PROGRAMMING
NBC, like all the other networks, is set to unveil its fall schedule this
week. The only shoe-in is "Friends" spin-off, "Joey," starring Matt LeBlanc.
[Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

Ending months of speculation, CBS finally inked a deal with the cast and crew
of its Emmy-winning hit, "Everybody Loves Raymond," to return for next
season, but to do only 16 episodes instead of the usual 22. [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

ABC is expected to focus a little less on comedies for the fall season. They
are tentatively approving just eight laffers, down from this year's 10.
[Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

DIGITAL
Though it seemed like the public wasn't all that enthused with the prospect
of a switchover to high definition television in the past, nowadays, most
viewers recognize its superiority. [USA Today]
USA Today

TV viewers who don't want to miss their favorite shows are opting for Digital
Video Recorders over traditional VCRs. Forrester Research predicts that
nearly half of American households will have a DVR by 2009. [USA Today]
USA Today

VIDEO GAMES
Now that the video game industry is an $11 billion a year business, more and
more stars are willing to lend their voices to likenesses of themselves, among
them Pierce Brosnan and Cameron Diaz. [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

CONTROVERSY
Fighting broke out between brokers and a television crew at the Bombay Stock
Exchange after the brokers accused the TV crew of "irresponsible" reporting.
[Hindustan Times]
Hindustan Times

FILM
"Troy," the Brad Pitt-helmed epic about Helen, the face who launched a
thousand ships, and the subsequent fall of the eponymous city, was number one at the
U.S. box office this weekend, taking in $45.6 million. [Boston Globe]
Boston Globe

Canamedia's ITN Archive Sponsored a reception attended by most of the
delegates at Canada's Hot Docs documentary festival in April.
Canamedia.com

The makers of "What Remains of Us," a rare documentary filmed in Tibet, took
extreme precautions when showing the film at the Cannes Film Festival to
ensure that those who agreed to be interviewed on camera would not face the wrath
of the Chinese authorities. [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

Michael Moore's controversial film "Fahrenheit 9/11," which was deemed too
partisan to distribute by Disney, debuts in Cannes this week. The documentary
claims knowledge of connections between President Bush and many prominent Saudi
Arabian families, including Osama bin Laden's. [New York Times]
International Herald Tribune

A museum chronicling the life and times of actor James Dean, who appeared in
only three films--"Rebel Without a Cause," "East of Eden" and "Giant"--during
his short career, opened in Gas City, Indiana. [Yahoo! News]
Yahoo! News

OBITUARIES
Anna Lee, an actress who appeared in such films as "How Green Was My Valley"
and "The Sound of Music," and acted as a family matriarch on the ABC soap,
"General Hospital," died of pneumonia. She was 91.
Yahoo! News

ROAD TO L.A. SCREENINGS
The Park Hyatt is having an Opening Night Wine Tasting in the Garden just off
the Lobby from 5-7pm on May 20th: a great opportunity to kick off this first
day of the L.A. Screenings 2004, getting buyers and sellers together at the
show early and set advance appointments. Meet new clients over excellent wines
from a renowned US distributor Kobrands Wines with various wines from
California, Italy, France, and other regions.
Opening Night Wine Tasting at Park Hyatt May 20

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send us your name, your organization, country, hotel while in L.A. and date
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