Variety (August 1963)

French te | Big Radio Stakeup 2 “Paris, ‘Aug. 13. The proposed . ‘changes in. the nationalized radio setup under. the. Radiodiffusion . =-Television .Fran-' caise; by Minister of' Information Alain Peyrefitte;: have’ been. gone} Over by the RTF: Worker ‘Organigation. ~ They .‘ have~ submitted | a’ report: to RTF head Robert Bordaz. agreéing with Minister Peyrefitte. -that ‘changes have to-be made but not’ with all the. ‘Minister's. Pro S jected plans. ae “Fhe: org. points: out that ‘radio: ” listeners have not: .diminished: since. video, ‘in fact. that they. have gone. up.‘Of course -it: admits: listening habits have: ‘altered. ‘which bodes: a need for drastic program ehanges. If tv has. only. 4,000,000. home sets, meaning an estimated: audience of 12,000, 000 or. SO,” ‘radio. .« has. over ‘10, 000,000 ‘sets, that. is. “counting . ‘only those whodo. not have tv.: Org. also: feels that. the: ‘Minfster’s plans to try. to cope’ with ‘peripheral. private and. -semi-pri| * ‘vate stations by. snore music ‘etc., would not be the right approach. They point out that: the: govern.Ment even has’ stock in these sta-. ‘tions. They.. are ‘good ‘competing factors to hypo local stations ‘and. should be. fought’ against. by: new | tactics, not. by using theirs. : ._ Org. lists three. possible. methods “of ' changing : the.. present. French: stations so as to get:the.. most’ out. of them in.re culture, public serve. ice and entertainment. . 1—To leave changes: inthe other: two. 3-—Keep-France I and Francé H | and Ancorporate | the “programs _ of | ~ Wednesday, August uy 1963 _ “ts THF Came ‘Northern: ’ freland, To Reach 957. Of. ‘London; Aug. 13. ‘April .1964, will have spread -to |‘about. 75% of. the population’ ‘by 1966, ‘and.to 95% by 1969. . “The UHF development’ program, : . announced by the BBG, will reach | an. estimated’ 10, 000, 000: People in| London .and‘the Home Counties | from. the -transmitter -being built.|_ at Crystal. Palace. That willbe fol| lowed’ in 1965, with further high“power stations | in: the Midlands, |’ {Central Scotland,’ South . -Wales, ; s outh. “Yorkshire, the.:Isle of Laiicashire, Wight and. North-east England. A. |further: nine. ‘will. be ~ opened. -in 1966; embracing the. Bristol Chan-. Norfolk, © Anglesey; South-east. Eng-: Suffolk,. ‘North Yorkshire atid‘Northamptonshire. There: will also be a. num-: {ber of low. power relay stations. in ‘areas -where _recéption: would ° oth-' {erwise. be unsatisfactory, °° Most: of the first. batch’ ‘of. high. power stations will be ‘on the sites ‘of existing BBC..or ITV transmit|: ters. By. the. time the program is. complete’ in 1969 there will be. 50 main stations:.and a. large. number. nel ‘region, Kincardineshire, land, WN ottinghamshire, . or relay stations. . ‘France -T vanaf Franee II intaet and : -only make i dineés,’. -The ‘buildings and: ‘masts te-| quired for the .UHF stations, will ‘be ‘designed s0 that -each: can, if necessary, accommodate four frans-: ‘mitters; making. ‘it possible’ ‘to. du-. TV’s -Season.. ‘ABC-TV. this fall.: ~Discordant Note ‘Washington, . Aug. 13: . ‘on “and ~ off with ‘the: “Star: “duced: in. the -House.’-by. Rep. . “TheBBC's: second ‘tv. channel, on: __ John: Wydler (R-N.Y.). UBF and 625 lines, ‘which will be|. launched in the -London. area in, ~“gaid, “I’ve heard-some stations ‘In offeringhis bill, Wydler : play .‘Hail ‘to: ‘the: Chief’ ‘which is absurd. and “My Country’ Tis. _ of Thee,’ which is the: tune of “God Save. the Queen,’ Eng-: land’s national. anthem.” Earlier: Rep. Frank Bow. (R...} a Ohio) © -eriticized’ stations ‘for. © signing off with Lester Lanin’ s. -“Hail-to the Chief.” a After talking to. Lanin, Rep. “Bow absolved ‘the ° bandleader the Chief”. " Signoffs.: eventual change of ‘standards to 625 for. color telecasts: | “Calvell on. “tMePheefers!: ‘Hollywood, Aug, 13; Pheeters” ‘series; “replacing: “Don: ‘Ingalls, ‘who. was — ‘upped. to. pro“ducer ‘of. ‘the: show, following : the: death : -of. Robert. ‘Sparks’ recently. Ingalls’: ‘named : “Calvelli to: the post. Calvelli was associate pro-, ducer: ‘and. head: writer of MGM : ‘MePheeters” ‘. Legislation. “requiring, ‘radio oH | . and. television: stations to. sign i London Pop. by. 69 . _Sparigled “Banner” * was -intro: | Radiodiffusion Television. ofany blame for: the Meike to plicate. existing coverage. ‘of BBC-1. on UHF. That would facilitate the “All. UHF ‘transmitters “and: the:GPO network: connecting: ‘them { ‘to. studio centres will’ be suitable. “Sam Benedict” series last'| bows Sienna “Umbrellas”: is ‘to be | one ‘of the Paris, Aug. 13. " Gitbert De Goldschmidt, ‘head of . Madeleine Films, is ‘another fea“| ture: producer « taking the plunge ‘| with. vidfilms via a 26-seg 15-min{ute ‘series “La Caravaae Pucouli.” caise ‘has made .a’ ‘pre-sale. deal for ‘the series, which. still leaves them free for: ‘other: marts for: ‘De Gold-| sehmidt'’s: own “account. © + REF. ‘either produces: films completely; puts up money with: ‘prij.vate companies making the. pix, or .