Showtime awakens ‘Snow White’
Surviving several incarnations and a couple of name changes, Interscope Communications' "Snow White: A Tale of Terror" starring Sigourney Weaver will finally see the light of day when it premieres…
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Group blasts ABC promos
ABC's lighthearted ad campaign celebrating the idea of people vegging out in front of their TV sets has drawn fire from the D.C.-based consumer group TV-Free America.
‘Mountain’ moves to China
"Magic Mountain," a 52-part semi-animated series produced by China Central Television (CCTV), Australian Broadcasting Corp. and Australian Southern Star Entertainment, was recently completed.
U.K. cuts Channel 4’s tie$ to ITV
The British government has given a huge financial boost to Channel 4 by ending the minority web's obligation to pay more than $100 million a year to the rival ITV network.
‘Good Day’ means good week for KTTV
The KTTV morning newsmagazine "Good Day L.A." beat KTLA's perennial market leader "The KTLA Morning News" in the household ratings for the first time for the week ended Friday, tallying a 2.9…
KW urges court to grease ‘Wheel’ deal
The wheels of justice are turning too slowly for the distributor of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" Arguing that it needs to move quickly to get a new gameshow strip on the air in fall 1998, King…
Canada TV prod’n fund broke
Canada's principal pool of production money, the Canada Television and Cable Production Fund, has exhausted the entire C$82 million ($59.9 million) budget of its license fee program.
Fuji feted at int’l NATAS meet
Japan's Fuji Television Network will be honored Sept. 15 for its global achievements by the Intl. Council of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at a black-tie event at the Gotham's…
Tomei packs for ABC’s ‘Eden’
ABC has tapped Marisa Tomei to star in the two-hour movie "National Geographic Presents: Reflections of Eden" for next season.
La Fete on ‘More Tales’
Veteran Canadian feature-film producer Prods. La Fete is moving into the TV arena in a big way with the lensing of "Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City," which is currently shooting in Montreal.
