Variety (September 1949)

GREENBRIER’S TV HANGOVER End of the Fear Era WhH# Sulphur sprm g* Sept 13 ^ „ TV irtnW* panel that hi|fcii|Mfd im Kmi dtti af (hr \0t PrTlIG NMitiiilMl Vrt rw l i he MMd to represent • milestone in T\ « up S f r osrd pr o gram TV cam TiiiTorie* ax *rt forth by IV TV datum ||L I III •fMVn ar««d A# mamtry rvfvrMmiNd • f»i 1 rum tV *«tl- tnf« of a jmr if" at Sun Valle* «V« panto ridden affiliate* «Mf Sulphur Spg* Sepi IS Vo U M «P tha topic of vldeu iNk • reluctance that bordered m Hot -of the Tlffr aljUpU tele tc*p*iPtia>i vMac k w ii lr i aai nMilrrtnrr* This pear the TV affiliate MjImm mMiffr« •ere aaW too an*too* here tn m e o rr itoN mth the net to hn»| op the nib) eel The panel fv« were slnrlly on a *«t » third annual nwn niiM bulliah level Sart pioneer* a* Walter Ihmm af *ThJ Mtlnau 1 rame w me «icmfW am and far her ipake m tvnM of reaching the. break mg-even point hr mf reaching rumMtnt* and under rue tiitehrr a atafetnent that »mM have elu tied cheer* ui months rent* thai prat to all* had ’He h afu hot naa taken Ml Stride lMtoer» too a* the rltnr approach ioi»g hon»r in a TV econo m ic tall of a Marh ink era %pin hiaflaW allOC Station told ot m< t* jmH I«m« 1 hv«ineu of parirri- White lo at! intent* thi* «i» thr pattog afanana and while mom of them Mill art 3d and 31 aa the nod Harmon*** peaceful \K< ear tied foe ffttlaf out af the r.d there ap an unmtdakable en mnventiua told tbu* far no thr thu«ia«m a hoof T\ in g« nrt al and the individual challenge* * |\ |rgM the#* »ere uumtdakahto NETUFFILIUTE "Wa s StaDagr Avers CBS, ■ Bid iicc n Fa Creealidf o Calar Video AD Sustaining Live Shows Dropped By KTSL in Station Shakenp rear hint r»mWm|« and underrur rent* the* prsrttoallv had the tom« tont home in a T\ en w u w w tall %pn While to afl In t ent* thi* • »- the out pearetul MW' convent nm h* id lhu* far no the TV Irooi there oere untotal aka hie M<n* to the thing* left unpaid • of an expanding gap in the "’net- • oh thinking »♦ affiliate think tnd 1 tie affiliate* r a nor an to (*rrra Duo lee Television Men ho* «• * ai. • J* TV ffpawt m aparartan fwppmtv——MM hK MM M t f •Oder direr?loo af Chart— file** . rhae» mi video foe IIimi D—nut hepf IS HTTrtxi<:»»«i m. Am pr, '•*** «*» M-MM) rw TV MircHe* On W hl*e Kulphur ’tpp V«t 11 * Advert iRet ex p enditure* to trie*!*—* have • hiithed from §1 ado son m IP47 to tSBaoa mat to* m aw t tutir* n iw-nm NIW « ever reepee told the netuork too* rot moo delegate* here ( vmpatrd to thr fl • Foodini lo Rescue CHS engineering veepre Hill I cadge met a gtoup ol Hi A ever * at a meeting of thr Tele- ei«*on Ihnwti »*tec% A«o lad •«ek |h«Mv*Hwi natnralh centered around the uproontng Ml heattnr- •hirh are e«* per leu l« decide *KHher the (TP OH Hi V rotor TV *v *len»* • ill hr otoved tor COMMrrt ial u -* .• I cadge mid the Itf V ever* that it the* oere now t ied a to oat then demon*! rati* m to the ( iNanu vwo h* could arrange to have a ( It* rxprft aid them —Poodmi 1 |Hi p pi‘l mogMien nn rtth-TV * mnp«»'« *hnU. I IM k\ Pup Roach to Make 52 Teevee Pix For ha* vu itched to video via nun mat m IT. the Ague* had lor the uhite he •ouldn t %en»ure a poor** on • Hat aponoii * ••wW ) *hou pour mio the medium m IPVfl v Me pawn* oa« ronvmred that the rrurr z o^raTr^v * ™* r ' * IHI tom* «mt in kn viewer* lor the uhote he oootldn 1 venture a KTM | fi> ^ a , f lf% dal von nrrhedra to answer ~ tne** on ohai o pe n on * o«oWf « »i M iv mere being trtrmrd ' IV mmole tuiee ueekh Ann mar »nu* the me d ium m IPM tUvialninc ha«t« Ttn.u 11 " U l w n*ore d h> thr lie Site ttreat ua* romxmeed that the di J.LAJ d Mctodf "Tdrmnr- Vlhum** mouth iVaArr* of (orealer He- era for peak lo—e ' uill have %«» OMflm Rl.rpr.nl l« » !