-just buys. the French rights before. _ making. This:.means the begin ‘nings: of. regular producers’ making -vidfilms to shore. up ‘precarious financial: aspects due to. the ’ still | ordinary® film. markets. here and | ‘slim foreign. sales. . Other -:companies. have already ‘made. vidfilms and-De Goldschmidt is. making” his" ‘pitch -in. coproduc|. _{tion avith ‘Rene Thevenet’s TV _|-Cinema. Series. concerns -an_itinerant Southern French family and. | their. ‘adventures. It: is a comedy Joseph. Calvelli. has been. named | | associate _producer :on MGM-TV’s | “The Travels. of ‘Jamie. Mc-: series with rural aspects. © “De Goldschmidt feels: that: it ‘is. @. necessary ‘move ‘to keep troubled: feature. makers solvent. He is also: coproducing “Les Parapluies De Cherbourg”. (The Umbrellas of “| Cherbourg) which ‘20th-Fox will: | distribute worldwide. A balanced house ‘arid’ ‘tv production. ‘status. ‘could: bring some measure . of film‘ balance. here; opines. De Gold ran ‘the professional’ 49 + first French tuner pix not in the operetta syndrome. All dialog will be. sunk but as a sort of extension ‘of the already musical accents in this. part of France.. There will be no dance. but director Demy proposes to have the movements and editing on an almost choeographic : plane. So ‘this looks an offbeater. ‘in the. making balanced. byconven-. tional. vid fodder. and audiences are still not ater | ‘tive if ‘they. will: be a ‘bit more so with the.second. web in ’64. But De Goldschmidt feels filmgoers. havebecome extremely choosy and unusual, deeper pix have to be made-to ‘bring them in as well as. the ‘bigger scale pix, exploitauon pix, etc, for the hardcore, still { loyal audiences. Things are chang ing and he sees a modus vivendt with. ty. in production ‘an aid to ‘both. ‘TV would ‘get the advantages of: knowhow and experience of filmmakers and be. abie to turn. its attention to. the big’ -work still. needed in getting the. second web. to most parts of France.. Film people would in turn. receive a needed new income which could help them put empha Sis on more important hardtop pix. This could. take. films through the shaky. times ahead when two: or more channels. will have their -effects..on box-office. With big or offbeat pix made for ‘theatres, it could still keep up with tv: which: would be offering a more intimate form of drama and entertainment. WBAL-TV Exclusive! Wes are honored to shave been selected for i ee. — eee 1 e. ts a@ © 0S ee C@e act. ‘the ‘othérs’“in. _these ‘with: _ Some. oS “gy oe e ete : 8% eo “eeeeene ° : e e £ eee eo” e * e@.: ‘ee of* ag ce ee eg*e e ¢e >, Sacrifice’ of: original . she r ach.}9 @@@ lee 06. 8 © @: @eet. €O:€ OF ee gO": © ©€e Ke ete 18 @ @ 8 hee France 1: “and: 11. al. te * ee 8 oor se « Ge gee Fiche ey enge fe e @ owe ee @ 8% as. © oe e -““pingle station during ‘the. day with: a Je Oo: _ see . @ eee "ees “e. all taking on :their -own identities} : at. night after’ 8 p.m: .. Org’ rejected. the first: proposition and also the. third, which was.]-:. practically. the’. Minister's plan: They then advance their’own pro-.| - ‘gram which is somewhat . coin-.}-”:~ cident with .the Minister in declar}~ ‘Ing needed ‘changes: but keeping |... stations: distinct so. as to be able}. ~ . °° .. .to. offer clear services to ‘hearers'|° °°.” ': and also be free.-to cooperate on ek internal ‘and: international . ehange: aspects. _ Idea: iis: to convert. ‘France TIL; _ both AM. and . FM, into. an edu=}""’ .-eational affair interspersed with |. recreational © -entries “during. the |. day: and ‘aiming: its more general} material at night ‘towards the | Same. age ‘groups.: This: would in-}: sure an audience: -without: losing |." “any due to. differing. age levels and outlooks. _ Then Fratice ate svould. be a re-. 7 ‘gional -:station, ‘mixing programs | _ from: all over Franee and: the Paris [ ~ center, aimed at: the: more mature | audiences: with . music, drama, variety, quiz ‘shows . an “integral: 7 ‘part of it. _ So -the org sums’ ‘up by. ‘saying ‘there would ‘also be: -acultural | station, which .would: cover .both | ‘Tecal: and. foreign areas,’ plus ‘those | . . -’ aimed ‘at. youth and.adults -with | ~ France IV: :-turned into ahigh |. . fidelity: music spigot forall kinds, Org hopes to be able.to meet ‘with’ |. ‘RTF and. info. ministry officials to |: discuss propdsed radio changes. It |’ ‘yemains-to ‘be seen if ‘there will be] . “gn accord between both Parties ‘ “as to radio’ s future here.” -Buffalo—Robert § Shea has inked | ‘Sports. Network, New: York, to join'}. WKBW-TV. here asa staff director: fe. ‘Shea was: with Miami stations: be|: fore: joining. Sports Network: . ‘|. fd I], Mats Witkem:Merris Agency ~NTHE CROWNING EXPERIENCE is the kind of -to see. It portrays the true America, to which thes -. 1S “PAIAMA GAME” ‘COLOR’ fie, SMITH Nt BUCKLES ‘LOUISBY BILE meme picture the world is waiting o\ ihole world will respond.” —JOEL MCCREA