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VIDEOAGE "PAPER CLIPS": A WEEKLY PRESS REVIEW PROGRAMMING U.K. pop music
countdown show Top of the Pops has suffered another blow.
Since the show moved from its Friday night slot on BBC1 to Sunday
on BBC2, ratings numbers have been cut in half. Now, the show is
facing controversy after one of its presenters made a derogatory
comment about the weight of one of its showcased bands. Richard
Bacon introduced the "The Magic Numbers" with the line: "What do
you get when you put two brothers and two sisters in a band? A big
fat melting pot." The band was so offended, they stormed out of
the studio and refused to perform. [This is London] Foreign TV
channels are not feeling very welcome in China at the moment. Regulators
have announced plans to forbid any new foreign-owned TV channels
from entering the country. The rules are meant to aid the country
in regulating its TV content. Disney is expected to suffer most
from the ban, as it is one of the few major media companies without
a channel in the market. In 2003, the company applied for a limited
broadcasting license. But now, the possibility of that being granted
seems impossible. [Xinhua Online] BUSINESS In 2006, Viacom
Inc. chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone will pass the baton to Tom
Freston and Leslie Moonves. Redstone has announced plans to give
up his CEO title once his company splits into two. He will remain
chairman and controlling shareholder of both entities -- one that
consists of broadcast and radio networks, and the other comprised
of Viacom's cable and movie divisions. [Broadcaster Magazine] TECHNOLOGY Moviegoers
in Japan are experiencing the ride of their lives every time they
visit the movie theater. The United Cinema Kishiwada theater chain
in Kishiwada, Japan, has installed vibrating seats into its theaters.
Four "vibro-transducer" devices are installed in the back and bottom
of each seat. The devices convert all sounds of a certain audio
frequency into motions that rock the viewer back and forth and side
to side. [Herald Tribune/Asahi] CONTROVERSY LEGAL OBITUARY FILM FESTIVALS Bowing to pressure
from its sponsors, the Montreal World Film Festival has pulled Karla
from its premiere line-up. The film, which chronicled the life of
murderers and sexual deviants, Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo,
was deemed too controversial to premiere at the Festival. [The Globe
and Mail] FILM Film legend
Francis Ford Coppola has finally met his man. Coppola chose Brazilian
filmmaker Walter Salles to direct his long-awaited film adaptation
of Jack Kerouac's classic 1960s American novel, "On the Road". Salles
is best known for directing 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries.
[E! Online] PRESS RELEASE
CLIPS CBS Paramount's
programs and movies are headed to Scandinavia. The studio has signed
a multi-year volume deal with TV4 Sweden, TV2 Denmark and TV2 Norway.
Among the series that are headed to the Nordic channels are Medium
and Numb3rs. First Look
Media has merged with Capital Entertainment Corporation to become
First Look Studios. The combined company will focus on home entertainment,
film development, production and distribution, and foreign sales. Granada International
movies will soon be available (for a fee) throughout Asia. The London-based
company has inked a TV movie output deal with STAR MOVIES, a movie
channel available throughout Asia. The International
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for
the 2005 Breaking News and Continuing News Coverage Awards at the
International Emmys. Nominees hail from Japan, Slovak Republic,
the U.K., Brazil and The Netherlands. This is the first time the
Slovak Republic has been nominated for an International News Emmy.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony, set to take
place in New York City on November 21.
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