PROGRAMMING
Irish rock band U2 will add a little music to "CSI." The high-caliber band
has teamed up with the hit show and tracks from their new album "How to
Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" will be featured in future episodes. [E! Online News]
E! Online

Both CBS and NBC are showing a lack of "pride" in their freshman series. CBS
will shelf drama "dr. vegas," during the upcoming November sweeps and replace
it, instead, with episodes of the ever-popular "CSI," and "Without a Trace."
On NBC, longer episodes of reality series "The Biggest Loser," will replace the
struggling "Father of the Pride." Both nets insist that there are no
cancellations in the near future. [E! Online News]
E! Online

India, which already has a slew of celebrity-hosted talk shows, is about to
get another one . . . but this one has a different spin. Mush King Karan
Johar's new show will pair up interesting guests and see what they have to say
about one another. [The Times of India]
The Times of India

BUSINESS
Time Warner, the world's largest media company, took a dip in third quarter
earnings this year. The company, whose earnings slid eight percent, also said
it will restate its earnings for AOL Europe prior to 2002, as a result of
ongoing investigations. [The New York Times]
The New York Times

Time Warner chairman Richard Parsons appeared to throw in the towel when the
company did not succeed in acquring MGM, and the highly coveted company went
to Sony instead. But the real story, now seems to be a bit more complicated....
[The New York Times]
The New York Times

BROADCASTING
Broadcasters in the U.K. will soon work with film censors to create a ratings
system for the small screen that very much resembles that of the big screen.
[The London Times]
The London Times

EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE
Former model and actress and current studio bigwig Sherry Lansing will step
down from her post as chairwoman of Paramount Pictures. Having held the
position since 1992, Lansing will step down when her contract expires at the end of
next year. [E! Online News]
E! Online

New Zealand's TVNZ is losing executives by the day. In an effort to get more
involved in news, Australian-owned Prime has poached two senior members of
TVNZ's news team. [Google News]
Google News

CONTROVERSY
A Canadian woman filed a lawsuit against her employer for taunting her with
the nickname "Kemosabe," which she deemed racist. A ruling by the Nova Scotia
Court of Appeals has ruled that the nickname, given to Lone Ranger by his
friend Tonto in the 1950s TV western "The Lone Ranger", is not a racist term.
[MSNBC.com]
MSN

FILM
Theo van Gogh, a controversial Dutch filmmaker who recently made a movie
criticizing Muslims' treatment of women, was stabbed to death on an Amsterdam
street. An Islamic fundamentalist is being charged with his murder. [The London
Times]
The London Times

Jude Law isn't a womanizer, he just plays one in classic remake "Alfie." The
on-screen objects of Law's affection admit that the competition for the man's
attention certainly heated up on the set. [The Daily News]
The Daily News

George Romero, the zombie master responsible for reinventing the horror genre
with 1968's "Night of the Living Dead," is back in Toronto directing the
fourth installment of the film. [The New York Times]
The New York Times

PRESS RELEASE CLIPS
BFC Berliner Film Companie GmbH has entered a software license agreement with
mental images GmbH. The two companies will, together, create 3-D CGI animated
titles, the first of which will be feature film "Happily N'Ever After."
BFC

Breakthrough New Media signed an agreement with GlobalFun AB to develop and
globally publish a mobile game based on animated series "Atomic Betty."
Breakthrough

Celador International is also going mobile. The U.K. company has announced a
partnership with Macrospace to create a global launch of the "Who Wants To Be
A Millionare?" brand on mobile phones.
Celador

CHUM's MuchMusic and Rogers Wireless have teamed up to deliver "MuchPhone," a
pay-as-you go phone with access to MuchMusic, that will launch in Canada on
November 9.
MuchMusic

On Sunday, November 14, The New York Independent Film Festival will feature a
screening of "Circle of Justice," a documentary about Canadian prisoners
behind the walls of a federal penitentiary.
NYIFF

E! Networks has created its first-ever branded programming block to air on
India's Zoom Television.
E! Online

E! Networks also inked a deal with Japan's Movie Plus, bringing its signature
red carpet coverage of the 2005 Academy Awards to the Asian country.
E! Online

MTV Networks and CNN International announced a co-production agreement for
"Staying Alive: An MTV & CNN News Special" in support of World AIDS Day 2004.
The special will air on both networks worldwide.
MTV

National Geographic is also headed onto cell phones everywhere. Award-winning
video clips and images will be sent to mobile phone subscribers all over the
world.
National Geographic

Sony Pictures International marked the expansion of its sales distribution
team in Asia with the appointment of Janet Eng as sales director, Asia.
Sony Pictures

Televisa and MTV Networks Latin America signed a long-term multi-media
agreement. The deal will add MTVN LA licensing, merchandising and publishing
businesses to the existing pay TV and broadcast distribution agreements with the
largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world.
Televisa

TLN Telelatino announced the Canadian launch of the Super Trio Italiano -
three thematically-based, all-Italian digital TV channels.
TLN Telelatino

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