Daily Variety articles from January 2007

Daily Variety archives from January 2007

Indy back in action.(fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise)
January 2, 2007... After years of languishing in development, the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise is finally moving ahead, as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford look to reconnect with their blockbuster roots. For Spielberg in...

Pix get year-end kick: Fox laffer leads pack as '07 rings in hearty B.O.(box office)
January 2, 2007... Holdovers ruled the roost during the New Year's four-day frame, as Fox's "Night at the Museum" continued to spin the turnstiles at the multiplexes, taking in $46.7 million over the extended four-day holiday and easily landing at No. 1 again....

Auds give niche a nudge.
January 2, 2007... Auds haven't been embracing too many niche pics this season, but they seemed resolved to get in some serious stuff over the New Year's holiday frame. Picturehouse--the joint venture of New Line and HBO Films headed by Bob Berney had held...

A big display for 'Museum'.(WORLD WATCH)(Night at the Museum)
January 2, 2007... "Night at the Museum" spent the last weekend of 2006 dominating the international box office with $47.3 million at 4,722 play dates in 26 markets. The Ben Stiller comedy's solid foreign performance capped a year that saw offshore biz...

All aboard ...(Only at variety.com)
January 2, 2007... ABC Family got plenty of ratings steam from its "25 Days of Christmas" sked.

California: one nation, under Arnold?(The Back Lot)
January 2, 2007... MEMOTO: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Though you'll still be hobbling on crutches, Governor, your inauguration on Friday will surely be a blast. With Donna Summer and Jennifer Holliday belting out songs at your $1.4 million party, and Paul Anka...

Fast Track.(Movie review)
January 2, 2007... A Metro Goldwyn Mayer release of a Weinstein Co. and 2929 Prods. presentation of a This Is That production. Produced by Anthony Bregman, Anne Carey, Ted Hope. Executive producers, Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Mark Butan, Ray Angelic. Co-producer,...

SEC connects the dots on Pixar stock options.(Securities and Exchange Commission)
January 2, 2007... The options scandal has officially reached Hollywood, as the SEC is probing whether Pixar improperly backdated options before Disney purchased the company. Options given to a number of Pixar execs between 1997 and 2003, including chief...

'CSI' leaves prints on museum exhibit.
January 2, 2007... Get ready for "CSI: Chicago." CBS's omnipresent crime franchise is expanding again, setting up shop this spring in the Windy City. Rival webheads worried about facing another edition of the successful skein can relax, however. That's...

CBS remains in the game.(CBS Corp. CBS Television)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... CBS TV Distribution has locked up the longest-running, highest-rated gameshows in TV syndication--"Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" for another two years, giving it the garners through 2012. TV stations in more than 30% of the country...

TV scribe doubles up: Safran, WBTV park projects at ABC, Fox.(Josh Safran, Warner Bros. Television)
January 2, 2007... Scribe Josh Safran has set up a pair of small-screen projects via Warner Bros. TV, including a collaboration with MeG. At ABC, Safran has an untitled drama in the works about a twenty-something woman who, after initially resisting, decides...

Originals to rule Planet.(Discovery Communications Inc. Animal Planet)
January 2, 2007... Animal Planet will boost its programming budget 14% this year to $93.4 million, starting with a greenlight for four primetime series scheduled to begin airing in the second quarter and continue into next year. Exec VP-general manager...

ABC gunning for 'Smith'.(American Broadcasting Companies Inc., Mr. & Mrs. Smith)
January 2, 2007... ABC has greenlit production on "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," a small-screen take on the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie feature. Doug Liman and Simon Kinberg are reprising their roles as helmet and scribe, respectively. Liman, Kinberg and Dave Bartis will...

Newsies' Iraq shock: Saddam's execution sends nets scrambling.
January 2, 2007... The hanging of Saddam Hussein turned Friday night into a high-wire act for TV news as the networks raced to determine if the former dictator's sentence had been carried out and how much of it they should show. The Iraqi government kept a...

