Table of Contents
Week of 04/29/2008

Articles

ITV may be fined $7.6 million

 

DTT households double in France

 

Sun, weak pics hit European gross

 

Lichtenstein to direct 3-D action pic

 

'Blindness' to open Cannes

 

Missing: Roger Waters' flying pig

 

Babelsberg profits tower

 

Dylan joins Virgin Mobile Festival

 

CBS posts increase in profits

 

Synetic wins big at Hayes Awards

 

IFC takes 'Fermat's Room'

 

HBO nabs eight Sports Emmys

 

ITV chief hops to rival

 

Trio has ABC nipping at Fox's tail

 

GLAAD-handing biz

 

SAG talks show little progress

 

Clinton to appear on 'O'Reilly Factor'

 

U.S. networks channel British content

 

'Speed' team Dream preem

 

Duo team on entertainment complex

 

Who will be the next Ricky Gervais?

 

Hollywood set to honor British humor

 

Australia's 'Wicked' theater boom

 

Banff festival sets honor for Cattrall

 

Murdoch sees print's big picture

 

Revenue rises for Russian CTC

 

Just for Laughs unveils lineup

 

Kimberly Peirce set for Sarris Award

 

'Lion King' roars at Moliere Awards

 

Toho files suit against Cosmo

 

'13' might find a home at Jacobs

 

TV pioneer James Day dies at 89

 

Shochiku films flow to new stream

 

End is near for Pellicano trial

 

Duo team on BAM series

 

IFC Center hosts Media That Matters

 

Lincoln Center screens Boyer films

 

Finley Lane Davis

 

Gavin Kay Keathley

 

Samantha Nichole Wylie

 

Iain Smith to exec produce 'Year'

 

Dashiel Jack Berk

 

Jonathan Fischer joins Groundswell

 

Paramount to bow Blu-ray

 

Peter Bart gets RAAM Intl. Award

 

Tremblay to head WB Interactive

 

Justice Dept. blocks Regal merger

 

Lionsgate sets up 'Pencilneck'

 

Inc Pagliuca named int'l affairs VP

 

FX revs up 'Anarchy' for 13 episodes

 

Jeffrey Katzenberg urges action

 

Scarlett Johansson video premieres

 

Outlook dim for SAG deal

 

Filmax nabs rights to 'Paraiso Travel'

 

Tribeca trots out 20 fellowships

 

Killer Films pacts with Arcady Bay

 

Paramount ups LeeAnne Stables

 

Days of lavish TV upfronts are gone

 

United Artists spies Surnow thriller

 

Lionsgate's open to reality venture

 

Par, Plan B addicted to memoir pair

 

Dolans reportedly join Newsday fray

 

'This Might Hurt' for Missi Pyle

 

WB International sets TV branding

 

Time Warner selling cable operation

 

ITV drags BSkyB into the red

 

Five boss negotiates departure

 

Miramax picks up Vaughn's 'Debt'

 

Mariah Carey remains on top

 

Senator to adapt 'Clock Tower'

 

CBS leads pack at Daytime Emmys

 

Daytime Emmys nominations

 

35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards network totals

 

Coachella pig finds its way home

 

French to honor Nicola Piovani

 

Critics' Week selects 'Home'

 

CME revenue rises 51%

 

D’Agnolo Vallan joins Venice

 

Ascot buys British trio

 

Studios slam SAG

 

Fox continues hot streak

 

Stanley Dudelson dies at 83

 

Women in Film honor Katzenberg

 

Korea pair prep superhero film

 

Japanese consortium wins Olympics

 

Indian Film Co. goes on pact spree

 

ThinkFilm nabs rights to 'Polanski'

 

Sezmi touts all-in-one box

 

Master P, Lil' Romeo

 

Jessica Stroup

 

James Kyson Lee

 

Josh Feinman

 

Kim Shaw

 

O’Neill unveils conference selections

 

Atlantic to present at New Works

 

Patinkin to open Classic Stage Co.

 

Cast set for Epic's 'Palace'

 

'Xanadu' cast extend contracts

 

'Wind' on the stage

 

Duo team to present Coixet's 'Elegy'

 

David Blaine takes deep breath on Oprah

 

Wireless and cable pump Rogers

 

Pellicano's last chance to persuade

 

N.Y. welcomes North Korean cinema

 

Rivers to host Just for Laughs gala

 

Platinum Dunes teams up for blog

 

House passes PRO-IP piracy act

 

TV Azteca tests election ad laws

 

EU broadens media policy at Cannes

 

New digs for L.A. clubs

 

Ann Dubinet in Unified's plans

 

2008 Cannes costs

 

Filmmaker to DIY 'Nolte' marketing

 

Cannes bulks up in 2008

 

Fresh contenders ready for Cannes

 

ICM hands reins to Greg Lipstone

 

Peter Chernin talks content ubiquity

 

Senator brings 'Clock' to life

 

