Sponsor (Oct-Dec 1964)

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& ipansop NOVEMBER 9, 1964 1965: big year for character licensing By sending video programs into America's homes, sponsors foster a whole new retail and promotional field: that of licensing television-related commercial products ■Every five or six years (clue: the time span between a child's birth and go-to-school age), a new tidal wave hits the $350 million field of character-merchandising. In the early 50's, it was Howdy Doody; then, a toddler's age later, Davy Crockett. Now 1965 promises another high-water mark. What this means, of course, is that every sponsor of a merchandised tv program or name stands to gain millions of additional exposures throughout the nation (in NEWEST TREND: Success of serious recordings cleared way for soberminded books, both here and abroad. "The Defenders" appears in Danish (middle, left) while "Thinking Machine" (same row, right) is German. uni; -AHlnh.jIcl .\Lj< 1 .« 'is!i November 9, 1964 27