WARNERS EXEC BERMAN EXTENDS CONTRACT; WON'T JUMP TO SONY.Byline: Hollywood Reporter Confounding confounding when the effects of two, or more, processes on results cannot be separated, the results are said to be confounded, a cause of bias in disease studies. confounding factor rumors that he might be joining Sony Studios, former Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . production chief Bruce Berman confirmed Wednesday that he is ``crossing the i's and dotting the t's'' on his new production deal with Warners. Berman said he expects the deal to close by the end of the week and added that he intends to announce details of his new outfit, Plan B Entertainment, within the next 10 days or so. Look for Berman to hire two senior development execs and commit to a three-year-plus, semi-exclusive deal at the Burbank-based studio. ``(Negotiations) are going through their normal course,'' he said. ``I'm staying at Warners.'' That should come as good news for some Sony execs, who were jittery following reports that Berman would join his former Warner Bros. colleagues, Columbia TriStar chairman Mark Canton and executive vice president Lucy Fisher, at Sony. Canton did not return calls, but Sony reps pooh-poohed the notion that Berman is heading west. Argyle socks it to KCAL kcal kilocalorie. kcal abbr. kilocalorie kcal kilocalorie. : Executives of Argyle Television Holdings were reportedly kicking the tires Kicking the Tires Slang for doing the grassroots research of a prospective investment. Notes: Individual investors and fund managers alike partake in tire kicking. of the Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co.'s KCAL-TV on Wednesday, with execs checking out the people and property at the L.A. station. Argyle is the latest in a long line of those mentioned in connection with the sale of the station (which Disney must divest by this summer as part of its acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC), but it is believed to be the first prospective buyer to actually visit the property. Sources at Disney and Argyle did not return phone calls. Head-ache: Fans of NBC's ``Seinfeld'' may blink when they catch a new episode of the show next month. After years of seeing the back of the head of New York Yankees  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. owner George Steinbrenner, viewers will actually get a full frontal look at the Boss on the NBC NBCin full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. sitcom in May. Sources said Steinbrenner - who has been played by a double until now - has shot a scene for the show with Jason Alexander, whose George Costanza character is a Yankee front-office employee. |
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