Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1955)

6 Motion Picture Daily Friday, October 21, 195S Allied Stand TOA Opposes Telecasts of World Series (Continued from page 1) "guarantees" for Allied's continued participation in COMPO, was pointed to in certain trade quarters as one sign. The "guarantees" sought by Indiana Allied, such as no COMPO programs should be inaugurated without full approval by the member organizations, were said to be in the COMPO charter and thereby easily fulfilled. Said to Approve Coyne Move COMPO's twin projects of the Audience Awards and a possible campaign to seek the total elimination of the Federal admissions tax are said to be mitigating agents against the strong anti-COMPO stand previously taken by some Allied leaders. It is understood that Allied leaders were advised of special COMPO counsel Robert Coyne's recent appearance before a House subcommittee on taxes, and approved of the step. COMPO's dues drive, still continuing, remains publicly the big sore point in many Allied circles. But COMPO, by declaring all exhibitors are welcome to join the Audience Awards drive, even those who may refuse to pay dues, has avoided an open battle on that issue. In turn, many Allied units, while opposing the dues drive, have urged their members to join the Audience Awards campaign. Allied's continued participation in the affairs of COMPO will be decided upon at the board meeting prior to the opening of the Chicago convention. S-W Studies Ways (Continued from page 1) office is the tangent where the public meets the industry." Harry Goldberg, national director of advertising for SW Theatres, spoke on the COMPO Audience Awards campaign and the launching of a contest which is being planned for December. Birk Binnard, director of advertising and publicity in the Philadelphia zone, presented prizes to winners of the recent Stanley Warner national drive. Schlanger announced a contest of his own for the manager who does the best job on increased attendance A feature of the meeting was a seminar on sound with actual equipment and discussion of the problems that arise from different aspects oi sound and projection, with particular attention to the proper presentation of trailers so as to take full advantage of CinemaScope, VistaVision, and stereophonic sound. Schlanger emphasized the importance of teamwork on the part of circuit managers. Bagnoli Dies HOUSTON, Oct. 20.-Variety Club member Bruno C. Bagnoli, president of the European Import Co., died in Herman Hospital where he had been ill for several weeks. Bagnoli has been vice consul for Italy in the Houston area the past four years. (Continued from page 1) not be put on a fee television basis by theatres any more than it should be by the toll TV interests which theatres oppose. The TOA statement contends that to do so would deprive a part of the public of the privilege of seeing the event and, therefore, would be contrary to public interest. In addition to the repeated inclusion of the World Series games in events listed by toll TV interests as possible attractions to be offered by them in the event toll TV is authorized, it was made known recently by T.N.T. that it might open negotiations for World Series games for closed circuit theatre TV when the current million-dollar Gillette deal expires with the 1956 Series. Might Jeopardize Theatre TV Nathan Halpern, T.N.T. president, could not be reached for comment yesterday but it appeared plain to many in the trade that if large circuits and other important TOA members conformed to the policy of their national organization in the matter and declined to participate in a closed circuit offering of World Series telecasts to theatres, it would make the success of any such theatre telecast extremely doubtful. The TOA statement said it is the organization's "feeling that the mere announcement of such a completed plan (to charge the public to see World Series games) will arouse a wave of indignation on the part of the public . . . watching the World Series on free television is firmly entrenched in American life. "If the public should be deprived of this privilege," the TOA statement concluded, "it is our opinion that not only organized baseball but also any organizations connected with such a that closed circuit theatre telecasts plan would be doing a serious disservice to millions of Americans." Toll TV interests frequently have questioned the sincerity of exhibitor opposition to toll TV by pointing out for admission fees in which many exhibitors engage are similar, if not identical. It is believed that TOA's present stand will rob the argument of some of its meaning. ^WARNER BROS'. 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