'Spider' snares Broadway debut

 

Magnolia finds 'Amanda' at Tribeca

 

CAA lands Will Eisner estate

 

CBS Films taps Mark Ross

 

TV Land hits cougar's trail

 

Count Javier Bardem out of 'Nine'

 

John Fithian enters digital fray

 

Gary Sinise to narrate Discovery series

 

ShineReveille, MRC team up

 

Damon Wayans feels 'Better' at ABC

 

Sean Combs earns platinum, gold

 

Combs' 'Band' mates top charts

 

MGM mapping out new 'Adventures'

 

Bad Boy makes history

 

Sean Combs enters booze business

 

Combs brand rolls the merchandise

 

Sean Combs gets the acting bug

 

Combs is the leader of the brand

 

Vows at 'Made of Honor' bow

 

Sundance Lab announces projects

 

Tom Oh heads to Fox Korea

 

Singapore to host 3DX

 

BBC's iPlayer moves to Virgin

 

Venice festival gets U.S. programmer

 

'Iron Man' shows mettle at premiere

 

Paley Center honors David Gerber

 

Gandolfini, Coogan join 'Loop'

 

Universal to co-fund Almodovar film

 

'Fram' needs to get with the program

 

Jane Lighting leaving Five on Friday

 

Studios in tune with iTunes

 

Low-key 'Idol' wins Wednesday

 

AT&T launches cell video service

 

'Grand Theft' breaks U.K. records

 

What's under 'Speed Racer's' hood?

 

Uncertainty as SAG negotiations end

 

Seattle festival kicks off

 

Infogrames nabs remaining Atari stake

 

History makes 'Ancient Discoveries'

 

Recording Academy makes a move

 

ABC Family unveils new schedule

 

1958: Fox focuses on Marilyn

 

'Iron Man' vfx suit Robert Downey Jr.

 

Fox and NYTF team for Script Contest

 

Night at the museum

 

Fox Korea says hello to Tom Oh

 

Rachid Bouchareb runs to 'River'

 

Leigh's 'Happy' to play in Sydney

 

Toronto sets Southeast Asia chief

 

MTV rocks Beijing Olympic Village

 

Pellicano jury begins deliberation

 

Jamie Kennedy

 

Stephen A. Smith

 

Dana-Lee Schuman

 

Robinne Lee

 

Lilly Kilvert

 

David Lindsay-Abaire wins Kleban

 

'Iron Man' kicks off summer releases

 

Broadway boosts local economy

 

MCC musical has Merritt

 

Kidman boards Dusty Springfield film

 

Daniela Welteke dies at 45

 

Ion unveils fall 2008 encore slate

 

Kevin Yoder moves to MarketCast

 

Evan Hannah deported from Fiji

 

Michael Imperioli to direct 'Ghosts'

 

New Line nabs Kultgen's 'Badass'

 

Spyglass handles Nava's 'Vandals'

 

Mendes swaps in Maggie Gyllenhaal

 

Demetri Martin heads to 'Woodstock'

 

Showtime imports Marc Wootton

 

Regency books 'Dangerous Days'

 

Calfo finds development lieutenant

 

Miller to host 'Greatest American Dog'

 

'Sarkar' to premiere at IIFA awards

 

Vampire film wins top Tribeca prize

 

Funny Balloons takes 'Manero'

 

Senator revenues shoot up

 

'Iron Man' to propel European gross

 

Head of content leaves U.K.'s Five

 

ABC wins Thursday but dramas dip

 

Medienforum NRW unveils lineup

 

'Rock Band' boosts Viacom profits

 

End of an era for Aussie film funder

 

'Forbidden Kingdom' reigns overseas

 

Russia preps studio sale

 

German f/x players to do 'virtual major'

 

Paddy Considine dons director's hat

 

Italian election raises questions

 

Fox animation soars under Blue Sky

 

Korean, Kazakhstan fests ink deal

 

Miramax, Netflix partner for 'Reprise'

 

Ifa Bayeza tells tale of Emmett Till

 

Top ITV exec channel surfs to Five

 

Prague papers play up 'Joe' jam

 

eNews to launch in June

 

Nick Latin America launches mag show

 

'Jericho' fans shell out for peanuts

 

Rupert Murdoch swoops in for Sat.1

 

Stability, more comedy likely in fall

 

Audi shows off Tony Stark's ride

 

'Mermaid' makes Broadway splash

 

Univision, Televisa look to end feud

 

'Pray' earns raves at Tribeca

 

Studios change rules of distribution

 

'Phantom' sees Canadian dip

 

Military analysts go unvetted by nets

 

Producers seek 'Glory' on Broadway

 

Can 'Top' pop on Broadway?

