Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1959)

Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, October 7, 1959' Television Jo day Pay-TV Deal Who's Where ( Continued from page 1 ) Louis A. Novins, president of Telemeter, and Milton J. Shapp, president of Jerrold. Arrangements have also been made for continued joint engineering development in the field, the announcement disclosed. Under terms of the agreement, Jerrold is authorized to manufacture electronic amplifiers and related distribution equipment, as well as to engineer and install Telemeter closedcircuit systems. Announcement by Fitzgibbons E. E. Fitzgibbons, president of Trans Canada Telemeter, a division of Famous Players Canadian Corporation, Ltd., announced in Canada that Jerrold, working jointly with Trans Canada's engineering staff and Canadian Bell Telephone Company, has designed and is supervising construction of the outside plant for the first Telemeter operation scheduled in West Toronto, Canada, as well as providing the basic distribution equipment. ABC Creates Division Overseas; Coyle Heads Formation of the ABC International Division, a new subsidiary of the American Broadcasting Company, was announced by Leonard H. Goldenson, president of American BroadcastingParamount Theatres, Inc. It will be headed by Donald W. Coyle as ABC vice-president in charge of the international division, effective immediately, Boldenson also announced. Coyle, who has been vice-president and general sales manager of the television network for the past year, will report directly to Goldenson. Statement by Goldenson "The increasing expansion of our network and station activities in foreign countries has created the need for this new division," Mr. Goldenson said. "We already have interests in Televisors de Costa Bica and in The News Limited of Australia, which is the principal owner of station NWSTV in Adelaide, and we plan to invest in other stations in other areas around the world." Toured Australia The recent five-week inspection tour of Australia and the Far East which he took with Oliver Treyz, president of the ABC Television Network, convinced him, Goldenson said, that there exists a tremendous untapped potential abroad for the growth of American television. "It is safe to predict," he stated, "that there will soon be 50,000,000 television homes in the free world outside of this country and eventually The appointment of Sig Mickelson as president of CBS News was announced by Frank Stanton, president of the Columbia Broadcasting System. □ The appointment of Wilbur M. Fromm as manager of the new business and promotion department of NBC Spot Sales was announced by Richard H. Close, director of NBC Spot Sales. □ Carl A. Russell has been named manager of regional sales of Independent Television Corporation, Hardie Frieberg, manager of syndicated sales, announced. Though working out of Chicago, Russell will handle regional sales for the entire country and report directly to Frieberg in New York. □ Theodore Zaer, director of business affairs, NBC Badio Network, has been appointed manager of NBC TeleSales, effective immediately. He will report to James G. Hergen, director of TeleSales. □ Hunt Stromberg, Jr. and William Self have been appointed to new executive positions in the program department of the CBS Television Network, Hollywood, it was announced by Guy della Cioppa, vice-president, programs, Hollywood. Stromberg assumes the position of director of programs, development, while Self becomes director of programs, administration. □ Robert M. Barron has been named to the sales staff of Videotape Productions of New York, Inc. He formerly was senior assistant to the General Foods Broadcast Services director. □ Allen Z. Hodshire has been elected vice-president of the Maxon, Inc., advertising agency of New York and Detroit, it was announced by Lou Russell Maxon, president. as many as 100,000,000. They constitute an ever-increasing market for American programming, which we intend to go after. Additional revenue obtained from foreign markets can make possible heavier investments in the production budgets of future ABC-TV shows and make them even stronger qualitatively. Thus the American viewer as well as the viewer abroad will gain from our expansion in other parts of the world." Eastern Theatres Buys Denver, Col. Operation Special to THE DAILY NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 6.