The Film Daily (1948)

'% IMonday, May 24, 1948 m DAILY British Would Extend Theater Video Tests London (By Airmail) — Permission (of the Postmaster General to extend theater television experiments will be sought by the British Film Producers Association, Sir Henry French, director-general revealed. W^*1* large screen experiments now lijl yd to theaters without audiences, Bh iA seeks permission to test, video programs on audiences in conjunction with regular film presentations. Demonstrations would be carried out at a few selected theaters and would seek to determine whether television fare is acceptable to an ordinary theater audience. Show British Video Projector London (By Air Mail) — CinemaTelevision is demonstrating its film projection apparatus for television stations at the Scientific Instrument Manufacturers' Association section of the British Industries Fair. NBC's Kinescope to Link Television, East and West West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Film recordings of television programs will enable NBC to "link" the East and West coasts upon completion of the network's owned and operated station KNBH here in early October, Niles Trammell, NBC president, said here at the weekend. Discussing the inauguration of NBC's kinescope recording service, Trammell said it will be used for the first time next month when Life Magazine presents highlights of the national political conventions on the network. Film recordings will be flown to stations not connected to the network by coaxial cable or radio relay. The network president also announced the following rates for KNBH facilities when ready: $500 per hour for time, $750 per hour for studio use and $250 for film. TV Tube Shortage Causes Manufacturers to Quit A shortage of larger-sized television picture tubes has caused a number of small receiver manufacturers to close down, Francis Hoge, U. S. Television vice-president, said. As a result, Hoge continued, the market for the 15-inch tube is virtually untouched, and he foresaw an unlimited demand for that size for the next year or so. U. S. Television hopes to be prominent in that field, he added, using the full output of its Zetka Laboratories for that purpose. CHARTERED GRIFFITH-COLEMAN, INC., Dover, Del.; to deal in theaters; capital, $250,000 and 10,000 no par shares. Full-Scale Warner Plunge into Video? Washington Bur., THE FILM DAILY Washington — Warner Bros., either through the parent corporation or one or more subsidiaries, is understood here to be preparing for a fullscale plunge into television, with applications for station permits being prepared for FCC filing in all key cities where it has theater holdings, and possibly some others. "Melody Time" Selections, Disney Starlet on Video Marking the first time that film from a modern Walt Disney production will be presented on television, selections from the producer's new feature "Melody Time" will be included in next Friday's juvenile "Small Fry Club" broadcast over the DuMont network. In addition to excerpts from the film, nine year old starlet Luana Patten, who plays a leading role in the picture, will appear in person over the telecast which will originate from WABD here. "Melody Time" opens at the Astor Theater, Thursday. Cannes Festival Put Back Paris (By Air Mail) — A proposed film festival at Cannes has been put back to the Spring of 1949, it was announced after a meeting here. It was decided that credits could not be voted in time for a festival scheduled in September. Microwave Seen Basis of International Television Nutley, N. J. — Microwave relay stations eventually will provide a globe girdling network for communications, including television as well as telephone and telegraph impulses, E. M. Deloraine, technical director of IT&T, said at the opening of the company's new 300-foot aluminum sheathed tower here. Microwave links, he explained, may be found by experience to be adapted, more than coaxial cables, to the task of spanning great distances in undeveloped regions. Radio links require repeater stations only every 30 miles, instead of a continuous rightof-way for a cable with repeaters every seven or eight miles, he pointed out. Broadcasters, Set Makers Ready for Canadian TV Montreal — Considerable "risk" capital is available for television station operation, and manufacturers are only awaiting approval of Canadian Government authorities to start making receivers, it was disclosed when the board of CBC met to hear applications for three video transmitters. Applications were from Al Leary and Jack K. Cooke, of Toronto, and Kenneth Soble, of Hamilton. K. R. Patrick, representing RCA Victor, said the company would make sets available in less than a year after television in the Dominion is approved,, and at a production rate that would meet the demand. Propose Limiting Tele For Minor League BB Barring of televising minor baseball league games "by stations within 100 miles of a minor league city" will be proposed at a meeting set for July 13 in St. Louis, Frank C. Lane, American Association prexy, revealed in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday. Lane stated the proposal is a result of a directive by the National Association of Baseball Leagues. DuMont Video Juve Show To Use Feature Films Feature length films in serialized form have been added to the DuMont network's juvenile series, "Small Fry Club," Bob Emery, producer for the net has announced. First film in the series is "Swiss Family Robinson" which will be presented in 10 minute installments. Other films under consideration are "Oliver Twist," "Tom Brown's School Days," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Robinson Crusoe." Minn. House Gets M-G-M Pix Via Bidding Deal Minneapolis — Schreiber's Lyceum theater is having M-G-M films made available through competitive bidding. This represents the first break in the policy of the majors whereby their products were going to chain houses (MACO, RKO) here only.