Canadian biz gets break as ACTRA chills.(Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... In a reprieve from an imminent Canadian actors' strike, thesps agreed Friday to postpone a walkout in favor of "last-ditch" efforts to reach an agreement with producers. The union repping Canadian actors and the associations repping...

Asian banner loses 2.(Focus Films, Daniel Yu, Lorna Tee)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... Highly visible Hong Kong-based execs Daniel Yu and Lorna Tee have ankled their positions at Focus Films, the production, sales and distribution shop they ran for Asian superstar Andy Lau Tak-wa. Yu and Tee were, respectively, chief...

Logo targeting lesbian aud.(Viacom Inc.)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... Logo, Viacom's ad-supported network aimed at gay auds, is ramping up programming for the lesbian half of its constituency, including a variety special featuring the entertainment on a cruise ship hired by lesbian vacationers, and 107 hours of...

China tackles fakes: courts crackdown on unauthorized sales.(Sohu.com Inc.)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... China's courts had a busy Christmas week making public displays of their role at the frontline of the government's war against piracy. A Beijing court found Beijing Sohu Internet Information Service, a unit of the NASDAQ-listed Sohu.com,...

Net under threat.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez is making good on threats he made prior to his landslide re-election on Dec. 3 by refusing to renew the license of local web RCTV on March 27. Chavez said RCTV, in particular, has maintained a radical...

'Flower' blooms at B.O.(Curse of the Golden Flower, box office)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... Zhang Yimou's $45 million Oscar contender "Curse of the Golden Flower" followed up its record-breaking opening weekend B.O. of $12.5 million with a 50 million yuan ($6.4 million) take in the second weekend. Second weekend collection...

Spain bill to rein in majors.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... A bill seeks to place limits on the distribution rentals that Hollywood studios can charge in Spain. Legislation would crack down on rentals that are "discriminatory, disproportionate or not in line with the average in European countries." ...

The Knights of Prosperity.(Television program review)
January 2, 2007... (Series: ABC, Wed Jan. 3, 9 p.m.) Filmed in New York by B&B Prods. and Worldwide Pants in association with Touchstone Television. Executive producers, Rob Burnett, Jon Beckerman, David Letterman, Mick Jagger, Victoria Pearman, co-executive...

Dirt.(Movie review)
January 2, 2007... (Series; FX, Tue. Jan. 2, (10 p.m.) Filmed in Los Angeles by Matthew Carnahan Circus Products and Coquette Prods. in association with Touchstone Television. Executive producers, Carnahan, Joel Fields, Courteney Cox, David Arquette;...

The Importance of Being Earnest.(Theater review)
January 2, 2007... (Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge, Mass.; 556 seats; $50 top) An American Repertory Theater presentation of a play in two acts by Oscar Wild, devised and edited by David Woods, Jon Haynes and Jude Kelly. Directed by Kelly. Choreography,...

From the Army Archerd archive: Dec. 28, 1962.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... HAPPY NEW YEAR: It's either a feast or a famine at Romanoff's--as proven by the New Year's mishmash. The Bart Lyttons, who thought they had the place "exclusively," moved their wassail from the domain of Prince Mike to their own diggings when...

The screening room.(Table)
January 2, 2007... The Screening Room The Screening Room runs Tuesdays and Fridays. Screenings are open to Academy and guild members. For a complete list, visit Variety. com/screenings New York Apocalypto (Buena Vista) ...

New prexy for praiser org.(Entertainment Publicists Professional Society, Henri Bollinger)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... Henri Bollinger has succeeded George McQuade as president of the Entertainment Publicists Professional Society, starting with the new year. Bollinger, a founding member of EPPS, served as the organization's president in 1996-97. Org,...

