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ton, and WJER, Dover, both Ohio, to Prestige Representation for national sales, from Frederick W. Smith Co. . . . ZFB-1, Pembroke West, Bermuda, to the Pan American Broadcasting Co. for U. S. sales. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Jack V. Arbib to the New York office of Blair-TV as a sales executive . . . William C. Reitz to account executive in the Los Angeles office of H-R Representatives, from Adam Young . . . Geren W. (Mort) Mortensen to account executive at Ohio Stations Representatives . . . Roger Horton Sheldon to manager of the St. Louis office of Adam Young, from manager of radio in Chicago . . . Ray Padden to the Los Angeles office of Venard, Torbet 8c McConnell as an account executive . . . Fred Nettere, account executive for ABC TV Spot Sales, to eastern sales manager. Film CBS Films has posted an SRO sign on the Japanese film market. The network film arm sealed deals with Nihon Television Network Corp. for "Beverly Hillbillies" and "True," starring Jack Webb. With these last two series, CBS Films is sold out in Japan in all the new and current production it has available for overseas distribu tion. Official Films has available a budget of $2 million for new programing for the upcoming year. On the slate: two first-run syndication series (a second year of production on "Biography" and a new series), an actuality special ("Marilyn Monroe," which will be offered networks by the end of the month) and a group of eight short color films, "Songs for Christmas," acquired for seasonal distribution. Sales: Seven Arts' 93 Warner Bros, and 20th Century-Fox features to WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, and WNEM-TV, Bay City, upping total markets to 32 . . . Allied Artists Television's 145 westerns to WGAL-TV, Lancaster, making total markets 338 . . . Twenty-five major overseas markets have been signed to date by ABC Films for the "Ben Casey" series . . . MCA TV's off network "Bachelor Father" to WCIV, Charleston; KPRC-TV, Houston; KJEO-TV, Fresno; and WBNC-TV, Columbus . . . TransLux Tv's "Felix the Cat" to KTIVTV, Sioux City; KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids; WJXT-TV, Jacksonville; and KXLY-TV, Spokane. International notes: Seven Arts has acquired the foreign tv and theatrical distribution rights to Video House's new "Out of the Inkwell," a series of 100 five-minute cartoons we give facts a thorough airing Media transactions present a risk as well as an opportunity to both buyer and seller. But the risks are considerably narrowed when all of the facts are available through our penetrating knowledge of the ever-changing market. BLACKBURN & Company, Inc. RADIO • TV • CATV • NEWSPAPER BROKERS NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS WASH., D. C. lames W. Blackburn lack V. Harvey loseph M. Sitrick RCA Building FEderal 3-9270 CHICAGO H. W. Cassill William B. Ryan Hub Jackson 333 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, Illinois Financial 6-6460 ATLANTA Clifford B. Marshall Stanley Whitaker |ohn C. Williams Cerard F. Hurley 1102 Healey Bldg. (Ackson 5-1576 BEVERLY HILLS Colin M. Selpfc C. Bennett Larson Bank of America Bldg. 9465 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, Calif. CRestview4-B151 72 in color. Video House distributes the series in this country . . . ITC is supplying 24 shows, consisting of more than 500 programs and 900 hours of viewing time, to the new tv stations in Gibraltar, Kenya and Trinidad. Financial report: Screen Gems declared its first cash dividend since going public less than two years ago. It amounted to 15 cents per share for the quarter. Earnings per share for fiscal 1962 were $1.37, a record high in the 14-year history of the company— as against $1.05 for the fiscal year ended 1 July 1961. Net income during 1962 was $3,466,294 as against 1961's $2,665,371. PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: Frank L. Sheehan, formerly a sales executive with ITC, rejoins the company as western area sales manager . . . Joseph C. Bernstein to general manager of Fred Niles film studios of New York . . . Frank Ragsdale, formerly vice president and general manager of WTVM, Columbus, to national sales manager of Pepper Sound Studios tv products division. Station Transactions A new company has been formed to engage in "various developmental activities in the communications field." The new firm is Broadcast Development Corp. It's headed by Robert G. Baal, formerly with WCBS-TV, New York, and John E. Upston of San Francisco. Headquartered at 342 Madison Avenue, the firm's activities will include the acquisition of radio and tv stations. WBT (FM), Charlotte, due to start stereocasting the end of November, has gotten FCC approval for maximum power (100 kw). The station has been operating at interim power of 43 kw since 15 August. Public Service Following closely on the heels of the election, WBZ (AM & TV), Boston, and WWJ (AM & TV), Detroit, have made extensive political SPONSOR/ 19 November 1962