CBS posts increase in profits

Front Page: Earnings up 14% in first quarter -- CBS halted a string of downbeat headlines Tuesday, posting a 14% increase in profits for the first quarter.

Time Warner earnings fall 36%

Front Page: Profits in first quarter were $771 million -- Time Warner reported earnings of $771 million in the first quarter, down 36% from $1.2 billion a year ago.

Mariah Carey remains on top

Front Page: 'E=MC2' hold on to No. 1 -- Mariah Carey’s “E=MC2” held onto the No. 1 slot on the nation’s album sales chart for a second week, selling 182,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Sezmi touts all-in-one box

Front Page: System combines cable, movies, TV, Internet -- Seeking to capitalize on the era of flux and consumer dissatisfaction with TV and homevid offerings, a new company launching Thursday believes it has the next-gen solution.

ThinkFilm nabs rights to ‘Polanski’

Front Page: Film unit to distribute Sundance documentary -- ThinkFilm has scooped up domestic theatrical and homevid rights to hot Sundance doc “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired” from HBO.

Here comes ‘Iron Man’

Front Page: Box office looking for summer lovin' -- The film biz is more than ready for summer to begin after a touch-and-go stretch at the domestic box office.

Time still ticking on SAG’s watch

Front Page: Progress elusive as talks move into third week -- With Hollywood still unnerved about an actors strike, progress has remained elusive as negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and the majors move into their third week.

Mel Gibson returns for ‘Darkness’

Front Page: Actor back onscreen with 'Edge' -- Mel Gibson has committed to star in "Edge of Darkness," marking his first starring role in a feature film since he headlined "Signs" and "We Were Soldiers" in 2002.

Soderbergh to direct ‘Girlfriend’

Front Page: Koppelman, Levien to write script -- Steven Soderbergh will direct "The Girlfriend Experience," a feature that focuses on the world of prostitution from the vantage point of a $10,000-a-night call girl.

‘Blindness’ to open Cannes

Front Page: 'What Just Happened' will close festival -- Brazilian Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness" and Barry Levinson's "What Just Happened?" will bookend the 61st Cannes Film Festival, the fest org announced Tuesday.

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