PROGRAMMING
In an effort to boost sagging ratings, ABC is shaking up its "The Bachelor"
reality show formula, allowing the women to first choose between two wanted
men before the man goes on to choose from among 25 bachelorettes. [Eonline.com]
E! Online.com

British talk-show host Graham Norton is hoping he won't have to return to
England anytime soon if U.S. cable net Comedy Central extends his brief run as
host of "The Graham Norton Effect." [Chicago Tribune]
Chicago Tribune

"M*A*S*H's" Alan Alda will be joining the cast of "The West Wing" this fall.
Insiders speculate that he might be next in line for the presidency once
Martin Sheen's Jed Bartlett's two terms are up. [Eonline.com]
E! Online.com

CABLE
The Dallas Cowboys football team is close to an agreement with Comcast Corp.
to create a cable channel with around-the-clock Cowboys programming. [Dallas
Morning News]
Dallas Morning News

CONTROVERSY
Fearful that a judge might shut it down, Fox has decided to jump the gun on
its reality boxing series, "The Next Great Champ," airing it on September 7, a
full day before a hearing that could stop the show in its tracks. [Eonline.com]
E! Online.com

FILM
Despite horrifying reviews, the thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" thrilled
U.S. audiences, drumming up $18.1 million and making it the number one movie
over the weekend. [Eonline.com]
E! Online.com

After several false starts, the best-selling novel "Memoirs of a Geisha" is
finally being made into a movie. "Chicago's" Rob Marshall will direct and
Steven Spielberg will produce. [Eonline.com]
E! Online.com

PRESS RELEASE CLIPS
Studio Hamburg Fernseh Allianz (FA) extends its online content to include a
variety of children's programs, including "Sandman" episodes "Fish Stories" and
"Tobias Totz."
Studio Hamburg Fernseh Allianz (FA)

Anime Distributor ADV Films will launch "Lady Death: The Motion Picture" at
this year's MIPCOM. The film tells the tale of a woman sent to hell and forced
to battle Lucifer.
ADV Films

Licensing East, a one-day networking conference to be held on the first day
of DISCOP 05 (June 23, 2005) , will be chaired by Michael Seres, head of
marketing and consumer product licensing at Celador International.
DISCOP

Senior management of Porchlight Entertainment and Beringea, through Global
Rights Fund II, a media and intellectual property rights fund, have acquired
Porchlight Entertainment.
PorchLight Entertainment

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