L.A. weatherman joins WCBS.(WCBS-TV, John Elliott)(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... WCBS has inked a deal to bring weatherman John Elliott to the Eye's Gotham affiliate. Elliott is coming from KCBS Los Angeles, where he has reported on the weather since 2004. Previously he was at NBC News and MSNBC and appeared week day...

Room for another robe.(Brief article)
January 2, 2007... David Young hasn't taken the bench yet, but his show has already drawn favorable rulings. Slated for a fall launch, "Judge David Young" has cleared most major markets, bringing the total tally to an impressive 75% for the 2007-08 season....

Fees foster foes: Court TV sparring with EchoStar.(EchoStar Communications Corp., Turner Broadcasting System Inc.)(Courtroom Television Network Inc.)
January 3, 2007... The battle between Turner Broadcasting and EchoStar has begun after the satcaster removed Turner's Court TV from its lineup on Monday, affecting more than 11 million Dish subscribers. Court TV's Web site now includes a prominent notice...

Holiday's gift to B'way.(Broadway Theater)(market share of plays)
January 3, 2007... The week between Christmas and New Year's proved a darn good one for Broadway, with the 30 shows on the boards raking in more than $29.1 million. But it was a wicked good week for "Wicked." With Gotham B receipts hitting a walloping...

Sat radio sees Sirius strides.(Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Satcaster Sirius ended 2006 right in line with its recently revised estimates, breaking the 6 million subscriber mark and reaching its first cash-flow-positive quarter. Company had 6.024 million subs as of Dec. 31, in line with a...

Oscar pushes envelope.(actors participate in voting process)
January 3, 2007... The Oscar voting pool has inched up, to 5,830--32 more than last year's tally. Making its debut is the makeup branch, bringing the annual membership tally to 16 voting categories. The 115 members of that branch (which includes...

Fox fashions 'Model' deal.(Anthony Dominici signs deal with Fox TV Studios)(America's Next Top Model)
January 3, 2007... "America's Next Top Model" exec producer Anthony Dominici has sealed an overall development deal with Fox TV Studios. Under the pact--the rising reality wrangler's first--Dominici will create, develop and produce shows for the studio. ...

Weinsteins digging Dylan.(The Weinstein Co. plans to produce movie on Bob Dylan, "I'm Not There")
January 3, 2007... The Weinstein Co. has scooped up North American and U.K. rights to "I'm Not There," Todd Haynes' sprawling Bob Dylan biopic. Company plans to release the movie, the first Hollywood dramatization of Dylan's life that The artist has blessed,...

Concert kings.(Only at VARIETY.com)
January 3, 2007... Concertgoers made country acts, the Rolling Stones and a touring Cirque du Soliel concert the most popular shows of 2006.

Can H'wood make friends with evangelicals?(Tuning In)(Alexandra Pelosi's Friends of God)
January 3, 2007... ALEXANDRA PELOSI'S latest HBO documentary, "Friends of God," will doubtless garner some attention for her fortuitously timed interview with Pastor Ted Haggard, the disgraced head of the National Assn. of Evangelicals. Interviewed prior to...

Bollywood bows in Toronto.("Guru" to be premiered )(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... TORONTO -- The world preem of "Guru," the latest from Indian director Mani Ratnam ("Bombay," "Peck in the Cheek"), will be held not in India but in Toronto. "We chose Toronto as the venue for the world premiere because Toronto is one of...

'Nudity' on NHK outrages Japan auds.(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Pubcaster NHK went one up on Janet Jackson's Super Bowl nipple flash when "nude" female dancers on a popular year-end show prompted hundreds of viewer complaints and an on-air apology by emcee Tamio Miyake. The dancers appeared on a...

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 3, 2007... "Early Abstractions" (1939-1956), a film on the Library of Congress' 2006 National Film Registry, was made by Harry Smith. Information was incorrect in Thursday's paper.

Grammy cues Schnur.(Steve Schnur, Grammy Foundation)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Steve Schnur, Electronic Arts' worldwide executive of music and marketing, has been named chair of the Grammy Foundation. Schnur has been a board member for two years. Org oversees programs and activities that engage the music industry and...

