Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)

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Ryukyus Broadcasting Co. in the Ryukyus Islands (KSAR-TV on Okinawa, ch. 12, which ABC International said j has a potential audience of 47,000 sets) ; Shamrock Network in Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada (CKOSTV Yorkton, chs. 3, 6, 7, and 8; with audience potential placed at 60,000 sets); Western Nigeria Radiovision Service (WNTV Ibadan-Lagos, ch. 4, lj with set count placed at 10,000 sets; also WNBS Radio in same cities); and Televisao Excelsior of Brazil (ch. 9 in Sao Paulo, set count reported at 750,000) and ch. 2 in Rio de Janeiro (set count put at 500,000). Officials said ABC has announced a minority ownership interest in the Okinawa station that it is a sales representative for but has no financial interest in the Shamrock network; that it represents the Nigerian and Brazilian stations for sales, program buying and as a consultant and, in the case of the Nigerian outlets, also has an option to buy a minority interest. U.S. tv standards proposed for world Universal adoption of U.S. tv technical standards for visual part of transmission has been proposed in Chicago before Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers by M. W. S. Barlow, CFCF-TV Montreal, Que. Other tv standards such as audio, channel spacing, allocations, etc., would remain same in each country, he said, and virtually no adjustment would be needed in home tv receivers or transmitters. Four versions of 625 lines-50 fields now used abroad will convert to U.S. 525-line system more satisfactorily than vice versa, he said. Switch to 525 lines would greatly aid international program exchange. Foreign sets convert to program 525 lines, 60 cycles by simple adjustment of vertical hold, he explained. 2,000 overseas sales reported by ABC-TV Britain's ABC Television Ltd. has sold 2,000 programs throughout the world during the first nine months of 1962. In this figure is a recent distribution deal with Desilu Production Inc. covering the sale of Journey of a Lifetime throughout North America. Negotiations are continuing with Desilu to distribute the religious series in South America. Lakeside Television Inc. of New York has signed a distribution contract for 39 segments of Time to Remember. Seven Arts Corp. has taken the Armchair Theatre series for distribution in North America and elsewhere. Contracts also have been completed At the wall in West Berlin Broadcasters get close-up view of infamous Berlin wall at Potsdamer Platz in West Berlin, Oct. 22, during the 10-day inspection tour of Radio Free Europe's facilities in West Germany and Portugal. (Broadcasting, Oct. 1). David Grozier (with microphone), RFE Munich staff, interviews Phyllis J. Ariano, administrative assistant to the president, Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., New York; and Henry Cassidy, foreign news analyst, WNEW New York. Others in picture (1 to r) : James Lavenstein, administrative manager of network programs, CBS-TV New York; Theodore C. Streibert, President of RFE fund, New York; C. with Television International Enterprises for the showing of Flying Doctor, Journey of a Lifetime and several plays from Armchair Theatre on stations in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Trinidad Rodney Smith, director RFE Munich; John P. Cosgrove, publications director, Broadcasting Publications, Washington; Donald B. Curran, director of advertising and publicity, ABCowned stations, New York; Cecil Woodland, general manager, WEJL Scranton, Pa.; Ray Ruester, news director, WLOF-TV Orlando, Fla.; Russell Tornabene, manager of operations, NBC News, New York; Donald Albritton, WBUR Boston, Mass.; and Mrs. Lee Jeter, co-owner, KFJL Walsenburg, Colo. Not present when picture was taken: Evans A. Nord, KELO-TV Sioux Falls, S. D., and Charles H. Crutchfield, Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co., Charlotte, N. C. and Gibraltar. ABC-TV programs have also been sold to stations in Malta, Australia, Thailand, Yugoslavia, New Zealand, Belgium and Finland. e than a decade of Constructive Service to i3roadcadters and tlie ll3roacastina *3ndudtru HOWARD E. STARK Brokers — Consultants 50 EAST 58TH STREET NEW YORK, N. Y. ELDORADO 5-0405 BROADCASTING, November 5, 1962 73