Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1958)

FILM CONTINUED lins to he. kI the territories: Richard G. Yates, eastern and New England block, headquartering in New York; John V. Forsyth, southern block, in Atlanta: Richard Hill, southwestern, Dallas; H. P. (Hank) Long, western. San F rancisco, and Leo Turtledove, midu ostein. C hicago. The H'I'SI Constellation package includes 203 motion pictures and 15 serials and is valued at Slot) million by the distributor. AMPP Re-eiects Johnson Eric A. Johnston and Y. Frank Freeman were unanimously re-elected president and board chairman, respectively, of the Assn. of Motion Picture Producers at the annual meeting March 3. Other officers are B. B. Kahane, vice president. Steve Broidy. vice president: C harles S. Boren. vice president for industrial relations: James S. Howie, secretary-treasurer. MPPA directors are Mr. Broidy (Allied Artists), Mr. Kahane (Columbia), William H. Anderson (Walt Disney Productions), Saul N. Rittenberg (Loew's), Mr. Freeman (Paramount), Ray Klune ( RKO) . Howard McDonnell (Republic), Morris Weiner (Universal), E. L. dePatie (Warner Bros.) and Lew Schreiber (20th Century-Fox), added to the board to fill the vacancy left b\ the death of Fred S. Meyer. Mr. Freeman was elected president of C entral Casting Corp.; Mr. Weiner. vice president and board chairman; Mr. Boren, executive vice president, and Mr. Howie, secretary-treasurer, at the same meeting. The boards of the two organizations are identical. MCA May Get DeMille Movies As Part of Paramount Package Paramount Pictures Corp. is coaxing another agreement along as part of its overall $50 million sale of its feature backlog to Enika Corp.. subsidiary of Music Corp. of America. Reportedly in agreement are Paramount and its veteran producer Cecil B. DeMille on a $1.5 million sale of Mr. DeMille's interest in 10 Paramount motion pictures. Mr. DeMille's Paramount productions total about 70. The 10-feature package, all pre1948 releases, would be turned over by Paramount to Enika as part of the total sale. I hough terms generall) were agreed upon, it was understood last week, that a pact had not yet been concluded. This latest negotiation follows disclosure that the motion picture company's Paramount-Sunset Corp.. which already operates major studio facilities as a rental service to outside tv and film producers, plans to produce film for television [Film, March 10]. Film Commercials Syndicated Ad-Vantage Film Sales has been formed in Hollywood to handle sales and distribution of syndicated tv film commercial campaigns designed for use by local tv advertisers. Each campaign will be designed for a full year's use. generally including 10 commercials of varying lengths, some live action, some animation, some a combination, with a new campaign to be ready for use the following year. Some 20 categories of local accounts, ranging from auto dealers, bakeries, banks and breweries to realtors, savings and loan institutions, supermarkets and tire dealers, are slated for early production, according to Robert M. Koenig, president. Chris Petersen Jr. is vice president, serving in an advisory capacity. AdVantage is located at General Service Studios, 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood. Telephone: Hollywood 5-1639. FILM SALES Screen Gems, N.Y., reports sales on reruns of 77th Bengal Lancers in total of 23 markets in first month of syndication with latest transactions completed including Transcontinent Television for WGR-TV Buffalo, WROC-TV Rochester, both New York; WSVA-TV Harrisonburg, Va.; WBAL-TV Baltimore; KPHO-TV Phoenix; KVII (TV) Amarillo, Tex.; WHYNTV Springfield, Mass., and KHQA-TV Hannibal, Mo. ABC Film Syndication, N. Y., reports sale of its "Galaxy 20" package of feature films in nine markets, covering WCBS-TV New York. KNXT (TV) Los Angeles, WCAUTV Philadelphia, KTVU (TV) Oakland, Calif., WTIC-TV Hartford, Conn., WFAATV Dallas, KOMO-TV Seattle, WOOD-TV Grand Rapids, Mich., and WDAU-TV Scranton, Pa. National Telefilm Assoc. reports sale of its "Champagne Package" features to KCMOTV Kansas City; WOW-TV Omaha; KFMB-TV San Diego; KIRO-TV Seattle; WJAR-TV Providence, R. I.; WBNS-TV Columbus, Ohio; WDEF-TV Chattanooga, Tenn.; MGM-TV Minneapolis; WDBJ-TV Roanoke, Va.; WREX-TV Rockford, 111.; WSBT-TV South Bend, Ind.; WAVY-TV Norfolk, Va.; WCIA (TV) Champaign, 111.; KDAL-TV Duluth, Minn.; WIIM-TV Lansing, Mich.; WPTV (TV) West Palm Beach, Fla.; KGLO-TV Mason City, Iowa; WDAY-TV Fargo, N. D.; WXEX-TV St. Petersburg, Va.; KICA-TV Clovis, N. M.; KHUM-TV Eureka, Calif.; KVIP (TV) Redding, Calif.; WABY-TV Green Bay, Wis.; KFDM-TV Beaumont, Tex.; WFMYTV Greensboro, N. C; KERO-TV Bakersfield, Calif.; WJHL-TV Johnson City, Tenn., and WINR-TV Binghamton, N. Y. ON CAMERA CBS-TV Film Sales reports it is producing new non-fiction science adventure show made for syndication titled Exploring Space. Show features Dr. I. M. Levitt, director of Fels Planetarium of Franklin Institute, whose column is syndicated in more than 100 newspapers. Television Programs of America reports new half-hour film series based on life and experiences of retired New York police Lieut. John H. F. Cordes, titled Johnny Cordes. has gone into production in New York. Broadcasting it's WAVE-TV for • BALANCED PROGRAMMING • AUDIENCE RATINGS • COVERAGE • COSTS PER THOUSAND • TRUSTWORTHY OPERATION NBC AFFILIATE NBC SPOT SALES, EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES WFIE-TV, Channel 14, the NBC affiliate in Evansville, is now owned and operated by WAVE, Inc. Page 84 • March 17, 1958