Bynes college-bound: thesp hits campus for Morgan Creek pic.(Amanda Bynes to act in "Sydney White")(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Amanda Bynes ("She's the Man") will topline Morgan Creek's college comedy "Sydney White" with Joe Nussbaum ("Sleepover") directing. Production starts Feb. 12 in Orlando, Fla. Morgan Creek topper James G. Robinson is producing along...

Video site files suit.
January 3, 2007... Defunct Internet video-on-demand company Intertainer has filed suit against Apple, Google and Napster, three of the biggest players in video and music downloads, alleging patent infringement. Intertainer, which tried during the late '90s...

Nets enter Barber shop.(Tiki Barber plans to sign deal with broadcasters)
January 3, 2007... Retiring NFL star Tiki Barber is set to sign a broadcasting deal said to be worth more than $3 million a year over four years. But the question remains: With which network? Barber, 31, has been the target of a multi-network bidding war...

Globes add presenters.(Golden Globe awards)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... George Clooney, Rachel Weisz (winners last year), Sarah Jessica Parker and John Stamos have been added as presenters at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards. The Golden Globes will be held Jan. 15 at the BevHilton and broadcast on NBC at 8...

Bravo baking more 'Chef'.(rankings of "Top Chef" )(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Bravo has gone back for another helping of "Top Chef" renewing the top-rated food series for a third season. This month the cabler is holding a nationwide casting call for season three, with cookoffs set for Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami, New...

APA ups McPherson, Humiston to partner.(American Planning Association, Barry McPherson, Josh Humiston)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... APA has elevated agents Barry McPherson and Josh Humiston to partner status. The agency now has nine partners. McPherson continues as VP of talent and oversees Agency for the Performing Arts' theater department in New York; Humiston is...

'Aqua' swims to bigscreen.(Aqua Teen Hunger Force)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Adult Swim's feature version of surreal animated series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" has been set for a March release by First Look Pictures with an opening of more than 800 playdates. The 86-minute pic, written, produced and directed by...

Bernsen preps xmas 'test'.(Corbin Bernsen to direct comedy "3 Day Test" with Angel Entertainment, Public Media Works)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Corbin Bernsen has set up Christmas comedy "3 Day Test" in a partnership with a local production company in the town of Kipling, Saskatchewan. Project, which Bernsen is writing and directing, centers on a man seeking to get his family back...

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens.(Television program review)
January 3, 2007... (Docu; PBS, Wed. Jan. 3, 9 p.m.) Filmed by Thirteen/WNET, Adirondack Pictures, Ranoah Prods. Executive producers, Paul Hardart, Tom Hardart, Susan Lacy; producer, Barbara Leibovitz; co-producer, Jessica Cohen; director/writer, Barbara...

In Case of Emergency.(Television program review)
January 3, 2007... (Series; ABC, Wed. Jan. 3, 9:30p.m.) Filmed in Los Angeles by Bushwhacker Prods. and Howard J. Morris Prods. in association with Touchstone Television. Executive producers, Howard Morris, Emile Levisetti, Jon Favreau; producer, Mychelle...

Fissures.(Movie review)
January 3, 2007... (ECOUTE LE TEMPS) (France) A Les Films d'Antoine presentation. (International sales: Wide Management, Paris.) Produced by Antoine Simkine. Directed, written by Alante Kavaite. Camera (color, widescreen), Dominique Colin; editor,...

Top 10 films in Manhattan: for the weekend of Dec. 29, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007.(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Top 10 Films In Manhattan For the weekend of Dec. 29, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007 % change vs. last Week Rank Wknd. B.O. Film...

Broadway Top 10: Dec. 25-Dec. 3.(Statistical table)
January 3, 2007... Broadway Top 10: Dec. 25-Dec. 3 Week's Net Receipts Show Potential Prev Week's (Theater)(Prod. Category)(Seats) Net...

