VIDEOAGE "PAPER CLIPS" — A WEEKLY PRESS REVIEW
<p><br>
  PROGRAMMING<br>
  Next Thursday, America will finally say goodbye to its "Friends" 10 
  years <br>
  after the series debuted on NBC. The show, which spawned copycats galore and 
  even <br>
  a hairstyle, will go out with a bang after 236 episodes. [Yahoo! News] <br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458374">Yahoo! 
  News<br>
  </A></p>
<p>CBS has given the green light to a supernatural thriller called "The Dead 
  <br>
  Will Tell," based on a novel by psychic James Van Praagh. Anne Heche will 
  star. <br>
  [Yahoo! News]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458471">Yahoo! 
  News<br>
  </A></p>
<p>"Quite Ugly One Morning" based on the book by Christopher Brookmyre, 
  will air <br>
  on Britain's ITV later this year and will be filmed entirely in Edinburgh. <br>
  [The Herald]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458760">The 
  Herald</A></p>
<p>Though Latinos are one of the fastest-growing demographics in America, <br>
  broadcasters are still struggling to find ways to represent them on television. 
  <br>
  [Yahoo! News]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458403">Yahoo! 
  News<br>
  </A></p>
<p>An interview with a serial killer aired as part of a RAI variety show in <br>
  Italy, sparking a fierce fight between RAI president Lucia Annunziata and director 
  <br>
  general Flavio Cattaneo. [Yahoo! News]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458711">Yahoo! 
  News<br>
  </A></p>
<p>Many actors play dissimilar parts simultaneously, but for Alison Bartlett, 
  <br>
  who plays a kindly vet on "Sesame Street" and someone significantly 
  less kind on <br>
  "The Sopranos," these parts couldn't get more different. [Yahoo! News]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458766">Yahoo! 
  News<br>
  </A></p>
<p><br>
  ANIMATION<br>
  Korea's role as a cheap base to produce foreign animation is in danger of <br>
  being handed over to China. But Korea won't go down without a fight. [Korea 
  <br>
  Herald]<br>
  <A 
  HREF="http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:80/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/04/27/200404270015.asp">The 
  Korea Herald</A></p>
<p><br>
  BUSINESS<br>
  Walt Disney's board will meet up again next week for the first time since the 
  <br>
  much-publicized investor revolt last month. But this closed-door sit-down <br>
  might actually be more important for the company's long-term future. <br>
  [International Herald Tribune]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458778">International 
  Herald Tribune</A></p>
<p><br>
  DIGITAL TELEVISION<br>
  In order to change all of Britain over to digital television, the TV industry 
  <br>
  and the government need to work together to convince viewers that the <br>
  switchover is advantageous to them. [BBC News]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458276">BBC 
  NEWS</A></p>
<p>Korea is expecting a surge in the demand for digital televisions next year, 
  <br>
  as electronics firms like Samsung and LG Electronics are expected to cut prices 
  <br>
  by as much as half. [Korea Herald]<br>
  <A 
  HREF="http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:80/SITE/data/html_dir/2004/04/27/200404270016.asp">The 
  Korea Herald</A></p>
<p><br>
  FESTIVALS<br>
  At the National Association of Broadcasters convention, held last week in Las 
  <br>
  Vegas, Nevada, content may have been declared king, but it's the technology 
  <br>
  that seemed more regal. [New York Times] <br>
  <A 
  HREF="http://www.nytimes.com:80/2004/04/26/business/media/26entertain.html">The 
  New York Times</A></p>
<p><br>
  FILM<br>
  Jennifer Garner's newest flick, "13 Going on 30" looks to be on its 
  way to <br>
  becoming a bonafide hit, although many other recent chick flicks built on the 
  <br>
  Cinderella theme flopped almost instantly. [New York Times] <br>
  <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com:80/2004/04/26/movies/26TWEE.html">The New York 
  Times</A></p>
<p>Egyptian movie star Mahmoud Morsi, best known for his work in the films <br>
  "Something Like Fear" and "Song in a Corridor," died Saturday 
  of a heart attack at <br>
  the age of 81. [Jordan Times]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458790">Jordan 
  Times<br>
  </A></p>
<p>Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" continues to rake in the 
  dough at <br>
  box offices, despite its hard-to-stomach gore. [Daily Mirror]<br>
  <A HREF="http://test.presstoday.com/show_article.php?id=458598">Daily 
  Mirror<br>
  </A></p>
<p><br>
  ROAD TO L.A. SCREENINGS<br>
  The Park Hyatt is having an Opening Night Wine Tasting in the Garden just off 
  <br>
  the Lobby from 5-7pm on May 20th: a great opportunity to kick off this first 
  <br>
  day of the L.A. Screenings 2004, getting buyers and sellers together at the 
  <br>
  show early and set advance appointments. Meet new clients over excellent wines 
  <br>
  from a renowned US distributor Kobrands Wines with various wines from <br>
  California, Italy, France, and other regions.<br>
  <A HREF="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Enprlloyd/id9.html">Opening Night Wine 
  Tasting at Park Hyatt May 20</A></p>
<p><br>
  To all L.A. Screenings participants. If you're a buyer and want to be listed 
  <br>
  among the 1,000+ top-level TV executives attending the L.A. Screenings, please 
  <br>
  send us your name, your organization, country, hotel while in L.A. and date 
  <br>
  of arrival/departure. In addition to being listed (without the hotel info), 
  <br>
  you'll receive our complimentary exclusive Video Age L.A. Screenings Guides 
  in <br>
  your hotel room. If you're a distributor and want to be listed in the Guides, 
  on <br>
  the boards in the key hotels and in the daily update flyers, please send us 
  <br>
  your date of arrival, name of the hotel and suite number. If you're exhibiting 
  <br>
  in the Park Hyatt, the official L.A. Screenings Hotel, the information will 
  be <br>
  given to us automatically. <br>
  <A HREF="http://www.videoageinternational.com/screenings.html">VideoAge L.A. 
  Screenings</A></p>
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