•««« * Kin ^.»«' (norm * “Omk# ffaMa^a Totten ^ *•* tin the MW front, fvmnx 1^*r e» Tas»* c.ardi r t ha* gag 1 ■ ; . *■ ■ 1 " - ptonied not there see VI cli- Pm. P*nr»tu - All am !»• A | | . iWnONW R toll pr» Bell In ercon rrr-i» %Mh 47. the nguiv had ||* £1 . • zr txr. Big Corporations oat ip anil * ••mid ** r !•••’ want Sept 11 Tear he* Tap* TaSTden 1 hat* and Pvaoo Wort rails ‘ All neu live [V II I . Bell Intercon •ho* otdeaa tab to pirhed up I i left has Hipped three hour* and Sd minute* owl af ant let « on erMinf time, leaving atatxm on four hmrr* night i> daring fi*rda oeek beaming m hr dole Mona utth the hoar eat. KTH1. ha* dropped eight men from M* production ataff ’Wage creu rarpraler* art f e»lf nen and C A i tt _ Wonaa hnet toapona ihet MW ooahd hasp jr*|I||J ff lOlIP ,hr Icxiwvoij •«*. a I v r«<nira«t atl read* I > go and (fiat It umild h ’—■ uu n ^ •»’ enuitatoie one uhwh oootd P|'| [) I hdto into « n n M d e rafnon thr multi iLlv flUIP |,lr proble m* ronliuntong 1 VV lllUV the *«alh*n» Hu» t harle* ft lien im-:'--: - 1',.. ^ — n* oho « arrtrd the TV hall far Vaklapm. VIP' *o the network told the aftlltale* out dm orator* leaving aai let with t otii comama carrier compame* ngtp that the ueh HMI toadnT aniv one fradphat man ftlootac *o*h a* Ihp IHI ffpdem and WTeto found the right an*wera lo I Id af dpaai program* from Vft la*- ern I •— have auffinent re lav ^ ^ Mi |»h m. that H ua* not pm lo M* vine afreet aladio* areoaai* tmiutve* to meet televaaiaa * net i« rume up utth a inadrggt «ar tamo l td * t mn af operaimn It oork nee^ that mad Iderra a formula at thu time It wa* amm to animated that a marh waaiier ne* • then aervire* wttn flour of ^p,,, mat there could hr fork rreu will hr able to handle chore* IhiViunt f*h»!co and other rum . fMM | | w poadlmo on both *»de* horn Vine «tad*o* panie* under • pc* poo eg report to gv the nme the ho** had hn Don Lee to prearntb building *wed ^^ ^ »*hed ko kmg around thr behind - - "* pntorm* of thr Weil lydrm nniaa ^rartHallv % ad*TTimed (to*orrtpl In __ *he t onmaiaA. kg a vole of • definitive the—o on htoaakn 4 1 kffboodb H M* Televmoon Ihto marh aremed I 111 rTly^T1^40Pr *• W*^ain »* e*m*er*e rent— fre enters* Udlh IVldlld^CI Ptwc. ih. ««. , ,J‘ f. ,k, MW V. p ot e * aid not have adequate >p and t Hs «HI prokahiy • I vttoru toilH.e* f«a tome agpr en develop MM» o free fur all W»pp*nd AAIT1C |f| I P|P •hie interval of lime envfhtug that • h a pp* wf in radio I^MBff Hi lam The report gren oat af an in The rum*M had been *pce#d ve*C'got»nn begun la*t year a* the around the r*m%ent»on that I H> Wn»tr Sulphur Spg* Wept IS remvH of a pr«*te»t filed h* Tele ugO otlHna to *rt«!e fur SI free , Out of the TV panel dio* u*oma vtotoan Wruadra^er* Ao*n agoinal hour* of TV time a m**n«h a* a that ••Hind ap the MH rwavew rate •*hedule* and regulation* rwmroo 1— *toimn afhliaium in tma artivit»e« rame a keynote filed h* Nell and Wl TIA rharred radw* the free lime add* up to 14 theme «nuoded by Cor Aet n a MNh that video interconnect»«.