-Eastem Theatres, circuit with headquarters here, has acquired the Welton Theater, Denver, Colo., it has been announced by Sheldon Smerling, executive vice-president of Eastern, and Alfred G. Burger, president of TeleManagement Theatres. The Welton, soon to be completely refurbished and renamed the Towne, is the third hardtop to come under the Eastern banner in the past nine months. When reopened as the Towne Theatre, the downtown show place will feature first-run films. Herbert Howe, present manager of the Towne, will continue in this position under the new management. Sylvan Goldfinger of Chicago is associated with Eastern Theatres in the Towne acquisition. 'Career' to Bow ( Continued from page 1 ) to attend the premiere will be Arthur B. Krim, Milton R. Rackmil, Spyros P. Skouras, Barney Balaban, Adolph Zukor, Louis A. Novins, Arnold Picker, Charles Einfeld, Benjamin Kalmenson, Alex Harrison, Irving H. Ludwig, Herbert L. Golden, Leo Jaffe, Murray Silverstone, Roger H. Lewis, Rube Jackter, Joseph H. Moskowitz and Richard Walsh. Exhibitor Leaders to Attend Heading a large contingent of exhibitors will be S. H. Fabian, Edward L. Hyman, Sid Markley, Harry Brandt, Leslie Schwartz, Sam Goodman, Max Cohen, Sam Rosen, Solomon Strausberg, Julius Joelson, J. E. Liggett, Seymour Florin. Leopold Friedman, Eugene Picker, John Murphy, Max Fellerman, Ilya Lopert, Gerald Shea, Joseph Seider, Donald Rugoff, Sam Rinzler, Emanuel Frisch, Sol Schwartz, Spyros S. Skouras, George Skouras, Ed Rowley, Wilbur Snaper, Richard Brandt, Irving Dollinger, Charles Smakowitz, Harry Kalmine, Sid Stern, Russell Downing, Robert C. Rothafel, and Charles Rea Small, Saville ( Continued from page 1 ) Spy," which Norman Krasna will write for the screen; "Green Gage Summer," with a screenplay by Howard Koch; and "The Mousetrap," Agatha Christie's hit play which is currently in its sixth season in London. Parker on Para. Tour Fess Parker, who stars in Paramount's "The Jayhawkers," will make a 10-city, cross-country personal appearance tour in connection with openings of the Panama-Frank production this month. Parker's itinerary is as follows: San Francisco, Oct. 14; Des Moines, 16; Oklahoma City, 17; Memphis, 19; Nashville, 21; Boston, 22; New Haven, 23; Pittsburgh, 24; Seattle, 28; and Milwaukee, 30. Other key cities may be added before the star leaves on the tour. 'Best' Slogan ( Continued from page 1 ) mer long, tying-in with the city-wide promotion of the slogan. Extending the nationwide promotion for the picture has been the CBS network broadcasting 24 hours a day, across the country, "see the 'Best of Everything' on CBS." The network has also taken full-page and double-truck advertising in leading newspapers in key cities, re-stating that its radio and television programs are the "Best." 20th's 21 regional ad-pub managers are currently engaged in promotions with leading merchants in key cities throughout the country. Top stores in each city, as well as gas stations, super markets, drug chains and a variety of additional merchandisers will be using the slogan "Come to for the Best of Everything." In addition to these placards, each of the stores will carry posters calling attention to the picture's opening in its own area. Cards for Distribution The merchants have also been provided by 20th with cards specially designed to include the imprint of the local merchant and the best of everything slogan. These cards will be handed out by the merchants' representatives at busy intersections in each community. Chambers of commerce, civic groups and other local organizations in certain areas are also taking advantage of the slogan. As in New York, cities are adopting the adage proclaiming that their town has "the best of everything." In each of these situations, the ad-pub managers are coordinating tie-ins with the organizations. Legion of Decency (Continued from page 1) film, stating "this excellent featurelength documentary contains a message of profound relevance and importance for all peoples and is for this reason highly recommended." Filmed in Eastman color in four regions of the world, "Power Among Men" is primarily concerned with the survival of the human race and the forces in the present world to build and destroy. Principal footage was photographed under the direction of Thorold Dickinson in Italy, Haiti, British Columbia (Canada), and Norway. Won Three Awards Previously shown at a number of international film festivals, the 90-minute film has already been honored with three awards— the Robert Flaherty Award for the "most outstanding creative achievement" in documentary films, the Janotta Prize given at the Venice Film Festival for the "most distinguished film in the public relations field," and a Certificate of Merit awarded during the recent Moscow Film Festival. "Power Among Men" will have its American premiere on Oct. 18 at the Exeter Theatre in Boston.