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'Education' to get limited opening next spring

Duo pact for Internet TV service

Label to acquire and produce films, DVDs

Another sweeps period has come and gone. The life and death of television shows, new and old, could be determined by the upcoming Nielsen numbers. Variety chronicles the hits, flops, battles and surprises on the small screen.

At a recent digital cinema event in Hollywood, a speaker joked that it was no accident exhibs had dubbed nonfeature content "Other Digital Stuff." That's O-D-S for short. Pronounced odious. The line was meant as a joke, but many exhibs act like that's what they think.

Hedge funds aren't just for the majors anymore. While the first round of big fund players -- Dune, Virtual, Legendary, Gun Hill -- focused on studio slates and would-be blockbusters, investors have a new target in the entertainment business, with potentially lower risks and higher returns: specialized film.

Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron

"Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron" is a streamlined yet fleshed-out version of LucasArts' successful "Battlefront" series of team-based action games set in the "Star Wars" universe.

Brian Crecente

Ben Fritz

Matt Peckham

Josh Marks

Early autumn now kicks off primetime for DVD releases of current TV shows.
• Autumn brings TV on DVD harvest

In its 125-year history, the Actors Fund has helped showbiz pros in all professions through all kinds of crises.

Variety's 10th annual spotlight on the industry's femme movers and shakers.
• Media-savvy femmes work to reverse sterotypes
• Tabloid queens pawns in the fame game