DISNEY - CNBC TO AIR THE BUSINESS OF HOLLYWOOD FROM OSCAR SITE

Former Disney chief Michael Eisner is among the guests scheduled to appear in a CNBC two-hour special, The Business of Hollywood, airing Friday at 12:00 noon, the channel said Wednesday. The special will originate at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on the set of Sunday's Oscar ceremonies and host Bill Griffeth is due to receive a behind-the-scenes tour from Gil Cates, executive producer of the Oscars telecast. Veteran director Richard Donner is also scheduled to be interviewed for the program, which, according to a network press release, will explore "everything from movies that take on social issues and stigmas to what theater owners are doing to lure movie-lovers away from DVD releases and into the theaters."  


02/03/2006