Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

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FILM CLIPS RANDOM SHOTS Consolidated Film Industries, Hollywood, is constructing two-story addition to its 35 mm laboratory. Scheduled for completion in five months, with construction cost of approximately $500,000, annex will contain 14 cutting rooms and expansion of CFI's title and optical departments. Animation Inc., Hollywood, announces opening of new N. Y. office at 66 W. 53rd St. Emile de Antonio, artists agent, has been appointed Animation Inc. representative, replacing Eric Pomerance who will devote his time to his own firm, Meridian Productions. TPA Inc. announces move of its west coast headquarters from Sunset Blvd. to 5420 Melrose Ave., L. A. Screencraft Pictures, N. Y., has acquired all tv and non-theatrical distribution rights to The Restless Sphere, detailed film report on International Geophysical Year produced by BBC-TV and packaged by Robin International. Sphere got its first nationwide airing Oct. 20 when film report, narrated by England's Prince Philip, appeared on ABC-TV. Screencraft is making Sphere available in both 80-minute and 56-minute versions. SALES Screen Gems Inc., N. Y., reports sale of German-dubbed version of its Father Knows Best half-hour tv film series for showing throughout West Germany. ABC Film Syndication, N. Y., announces eight sales last week in its 26 Men halfhour tv film series. Contracts were signed by Burgermeister beer for showing on KOLO-TV Reno; McKenna Inc., on WLVA-TV Lynchburg, Va.; Hymbaugh Motors on WTVH (TV) Peoria, 111.; Gustafson Dairy on WDBO-TV Orlando; Standard Oil (Indiana) on KGLO-TV Mason City, Iowa; WTVY-TV Dothan. Ala., and KOOK-TV Billings, Mont. INS-Telenews Newsfilm Services reports 33 sales in two weeks. 1957 Sports Yearend Review and News Year-End Review were sold in Tokyo and Osaka, lapan, and to KUAM-TV Guam, adding to 10 sales made outside U. S. Both shows were signed by additional stations in Traverse City, Mich.; Madison; Seattle; Kennewick, Wash.; Green Bay; Portland, Ore., and Bay City, Mich. News Year-End placed in Spokane. Twelve contracts for regular INS Telenews Services were WIMR-TV New Orleans and its affiliated stations WRIK (TV) Ponce and WORA (TV) Mayaguez, both Puerto Rico; WILK-TV Wilkes-Barre; KXLY-TV Spokane; WSFA-TV Montgomery, and WRVA-TV Richmond. Weekly News Review and This Week in Sports sold to KNTV-TV San Jose, Calif., Sportsreel picked up by KP AC-TV Port Arthur, Tex.; KTNT-TV Tacoma, and Manila Office of Grant Adv. for GZAQ-TV Manila. Broadcasting 5 S O O S UNSET BOOLE> .OLLVWOOD 28 October 18, W57 UWI4 E A«H01-'>-J*V5« fit***"* Mr W.ck Dinsmore SS^Bead^ood Drive ^Uy^od 28, California Dear Dick: „bXue chipaccounts sucand.es> Wlj££l£f S Sp aAd Upton Tea. tte^e " t. ^ .easily since our first to short, ve^mninv. nwiii-.flfrt.rBiift.irr, ■ ■ mh%m "MLfMs •our rating increas on first telecast . ed toy "SHOCK"— 52 of the greatest spine-tingling features including the original "Frankenstein", "Draeula", "Wolf Man", "The Mummy" and other famous shockers! Your city is ready for the "SHOCK treatment"! LEW ARNOLD, Vice President N NEW YORK TELEVISION SUBSIDIARY OF COLUMBIA PICTURES 711 FIFTH AVENUE ■ NEW YORK 2 2, N.Y. DETROIT • CHICAGO • HOLLYWOOD NEW ORLEANS November 25, 1957 Page 91