Moretti exits turin fest gig.(Nanni Moretti, Turin Film Festival)
January 3, 2007... Helmer Nanni Moretti has ankled from his post as topper of the Turin Film Festival, just two days after his appointment exacerbated a power struggle over control of the Italo event dedicated to young directors. Moretti's surprise pullback...

Exclusives report: for the weekend of Dec. 29, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007.(Statistical table)
January 3, 2007... Exclusives Report For the weekend of Dec. 29, 2006-Jan. 1, 2007 NEW YORK NEW THIS WEEK Film Weekend (distributor) Circuit Theater, City B.O. gross Pan's...

The Monastery.(Movie review)
January 3, 2007... (Docu Denmark) A Tju-Bang Film MS production in association with the Danish Film Institute, Nordic Film & TV Fund in co-production with DR TV, YLE TV2 Documentaries. (International sales: First Hand Films, Zurich.) Produced by Sigrid...

Like Minds.(Movie review)
January 3, 2007... (Australia-U.K.) A Dendy Films (in Australia)/Redbus Film Distribution (in U.K.)/The Weinstein Co. (in U.S.) release of a Film Finance Corp. Australia presentation of a Bluewater Pictures (Australia)/Gunpowder Films (U.K.) production, in...

Ever Again.(Movie review)
January 3, 2007... (Docu) A Rocky Mountain Pictures release of a Moriah Films production. Produced by Marvin Hier, Richard Trank. Directed, written by Richard Trank. Camera (color, DV), Jeffrey Victor; editor, Rebecca Harrell; music, Lee Holdridge; sound...

Strings sing in lead roles: shore, Santaolalla tune up guitar family for pic scores.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)(performances of Gustavo Santaolalla)
January 3, 2007... While orchestras and electronics are the stuff that many movie scores are built on, the composers behind "Babel" and "The Departed" based their music on instruments from the guitar family. Oscar winner Gustavo Santaolalla, a guitarist,...

Concert composers practice economies of scale.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... The barrier between the concert hall and the cinema has always been porous. Classically trained Europeans wrote many of Hollywood's finest Golden Age film scores, and plenty of composers best known for their symphonies, operas and ballets...

Pondhoppers' chops travel well: international talents use the currency of the realm--music, history, mood--to build film scores.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... Film scoring has always been blessedly ecumenical. Take the Oscar-nommed score to "Sergeant York" by Max Steiner, a native Viennese. Steiner, of course, also wrote music to two classic evocations of the Old South, "Gone With the Wind" and...

"Volver's' high-wire act.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)(Alberto Iglesias awarded for his work in "Volver" )(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Before beginning work on the score for "Volver," director Pedro Almodovar gave this advice to composer Alberto Iglesias: "Just be as close as possible to the main character, Raimunda (Penelope Cruz). Like when you are taking care of someone."...

Encore performances: Oscar regulars crowd category with accomplished new scores, often competing with themselves.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... Some of the year's most ambitious scores were penned by composers who have been down the red carpet before. Two are past Oscar winners and two others are past nominees, but while their individual approaches differ, all four continue to top the...

Spidey man spins 'Web'.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)(Danny Elfman to compose music)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... "I'm looking for everything to feel a little fighter and more delicate before bar 60," Danny Elfman tells conductor Pete Anthony via intercom. Elfman's in the recording booth, Anthony on the podium before the 89 musicians recording...

Four scores standard for prolific Powell.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)(compositions made by John Powell)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... A comicbook action-adventure, two animated tales (one of them a musical) and a 9/11 movie: Composer John Powell couldn't have asked for more diverse projects in one year. Three of them--"X-Men: The Last Stand," "Ice Age: The Meltdown" and...

African diaspora: composers embrace varied elements of continent's sound.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... Long conspicuously absent from Hollywood's dehydrating well of original plotlines, African narratives emerged in a big way in 2006 with films set and shot all over the continent, most notably "Blood Diamond," "The Last King of Scotland" and...