 

Networks strive to appeal to youth

 

Picturehouse, DreamWorks eye future

 

French audiences welcome 'Sticks'

 

Cable networks reshape image

 

New owners intend to sell TV Guide

 

Digital leap divides DreamWorks trio

 

Mediaset shows unspool on Libero

 

Correction

 

Local films loosen studios' global grip

 

Eastern Mordor shows some 'Skin'

 

Sky Online unlocks key Kiwi service

 

Redstone fortifying global presence

 

Facebook protest organizer freed

 

Iraqi TV crew wounded by gunmen

 

Gulf Film Fest winners announced

 

Dubai Intl. Film Fest dates announced

 

Haifa Wehbe performs in Bahrain

 

'Al gazira', 'Heena' win in Cairo

 

Lamtera to build 'Freej' theme park

 

Saudi Arabia big at Gulf Fest

 

Brent Weinstein

 

Jules Urbach

 

Tim Sassoon

 

Michael Malcolm

 

Kellee Santiago and Jenova Chen

 

Nikolay Abkairov, Bhaskar Roy and Ramu Sunkara

 

Ronny Golan and Ariel Napchi

 

Christophe Abric and Mathieu Saura

 

Investors strike gold in hallways

 

Richard Green

 

Jackson, Gasteyer join 'Yankees'

 

Daisey's 'Theater' goes Off-Broadway

 

Richard Kerris

 

Digital brightens street scene

 

Newspapers seek to regain film ads

 

Boutiques reduce P&A spending

 

Addressable TV marketing arrives

 

Hollywood scales down fanfare

 

'Swingtown' could open eyes to CBS

 

For NBC, 'Fear' is risky proposition

 

BBC America captures Saturdays

 

Olympic games may bring home gold

 

Cable success inspires networks

 

SAG, studios to talk Saturday

 

'Iron Man' takes off worldwide

 

'Iron Man' crushes competition

 

Microsoft increases Yahoo offer

 

Lohan to guest star on 'Ugly Betty'

 

SAG, studios make progress

 

Microsoft withdraws Yahoo bid

 

TV Azteca fined for ads

 

'Sarkar' set for IIFA

 

Car company shows drive in India

 

'Iron Man' a box office marvel

 

Winehouse backs out of Bond gig

 

'Blonde' a highlight of MTV's slate

 

Michael Madsen, Guillaume Depardieu

 

Rome Film Festival looks to home

 

Kelly Hu

 

Brooklynn Proulx

 

Stephen Campbell Moore

 

Gbenga Akinnagbe

 

Paramount Vantage ups Kelley

 

'Iron Man' an overseas sensation

 

Talks extend as SAG yields

 

Sony in Vietnam DVD pact

 

'TMZ,' '700' pass FCC news test

 

Fox adopts 'Family Guy'

 

Warner digs 'The Ditch'

 

'Sleep' tucks in distributor

 

'Right' ripe for rewrite

 

American World picks up trio

 

UTA adds Gossett to talent unit

 

'Terminator' guns for kid-friendly rating

 

McMahon honored at conference

 

Sci Fi Channel, WE to see 'Ghost'

 

'Viking' raids Bavarian film fund

 

NonStop buys Tribeca pair

 

ProSieben revamps management

 

Directors back Rome Film Festival

 

Magical Elves pact with NBC

 

'Iron Man' boosts Marvel earnings

 

Imagi adds Yim to top tier

 

ABC wins another Sunday

 

Deadline looming for SAG

 

Marvel unveils super schedule

 

Eyeworks taps production co-head

 

Viacom shows Colors

 

Film fund rules set until end '08

 

Mushroom grows distribution arm

 

Japanese producers target Cannes

 

Funnyman Jim Hager dies at age 66

 

Nashiv heads DMG's Argentina unit

 

Trio flock to 'Peacock'

 

Sony India partners on Bollywood

 

Livent duo plead not guilty

 

Cannes has Certain Regard for jury

 

CW lays down the law

 

Broadway sales takes a dip

 

Voice actor, writer Dave Gilbert dies

 

Strand picks Doerrie's 'Cherry'

 

N.Y. Attorney General attacks Piracy

 

Bardem pitches for Saharan refugees

 

'Knights Templar' fight for Universal

 

Professional dancers lead the 'Stars'

 

Metzger moves to Media Rights

 

Cardiff festival has new Soundtrack

 

Ted Key, cartoonist, dies at 95

 

F/x firm shuffles executive deck

 

Sony lands 'Moon' rights

 

Inaba's top 6 'Dancing' celebrities

 

Carl Belfor, projectionist, diest at 55

 

'Dancing' athletes have advantage

 

'Dancing' diary: No time to rest

 

Yahoo shares take a tumble

 

Boston tryout set for 'Work'

 

Ultimate contestant a constant search

 

Brit hit 'Dancing' finds its U.S. footing

 

Lucille Lortel winners announced

 

APA brings on former UTA agents

 

NBC works 'Office' repeats into Sunday

 

'Boeing-Boeing' brings out celebs

 

Chris Wedge to direct 'Hugo Cabret'

 

'Loud' rocks guitar documentary

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