Front Page: Morning Ratings Flash - Rick Kissell -- NBC opened the 2006-07 television season by beating its broadcast rivals thanks to Howie Mandel gamer 'Deal or No Deal,' while the net's heavily touted drama 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip' bowed to OK but unspectacular ratings.

Front Page: Study finds 49% of moviegoers research pics online -- Most people still find out about movies in traditional ways, but in between awareness and ticket buying, the Internet increasingly rules. That's the conclusion of a new study conducted by Variety sibling company MarketCast on behalf of Google.

Front Page: 'Departed,' Zhang pic to unspool at fest -- With a week to go before the RomeFilmFest unveils the lineup for its first edition, European launches of Martin Scorsese's 'The Departed' and Zhang Yimou's 'Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles' are among new titles set to unspool.

Front Page: Brothers team with Nissel for Peacock laffer -- The Weitz brothers have added a third project to their TV development slate, teaming with scribe Angela Nissel ('Scrubs') for a half-hour NBC comedy about an interracial family. Chris and Paul Weitz will exec produce via their NBC U TV Studios-based Depth of Field banner, headed by Andrew Miano.

Front Page: Fearnet brings in Lionsgate -- Lionsgate has come aboard Fearnet, the horror-themed video-on-demand co-venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Comcast that's set to launch Oct. 31.