Radio killed the video star: as top 40 stations turn to hip-hop, pop musicians find rockin' role recording for film.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... Oscar's best song nominees typically represent a pluralistic sample of the music world, from Broadway tunes to comedic ditties; however, this year's race might wind up looking like the Grammys' best pop artist category. The list of 56 tunes...

Bollywood songs dance to Oscar.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... Partly inspired by the success of Jorge Drexler's song from "The Motorcycle Diaries," three songs by Indian composer A.R. Rahman have been submitted to the Academy for consideration, including the tune "Chanchan" from "Water." Considering...

In the mix: the Oscar song race rocks a who's who list of top stars. Here's a look at some high-profile contenders.(V PLUS: EYE ON THE OSCARS: SONG AND SCORE)
January 3, 2007... 'THE BOOK I WRITE' FROM 'STRANGER THAN FICTION' Writer: Britt Daniel Performer: Spoon Motivation: When music supervisor Brian Reitzell approached Britt Daniel about writing a new song for the existential literary comedy "Stranger...

Spain nets see ratings slide.(market share of television production companies)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Luis Fernandez and Mikel Lejarza, the new toppers at pubcaster RTVE and commercial web Antena 3, face an uphill task: slowing the ratings slide at their channels. A report from audience research company Barlovento Comunicacion analyzing...

Turner Sports.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... Jeff Pomeroy has been upped to senior director, public relations, for Turner Sports. He was director of public relations.

BBC Worldwide.(Exec Shuffle)(appoints Clara Fon-Siog )(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... BBC Worldwide has named Clara Fon-Siog VP, America East Coast and Latin America, for its Motion Gallery business. She joins the company from the Institut National de l'Audiovisuel.

Universal Music Group's Universal South.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... Universal Music Group's Universal South label has tapped Fletcher Foster senior veep-general manager. He was senior VP, marketing, for Capitol Records/Nashville.

Comedy Central.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... Catherine Moran has been named VP, consumer and trade marketing, for Comedy Central. She was VP of marketing at Lifetime Entertainment Services.

BMI New York.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... BMI New York has upped Wardell Malloy to director, writer/publisher relations, from associate director.

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group.(Exec Shuffle)(Jim Triciaro, Nelson Boyce, Noreen Rafferty, Noelle Wojciehowski and Donna Sabino appointed)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has upped Jim Triciaro to senior VP, advertising sales, for Nick TV; Nelson Boyce has been named VP, advertising sales, for the N; and Noreen Rafferty, Noelle Wojciehowski and Donna Sabino have become VPs...

HDNet.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... HDNet has named Bill Osborn senior veep of marketing for HDNet and HDNet Movies.

Discovery Networks.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... Bob Sitrick has been promoted to senior VP, live production & special projects, for Discovery Networks, U.S. He had been VP in that area.

Camrin Crisci.(Exec Shuffle)(appointment)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Camrin Crisci has joined New Line Cinema as counsel in the business and legal affairs department. She was at New York entertainment boutique law firm Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo.

Sony Pictures Television.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... Dominik Leconte has been promoted to VP, network and corporate television research, at Sony Pictures Television. He was executive director, network and corporate television research.

NBC Universal.(Exec Shuffle)
January 3, 2007... Barbara Blangiardi has been promoted to senior VP of strategic marketing for NBC Universal. She was VP, marketing and special projects.

Starz Media.(Exec Shuffle)(Scott D. Macdonald appointed)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Scott D. Macdonald has been named senior VP of finance and accounting and controller for Starz Media. He was senior VP-chief accounting officer for Adelphia Communications.

Channel M.(Exec Shuffle)(Rick Thiedig appointed)(Brief article)
January 3, 2007... Channel M has tapped Rick Thiedig VP of finance. He was VP, finance and administration, with Lot 47 Films in New York, USA Networks and the Food Network.