DA vindicates UATC’s Quigley
The Jefferson County, Colo., District Attorney’s Office and Sheriffs Dept. have agreed to pay $75,000 to United Artists Theatre Circuit’s William Quigley, who was accused of intimidating and…
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‘Dateline’ making some appointments
While new series which are generally hammocked between well-established shows are measured to a large extent by their ability to hold their lead-ins, hit shows in the anchor spots at 9 and 10 p.m…
Shapiro sets bid package for Goldwyn
IndieProd president Allen Shapiro has put together the backing for an offer for troubled indie Samuel Goldwyn Co. At least two other offers are possible in coming days. The bids are thought to be in…
ADAMSKI EXITS MPAA POST
In what some Motion Picture Assn. of America sources characterize as a major shake-up in its worldwide anti-piracy operation, longtime director Anthony Adamski Jr. will ankle his post at the end of…
Miller time runs out
Stephanie Miller taped her final talkshow Dec. 8 – a move that had been expected (Variety, Dec. 4-10) – but in an unusual twist, syndicator Buena Vista TV has scheduled four as yet unnamed guest…
‘Champs’ in for ‘Coach’
ABC will insert “Champs” the first primetime series from DreamWorks – in the coveted slot following “Home Improvement” starting Jan. 9, temporarily benching the Universal TV veteran “Coach.” The…
NYC a reel shoot-’em-up kind of town
Shooting is up in New York City. Figures for the first three-quarters of 1995 show a 54% increase in production shooting days for feature films compared with the same period last year. The city’s…
Ganis to chair Governors Ball
Sid Ganis has been appointed to chair the 68th Academy Awards Governors Ball committee. Ganis, president of worldwide marketing for Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Cos., is first vice president of…
King’s ‘Hook’
King World is rolling out an hour-long music and variety show aimed at young adults for afternoons next fall. “Off the Hook” will have five co-hosts and be executive produced by Jellybean Benitez…
Leno tops Letterman for first time in sweeps
“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” ended November sweeps with its first win in seven major surveys since “Late Show With David Letterman” premiered. The NBC latenighter averaged a 5.2 rating, 16 share…
U.S. indies clean up in Spain
The weeklong 33rd Gijon Intl. Film Festival wrapped Dec. 9 with U.S. indie pics making a near clean sweep at the awards ceremony, while local critics praised the new direction the festival has taken…