« charge* hour* in return for olarh ihr dwm tdgd Wff tNa dtoraomato*. h% the enmpawfai apgp fvttoaa »t imtioued on page la that vtrurk a anaatmna* note otth and that Nell** pnlirie * oere no the partirtpant* *» Hi* nao that rea*onahir and dt*rriminaiorv _ Ulr.vo— hao mo*«d Mdo a to* live irpnri rapped Nell* pear VMY — HiTVMI Mmna n»—the era af the manager tire* a* “rtearlv to dtvrouroge "I 1A ■ IVtol v^m HWI for man* year* the MAC TV other* from panatpoUon In inter CXoL p* t T. ever p oi nt e d oaf vtdfa nao the m* rrlwtof It refhafag la ran )Wip l9f LHI Mil I# private domain of the vi*v**n«rie* neet oith murouave channel* an « A// r n . Jmumrn* and lahmator* leeh ,< .ntinued on pogr to Ot Off Lit Hi Pljf Nit •totaai Then II uao token over 1 / mi tne t HHinuniM oy a von P C H 4 to I rerognued that olthoag r nt m^naopr *• ne*^**orv «<* r—un* ro*#— M(1 III mallO^CI ouemm* I he co m m o n corner r ponoe* — ill net have adept • V 1 video focilitie* few "ume oppt Looms m Toe -. Vue* «»♦ 3S hall to m pirture* ctoowk the «rtup and apefotnmw of eurpHcotum* and their indavtrtol artlvitie* uill hr vovoAured hv Iflol N<*och t*»i telex i«M*a and c«t>vrf •too itf* Mivwtwil * u rporation* uill pax fm the htmtnf and hr>«k* r ace toniM . hue the tune <m ho al l \ vtatwai* P t r—rh • ill held three ph**td gtafditnK unM* to »tooi loifafr al farlmx %ilr* and rMhet rUm.nt* uill hr integral*^ a* the H»nh «to*ti«» 1 Vw uill touludr narra liHnt Air.| i ••.•tut* « .» »•% a er.ci-* ratmn ntum financ ial ana I) *t prof *d toiMOr*. rrmnov and a rep of the ««nr|»*ex wtonr pulure »* heinjt *town siMoMmg h*dh on loratMU* arc! at the «tud»«t wfari* arttund hc*t of lh* \rmt N«*arh • ptofrrt ua* given unmr diate ac«rptan*r to inrpratMa* and wn<H t online nf I tor Ant 33 film* rarh running Sn minute* ho* been over *utouvihed * Picture* to hr ttoraN mo Irrirr in uheud* and hr*dirt «gr h nu*e» Will *rrvr a* a viauai report on e*«rpnrafion* and •o argue I m the puMn *» ith thru «rtup and operation* utth a par t»« wlar eo*pha*i« on the ma** par tin pot m* tn «o*potatnm* through the purchase of doc k irrtiftoate* S nr* »• lu hr railed * Induvtiiol l B v W aahmgtmn Sept IS In a direct rebutta! of recent charge that H i« tootling an devel- opment of color idniMflR ( HS I hi* week averred that tinted TV •houtd he gr»en lighted a* uum a* po**iMe tn pret tud. Ihr ei rmutiiH- di«loc aticm** that might fed to— anv farther d**tav « In a defatted letter nf «moment* •led « rater da v * to«*n » « ith fhr ATT CBN averted that if either nf the too alternate «* «iem* under ri m Wide rot tom Kt V and f’oton Tel- evUtom In* tomuld nut perform the ( HN me t h o d m all re*pertv then (Vduoch 1 rapport *urh other «v *tem Nut thr ueh at- tacked both lomprting mrthnd* at to mr dill papei *x *|em» and in a fount to point t vhie of the • hangr in rcpi’PHicnt n r re.iw n under rarh «v*trm averred th« i*R> meth od ua* the only one that «ould i*pee- ate on aft form* H app-irslu* *n far *ugge*ted Vttarhing pcoputjl* that harp hem made lo the MV to other my »** li »i ». . i i .l,n g -tout t i .ff 11 cm oppo,M d a «ocg<*to tom mods liv 1 ‘HiIim that «••!<« ttopl.1 hr do- laved until a *v«lem k* found I hat uill recfuirr no * hange* uhaivn- ever m ruuiar f hannri* or equip- ment I nle*« *ua h a *» «tem to proved heforr the i lu*r of the up *f opt mued on page 1g» mi DISCOVERS TV CO-AX ; r'Tir^r^. WPIX in Harvest Im At the MM nay lo go H* (.lllMto ate. <C -tinned < pWJZ TV' i^m _ "rUtl". TV ENTIRE STATE IK JW5T SLS Z Deal to re ported *H for WJ/ TV ftotok «haotenw ftafph Piaf Irnm m« VIoem V \ to m**ve It* Iranvmttter from »to Wruilto* \ Id to rarti thr M«del Pier-v to the A-npirr »-* taii_ the n »rve>t \ V |Sail* Neufl W PI V dropped plan* I hi* neek In pick up the Waived Mcnm Hal* fr**m Vlad u* V| f harden l*»oigh< * Vied * and in •lead • lit tetevi«r the opening *d »• fifty War building uie hv to sm H •• f* i..n ..I .t % Pbtladcl|«hia gnire approval hj f uiu m h u * Sri«t IS fag' of t*« one Ion rprrl v tng antenna* for w« rooave channel* • a* rataed r*« d* p»r*h VO feet anove dre«i le*ef on thr newt *tolr •d th* |rl.