music

 

Arte sets HD launch

 

Babelgum invests $15 million in shorts

 

Sardi's sing-a-long

 

Mind of the 'Married' clan

 

Partying like its 10,000 BC

 

Berlusconi kicks off campaign

 

NATAS taps Philbin for lifetime honor

 

Hawaii Film Partners launches mini

 

Daylight savings hits ratings

 

GDH sets web/TV simulcast

 

Actors spread the 'Love'

 

Studios talk 3-D, piracy at ShoWest

 

'Persepolis' banned in Lebanon

 

Stewart hosts comedy 'Night'

 

Svensk exec plans life after 'Arn'

 

Tucker Carlson to lose MSNBC show

 

Broadway feeling spring's thaw

 

NBC ups Libby Hansen to senior VP

 

Duo team on how-to program

 

Stage duo honored with insignia

 

MTV tunes up 'Rock,' 'Pop' series

 

Len Wiseman to direct 'Shell Game'

 

HBO nabs 'Ladies' Detective Agency'

 

Gloves come off as IAC trial begins

 

Warners ups home entertainment execs

 

Cable companies row Project Canoe

 

IFPI agrees to cut costs

 

Talent manager Milton Ebbins dies

 

Spanish pics dominate Fantasporto

 

South African trio team up for Mip

 

German film funder backs 'Sandman'

 

International Day at ShoWest