Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)
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FILM
1. George Gobel
2. HitParade
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3. Robert Montgomery KPRC-TV
4. Medic
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5. $64,000 Question Station C
6. Lux Video Theatre KPRC-TV
7. Waterfront KPRC-TV
8. Truth or Consequences KPRC-TV
9. Life of Riley KPRC-TV 10. Great Gildersleeve KPRC-TV
11. This Is Your Life KPRC-TV Station B
12. Disneyland
13. Father Knows Best KPRC-TV
14. People Are Funny KPRC-TV
15. Fireside Theatre KPRC-TV
16. Caesar's Hour
17. Ford Theatre
18. Perry Como
19. City Detective
20. Wyatt Earp
KPRC-TV
THE Bowling With the Champs film series is being carried on WTMJ-TV Milwaukee by A. W. Ryan, Oldsmobile dealer of that city. At the contract signing are (seated) A. W. Ryan (I), head of the automobile concern, and Neale V. Bakke, WTMJ-AM-TV sales manager. Standing (I to r) are Thomas Croke, account executive of Dayton, Johnson & Hacker Agency; Fred Kress, secretary of the Milwaukee and Wisconsin Bowling Proprietors' Assn.; Blaine Walsh, WTMJ-TV sports announcer on the program, and William Tulloch, WTMJ-TV account executive.
Ginsburg Leaves Studio Films
NORMAN S. GINSBURG resigned as director of advertising and sales promotion for Studio Films Inc.. New York, last Friday, and will announce future plans after his return from a brief vacation. Studio Films has not named a successor to Mr. Ginsburg, who joined the company in 1954 after service as manager of advertising and promotion for the DuMont Television Network and with Mutual's promotion department.
FILM SALES
Cheryl Tv Corp., L. A., sold feature package in 18 markets during December.
Sherwin-Williams Co. (paints) and Dominion Rubber Co., both Toronto, have bought MCATV's Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal tv film series in 15 Canadian markets. Starting in March, series will be carried on CBC stations in Halifax, Toronto, Kensington, London, Ottawa, Sudbury, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, St. John, Montreal and Moncton. Series currently is set in more than 150 markets in U. S. and Canada.
National Telefilm Assoc., N. Y., reports its three Christmas films, Lamh in the Manger, Man's Heritage and Christmas Carols, were sold to 152 tv stations for showing during holiday
season.
Associated Artists Productions, N. Y., reports sale of 28 feature films from company's "Movieland" package to WBZ-TV Boston for showing on station's new feature film period on Sunday afternoon.
FILM PRODUCTION
Parsonnet & Wheeler Inc., Long Island City, N. Y., has signed Ted Mills, executive producer at NBC-TV, to create new half-hour tv film program, tentatively titled Reporter's Playhouse, which will be prepared in association with True
magazine. Mr. Mills retains his association with NBC-TV.
FILM DISTRIBUTION
Veterans of Foreign Wars announces distribution of 26-minute motion picture, "The Magic Bond," to television stations in advance of National VFW Week, Jan. 22-28.
New York-owned WNYC film unit is offering to stations its latest half-hour documentary film, "Our Senior Citizens," which outlines problems of the aged and how New York City is meeting their needs. Film, being presented on N. Y. commercial tv stations, will be made available for showings on stations across country and for screenings by welfare, civic and fraternal organizations.
Columbia U.'s Center for Mass Communications, N. Y., will distribute free series of eight documentaries on U. S. Social Security program to radio stations on request. Distribution, scheduled to start Jan. 1, will be handled by Social Security Administration district offices throughout U. S. Series, produced by Columbia U. and titled At the Crossroads, will star Faye Emerson and will feature Charles I. Schottland, Commissioner of Social Security, as closing speaker.
Hollywood Television Service Inc., N. Hollywood, announces release Feb. 1 of 13 new 26Vzminute subjects, The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu, available for local, regional or national sponsorship. Series is based on Sax Rohmer stories, directed by William Witney and Franklin Adreon and produced by Morton W. Scott.
Studio Films Inc., N. Y., is making available to tv stations 130 Studio Telescriptions musical films in Kodachrome color, leasing them as library for unlimited use. Firm also leases 1,100 musical films in black and white.
United World Films, N. Y., subsidiary of Universal-International, is making available to stations 10-minute color film tracing birth and
* ARB October, November, 1955
KPRC-TV
HOUSTON • CHANNEL 2
JACK HARRIS Nationally Represented By
Vice President & General Manager EDWARD PETRY & CO.
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Broadcasting • Telecasting