-ip* I in* *4n Toner my * taUed touctoiing Artda* if giving tangihte evtdr ore *d thr nearing datr f.*c net«*o*k television prod am* heir THUi'ul Ui g* t datr fur. thr Toledo I lav ion Coax and liavtun t otumhu* micro udup I* fhf I hut Ohm Nell and U4T official* uy it niff g« m*n oprtatmo a* ua a* d to fmivlied »to<h alill •I - it 1 »miv|- • *j * *ar« d*i* f*re«*nrr i* hr .nr rvetird hv in «al video «*al*«m« to get thr roan htoird enatialrel*' mdaltation in tain a* fa-1 a po- • hie Stalom Im* up hem i* a-* foiion* Wl to f t r.eto-» outlet ohtok ha* hern uneraring »»n*e Vprf.l T taking manv of a* prugfam* port a froolev onnrd relay •vdrm from f inemnatt via Wl.Wf fl llavlon and a reia* tuoer in Her hanir* burg MVS TV Cidumhu* lh*pairh datum • imh plan* to transmit da fir*t ted pattern uunetima thi* oeek and hr on the atr to thiohrv WTTVS ptoinre Wave* Inc out ft* run hi M* ird lanA uh4rh al o odl toe* ****** thi* u— k and h ip- to tor up the a i Ihi* month Trick Bookings On Berle Agenda Vfitton Hrrir oil! attempt to an- gle hi* dtuu* thi* «ea**m Nrlieo- •nr lh *i vaudr «h*»o* pr. — • til he dale %mfV unte— o realtor mffurpreg are tnlmatured N* tie toprt h er otth the Wtliiam toortt* opary. • hu h hath* the Write p 11 k ag* w • til atteoipt Iruk tuMtking- A or raampie the uprwing dmu 2»t' mil have the Houdv Ikoaidv rad oi»h Hoh Smith Had* I* i had oho paafirav* t t*rair*lie «f*H Nhda Vfann thr puppet mmipulainr t todiuartlv the |h fir «hi« make* it a rule n<H to ha—4 pe«former* • hn have appraced nn video dm mg • hr pod three mamth* hm rule •#* hvpaau- d m Ihi* malanae Martm Hiauve oanri Ol the flow ftV In—dx pec Aip had aMempied lo get a hoaakmg laM you hail |l m a* felt that Traaro might lAprt Vo ap- pearanae mi prof— mer* -pMutrf Ah f»ulf June ll««w <M Hect h«pW*» ^1. i»eai tt . •• ,i ot* ••He i. lined Mp t«M It** p< "« n ho* A •Ailt'A im |uv«nile delmquemy mil he u*ei1 koltotutpff oeeg ihr lto«a|ger«‘ Jarfcie W n bio *#o> and dan ret Hill Ho4»<o**ao mil lo p«(i*d lie •dim* r mil hr Hillor Ihokr Suimundmg •alent i« *liU to to lon«d up 1 .i.oond it » H«ur»* #»*4«r I* that Ve o dei. t an o*. tomp f ad«ord )* I lo 'Jinn <41 a «ec u art* If * hriorcred that an n u g h ga—M latent that Ha-n t to hi r*toitoit*d too «»ft«n fu*t i«n I avail*tola ptaitolem pan i« to »na H a mde ad lodm-* nilh dirt* toe* •• aril a* In h fare* and •rvc k boi ne« FOOTBALL ROUNDUP IN 4 PA TOWNS VIA FORD 4 'tad Ito ai< t* thi* • eefc ufned to vpaiM* a n eek tv half hour film lt»u d ip of f.eiltoatl Ip f.. I*. » • . it M I ■ • u d TvaoC tot».a «• tne *h:»u tee - tail Sril 31 to I raoa-irr f*toaiad* Ifahia |l)if*tourgh and Jahnaf •• n vNk Nut* Hall ha—It«ng the r— nen ta* v A w aftet T h— op— o m the Hen —roe* a* a different pack age from that prevtoun aw tuaunred toy d aierv in the m dnr d . •too pill hankruli a *im> l a> dfWfl over M imdoeoiern eMie* la Ham de a ler* are emperied hi rWM 4 trate on game* tot the east wffh • he ftN tonvutvmg a r—mdup at Had run* IS **vkc.