Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)

three weekly documentaries and in the twice weekly installments of a fiction serial, and that there would be one advertising interval instead of two in certain hour-long plays and features. This reduced the number of advertising breaks by about 15 a week or about 20% in programs having large audiences. The effect of all rules and agreements on the use of breaks for advertising was that of about 115 programs transmitted in an average week 55 had no internal advertising. These accounted for about 20 hours out of the 60 or so transmitted. Forty had one internal break and 20 had two internal advertising intervals. This latter group included 60-minute westerns and variety shows and the 90-minute Play of the Week. Engineering ■ Six new transmitting stations were brought into service, the largest number in any year in the Authority's history. Four stations were under construction and the equipment for a fifth was on order. Design studies and advanced planning continued for further stations to improve reception. Staff ■ The authority's staff increased from 400 to 493. Finance ■ The authority's revenue during the year was $13,662,265, an increase of $1,345,803 over the previous year. This increase was due largely to the opening of new stations and to increased rentals charged to the program companies. The surplus for the year was $3,946,070. The ITA was ordered by the postmaster-general, using his Television Act powers, to pay the government $1,487,671, the whole of its available surplus after provision had been made for capital expenditure and the increased cost of replacing fixed assets. This was beyond $3,528,000 due as tax. The authority told the postmaster-general that further cuts on resources available for future development were regarded "as a matter for regret." Commercial tv offers opportunity in Liberia Liberian authorities have announced their intention to have a television service in Monrovia and the surrounding area by January 1964. The country is presently considering proposals for development of the system and would welcome proposals from American companies. Liberia reports its present radio service is operating profitably with a continuing increase in advertising revenues. Inducements that might be obtained for the establishment of television services there are staff housing and transportation for five years, exemptions from taxation and exclusive rights for commercial advertising for ten years. Government use of the system for No Canadian probe There will not be another Royal Commission looking into broadcasting, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker stated in the Canadian House of Commons Nov. 9 answering an inquiry from the opposition New Democratic Party. The questions came after the Board of Broadcast Governor decided to require the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. tv network to carry the Dec. 1 Grey Cup final football game which originates with the rival CTV tv network. educational purposes will necessitate financial compensation to operators by sharing initial costs and anticipated operating losses during the early years of the service or by government payment for the programming on a timeused basis. Interested companies or investors should contact the Office of International Investment, Dept. of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C. BBG requires CBC-TV to carry sportscast The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. national television network has been ordered by the Board of Broadcast Governors to carry the Grey Cup football championship game on December 1, the game being fed to it by the rival CTV Television Network, Toronto, whose nine stations have exclusive rights to the football games. CBC must carry the final game, with advertising commercials obtained by CTV, at the regular CBC tv network rates. This ruling was announced by the BBG at Ottawa, Ont., in a new regulation, number 16 on Nov. 7. CBC and CTV network officials, as well as BBG representatives, had tried since early summer to iron out their difficulties, but CBC board of directors could not reach an agreement with CTV. CBC has intimated it may take the matter to court. At a public hearing at Ottawa in August, CBC officials argued that they had been advised by the Department of Justice at Ottawa that the BBG was outside its jurisdiction in proposing a regulation that would require all Canadian tv stations to carry such sponsored programs of national interest. BBG claimed that the CTV network would only give 65% of Canadians a chance to see the football classic, but that the CBC network would provide over 90% coverage. The CBC network is composed of CBC-owned stations in the same cities where CTV stations are located, plus affiliated and CBC-owned stations in other Canadian cities. CTV network had offered the game free to the CBC network and to make their own arrangements with the advertisers sponsoring it on the CTV network. Seven more countries buy 'Intertel' series International Television Federation announced the acquisition of the Intertel tv series by seven added countries: Japan, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Austria. At its annual plans meeting last Monday (Nov. 12), in Sydney, Australia, the Intertel Council also voted to add six programs to its previous committment of 24. First 1963 U. S. entries for Intertel will be examinations of Turkey, Italy and Australia, Richard M. Pack, vicepresident-programming, Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., and John White, president, National Educational Television, revealed at the meeting. The Australian Broadcasting Commission will release its first production in the series, "The Islands of Maylasia" in December and has scheduled a second production taped in Antarctica for the spring. SECRETS TOLD We have the largest audience* and the most believable station in Des Moines because we have: 1. The Highest-Rated Newscasts 2. Adult Personalities 3. Music With a Melody 4. Eleemosynary Community Service 5. Plenty Of Publicity If you have a good product, good copy, honest dealings, and fair prices, you can get rich advertising on this great station. KRNT "Total Radio" in Des Moines An Operation of Gowles Magazines and Broadcasting , Inc. * Leading in 30 out of 36 half-hours. Pulse, September, 1961, Metro Area. BROADCASTING, November 19, 1962 99