ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION’S PRESS.

TELEVISION

Negotiations at Univision: Spanish-language station KMEX-TV and representatives from the National Assn. of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians union have not reached a contract agreement after more than six months of negotiations. Representatives from both sides plan to schedule an additional three to five bargaining sessions through the end of October in hopes of averting a strike.

POP/ROCK

Madonna Wins Lawsuit: Pop superstar Madonna has won her case to evict a New York cybersquatter from the Internet address madonna.com, which was initially a porn site, United Nations arbitrators said Monday. The American singer, who just released a new album titled “Music,” filed the complaint in July at the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization against businessman Dan Parisi, who was first to register the Internet address. A three-member panel at WIPO--the United Nations copyright and intellectual property agency, which runs an arbitration system that evicts cybersquatters--ordered Parisi to transfer the site to Madonna. The panel said Parisi, who is a Web site developer, had no trademark right to the name Madonna and failed to prove legitimate interest in the Internet domain name.

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98 Degrees Singer Ties the Knot: Singer Drew Lachey of pop group 98 Degrees married his childhood sweetheart over the weekend in Cincinnati. Lachey wed Lea Dellecave, who is a choreographer and onstage dancer for the band, on Saturday. Both are 24. The couple grew up in Cincinnati and have known each other since the fifth grade, according to the bride’s mother, Gerri Dellecave. Both attended Cincinnati’s School for the Creative and Performing Arts, as did fellow band members Justin Jeffre and Nick Lachey, Drew’s brother.

ARTS

Merce Cunningham Honored: Dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham will be awarded the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize for his role as one of the major forces behind modern dance. The award, a silver medallion worth approximately $250,000, will be given to Cunningham on Wednesday at the Hudson Theater in New York. Cunningham, 81, has choreographed more than 200 works.

FILM

Blair Witch Web Site: Hoping to repeat the success of its first Internet marketing campaign, Artisan Entertainment is launching a three-day online event complete with pagan and Wiccan rituals for the upcoming release of “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.” The Web site for the film, which opens Oct. 27, begins Wednesday and ends Friday. It features 24 hours of interactive Internet activity, including a horror costume auction, a virtual world site where participants can create their own action heroes and stories, and exclusive “Blair Witch” video games. The site, https://www.blairwitchwebfest.com, begins at 9 a.m.

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Spielberg Honored by Prince Andrew: Director Steven Spielberg will be honored with the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award in November. Prince Andrew will present Spielberg with the award, which is given to individuals who have contributed to the art of filmmaking. Past recipients include Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese and Bob and Harvey Weinstein. The ceremony, which will be hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, will be held at the Century Plaza Hotel.

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Documentary Winners: The International Documentary Assn. said Monday that “Gulag” and “Swedish Tango” have been named winners of its annual distinguished achievement awards for feature films. “Gulag,” produced and directed by Angus MacQueen, deals with Russian prison camps during Stalin’s reign. “Swedish Tango,” produced by Olaf Grunert and directed by Jerzy Sladkowski, follows a couple in their 70s learning to tango. The awards, to be presented in ceremonies Oct. 27 at the Los Angeles Center Studios, are intended “to inspire as well as recognize the pursuit of excellence in nonfiction filmmaking,” said association President David Haugland.

QUICK TAKES

The WB network will premiere the new animated series “X-Men: Evolution” as part of its Saturday morning children’s lineup on Nov. 4. . . . Elton John will headline his first network concert special later this year on CBS. The special will be derived from concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden this Friday and Saturday. . . . “Xena: Warrior Princess,” syndicated television’s highest-rated, first-run action hour, will conclude its six-year run at the end of the 2000-01 season, studio executives announced Monday. . . . Actress Kate Winslet is the mother of a newborn daughter, Mia. The “Titanic” star gave birth to her first child in London on Thursday. She and her husband, Jim Threapleton, were married in 1998. . . . The Michigan Opera Theatre will kick off a yearlong Verdi Festival with a Dec. 21 concert performance in Detroit of “Aida,” starring Luciano Pavarotti.