Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1963)

CHANGES FOR THIS SEASON AND NEXT Networks plan ahead and make changes in current season The TV networks continue to look to their programing, not only for this season, but for the one that's far ahead — the 1964-65 season that starts in the fall of 1964. Next season: CBS-TV announced it has selected the "first new series of the 1964-65 season." The program is The Jones Boy, a half-hour comedy series, created by Arne Sultan and Marvin Worth and which has a fix-it shop as the backdrop (Broadcasting, Aug. 26). The network said that a rough cut of the pilot had been viewed by James T. Aubrey Jr., president of CBS-TV; Michael Dann (vice president-programs), Roger F. Lewis (vice presidentprograms, Hollywood), and Hunt Stromberg (vice president-program development, Hollywood) after which the decision to go into production with the series was made. CBS Movie? ■ Mr. Aubrey indicated that CBS-TV has begun discussions on adapting the series for a "full-length theatrical film." The CBS-TV president said that on the basis of what he'd seen in Hollywood of the pilot, the series "looks like a sure-fire television hit." The network said that Messrs. Sultan and Worth — represented in negotiations by NRB Associates — would undertake no further network writing assignments on the Judy Garland Show. Production has begun on The Jones Boys. CBS-TV said flatly that the decision was to place the series on the network schedule next year. Mickey Shaughnessy is said to have a starring role. This season: NBC-TV announced officially its replacement for Redigo (Screen Gems) that will be dropped after Dec. 31 in the Tuesday, 8:309 p.m. period. The new show will be a nighttime version of a game program now seen in the daytime hours (Monday-Friday 3:30-4 p.m.) — You Don't Say! It is co-produced by Bill Yagemann and Ralph Andrews in association with Desilu Productions, and originates in Burbank, Calif. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., now the advertiser on Redigo, will sponsor the game show. The tobacco firm's agency is Post-Keyes-Gardner. Also at NBC-TV, it's now firm that Colgate-Palmolive has decided to drop Harry's Girls (produced by MGM-TV) a week or two after the first 13 -week cycle. It was reported that the Jack Paar Show may be extended to a 90minute format with Colgate the sponsor of the first 30 minutes (Harry's Girls now is seen Friday, 9:30-10 and is followed by Jack Paar). D'Arcy is the agency. At CBS-TV. it appeared that Glynis will be replaced by a new Allen Funt program that has the working title of People and Places (Closed Circuit, Nov. 4). The new program is expected to go on the air around the first of the year. The time period is Wednesday, 8:30-9 p.m. Affiliates contribute to ABC Radio's 'Flair' ABC Radio's Flair Reports daily feature series of current events is moving toward wider coverage of local events throughout the country by using vignettes contributed by the news staffs of the network's affiliated stations. Co-producers Frank Maguire and Ivan Ladizinsky have announced that in response to their request for cooperation from affiliated stations, the program has "averaged from 20 to 30 phone calls a week from affiliate news directors." They added that many of the leads provided by the affiliates have resulted in stories, and, in some instances, locally use originated actuality broadcasts have been carried on Flair Reports. Starting late this month, Flair Reports will attempt to complete total integration of local and network staffs by broadcasting closed circuit information at regular intervals to ABC Radio's affiliate news directors. This will include specific requests for affiliate contributions for use the following week. Sinatra golf coverage on special TV hookup First annual Frank Sinatra invitational golf tournament from the Canyon Club in Palm Springs, Calif., on Nov. 10-11, is being covered by khj-tv Los Angeles for two hours each day and fed to a special network including the other RKO General TV stations, wor-tv New York and cklw-tv DetroitWindsor; kplr-tv St. Louis; kcto-tv Denver; kpix(tv) San Francisco and kogo-tv San Diego. The telecasts were offered for sponsorship, with all proceeds from the tourney to go to the Frank Sinatra Charities Foundation, which supports youth clubs throughout the world. The pro finals were held Nov. 10, with pro-celebrity day today. Gene Littler, Sammy Snead, Jimmy Demaret and Julius Boros are among the pros competing. Bing Crosby, Phil Harris and other stars have joined their host, Frank Sinatra, in the celebrity contestant part of the two-day meet. Music publisher formed Walter Reade-Sterling Inc., a film entertainment company, and the Frank Music Corp., both in New York, have announced plans to form a jointly owned music publishing subsidiary, Walter Reade-Sterling Music Corp. The new firm will deal with international music rights obtained primarily from motion picture sources. Frank will have complete management control over the new firm, while Walter Reade-Sterling will supply copyrights to its film scores and sound tracks. Frank has been active in the Broadway musical and publishing fields, and Walter Reade-Sterling produces and distributes films for theatrical, TV and educational use. New Triangle radio series Triangle Program Sales, syndication arm of the Triangle radio and TV division, has announced national distribution of Window on Washington, a daily radio news series. The segments — five five-minute programs daily and a fifteen minute special for weekends — of spot news coverage Networks to bid on NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association, whose $10.2 million, two-year contract with CBS-TV expires next month, will pick a network for 1964 and 1965 at bidding in New York, Dec. 17. The NCAA announced details last Thursday (Nov. 7) of a two-year plan, beginning in 1964, to telecast 29 major college football games annually. The major change over the plan now in effect is that small colleges will be permitted to telecast their games on as many outlets as they can rights Dec. 17 arrange. In the past, they were restricted to only two stations. The NCAA plan calls for telecasts of major college games on 1 3 Saturdays and on Thanksgiving Day each year. Nine of the 14 dates will consist of a single game carried nationally. On the remaining dates four games will be telecast on a regional basis only. One Saturday in December, at completion of the regular season, also was reserved by NCAA for possible telecast of a college division playoff. 82 (PROGRAMING) BROADCASTING, November 11, 1963