PROGRAMMING
NBC airport drama "LAX" straightened up and flew right on its first night off
the runway. Nielsen Media Research reported a 13 million viewer audience for
its premier episode on Monday. [E! Online]
eonline

"Access Hollywood" spin-off "The Insider" debuted on Monday with former
"Access" anchor Pat O'Brien leading the show's launch. [The Daily News]
nydailynews

Maria Shriver, Kennedy descendent and wife of California's "Governator"
returns to NBC with a post-mauling interview with Vegas entertainers Siegried and
Roy. The special proceeds the second episode of CGI-series "Father of the
Pride" which chronicles the glitzy lives of the duo's white tigers. [The Daily News]
nydailynews

CABLE
Gabber extraordinaire Star Jones, of "The View," is tapped to replace Melissa
and Joan Rivers by hosting the pre-Emmy red carpet show on E! Entertainment
Television on Sunday. Melissa and Joan recently left E! to join the TV Guide
Channel. [The Daily News]
nydailynews

BUSINESS
Two years after its near collapse, Vivendi Universal unveiled sharply
improved second-quarter operating profits for its music and pay-TV divisions. [The
New York Times]
nytimes

CONTROVERSY
Simon Fuller, music mogul and co-creator of smash hit "Pop Idol" sues Simon
Cowell, one of the show's judges, for creating a show for U.K television he
claims plagiarizes his format. [BBC News]
bbc

LEGAL
Martha Stewart, CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is ready for the
big-house. The media mogul announced that she won't put off jail any longer.
[International Herald Tribune]
iht

TECHNOLOGY
After Sony announced its future acquisition of MGM, which includes a huge
film library, the company is poised to set a new standard for digital video
discs. [The New York Times]
nytimes

FILM
India's Railway Minister, Laluji, is moving beyond parliament and into the
ever-popular world of Bollywood. The colorful politician will appear in a film
by Mahesh Manjrekar. [The Times of India]
timesofindia

The Korean film business continues to grow and stands as one of the few
highly profitable industries in the country's weak economy. [The Korea Herald]
koreaherald

Adam Brody, who plays heartthrob Seth Cohen on Fox's the O.C., will
co-produce an edgier remake of classic '80s film "Revenge of the Nerds." [E! Online]
eonline

PRESS RELEASE CLIPS
A&E, Comcast and The Cable Center will kick off the upcoming Hispanic
Heritage Month with a Denver high school photo competition.
aetn

National Geographic Channel won three News and Documentary Emmys at the 2004
News and Documentary Awards Ceremony. The honors were bestowed upon "National
Geographic Explorer," cable's longest running documentary series, "Wolf Pack"
and "Killer Cats of the Kalahari."
nationalgeographic

TV Loonland has licensed popular U.K. and international animated hit "The
Cramp Twins" to Cartoon Network U.S.A.
loonland

Ellis Releasing, the global distribution subsidiary of Ellis Entertainment
will launch new programs "Mega Storms," "Today's Homeowner with Danny Lipford,"
"Peter Paul & Mary, Carry it On: A Musical Legacy" and "Craftiest Animals" at
MIPCOM.
ellis

Twentieth Century Fox will come to MIPCOM with loads of talent. Those slated
to visit Cannes include Nicole Richie of "The Simple Life," Brooke Burns of
"North Shore" and Portia de Rossi of "Arrested Development."
fox

4Kids Entertainment will launch its fourth season of extremely popular
animated series "Yu-Gi-Oh!" at MIPCOM.
4kids

Indigo Films will come to MIPCOM with films and series running the gamut
between factual, animation and fiction. Titles include "Deal of a Lifetime," "Sol
Goode," "Opal Fever," "Sex and the Palace," "Kid Clones," "Nine Dog Christmas"
and "Rocket Boy and Toro."
indigofilms

Monica Vespe has been appointed to the newly created position of
international sales director for children and family entertainment company, MarVista
Entertainment.
marvista

Lucien Harrington was named vice president of marketing, Walt Disney
International, in charge of the Asia Pacific region. He was also appointed to the
position of vice president of marketing for Walt Disney Television International,
Asia Pacific.
disney

F.Y.I.
VideoAge's MIPCOM Issue will feature an interview with Haim Saban's
ProSiebenSat.1 Group.

Day 4 of VideoAge's MIPCOM Daily will be a special MIPCOM/ MIFED/ AFM Issue
distributed at all three markets.
videoage

Canada Day at MIPCOM with VideoAge. On October 5, 2004 "VideoAge" Daily at
MIPCOM will be fully devoted to Canadian TV companies.

For "VideoAge" advertisers this means:
Special reports, news and product items.
Company logo printed on 20,000 placemats distributed throughout Cannes'
restaurants.
Company name and booth number listed in every Daily.
PhotoPage coverage.
Floor coverage for breaking news.
Low-cost VideoAge Monthly/Daily combination rates.
Montreal and Toronto Film Festivals and Banff TV Festival reviews in
VideoAge Monthly.

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