Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)

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Title:: Weekly television digest
Date:: Jan-Dec 1963
Publisher:: Washington D.C. : Television Digest, Inc.
Volume:: Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1963)
Leaf #:: 00088
Language:: English
Subjects:: Television -- Periodicals, Television broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:: Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:: Periodicals
Contributor:: University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:: Media History Digital Library
Description:: A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:: March 28, 2024

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8— TELEVISION DIGEST FEBRUARY 18, 1963 TV-RADIO DISTRIBUTOR SALES Black-&. •White TV Radio (excl. auto) Month 1962 1961 1962 1961 January 465.836 403,570 662.869 471,618 February . 621,275 428,705 697,893 640,379 March 680,876 500,597 917,236 868.197 April 364,742 347,800 809,499 672,766 May 310,799 349,098 772,479 735,692 June 480,610 461,974 1.040.598 997,321 July 449,628 409.661 921,089 764,960 Au^uat ... 618,451 466,600 848,881 897,411 September 731,100 683,302 1,266,346 1,310,166 October .... 611,768 683,917 1.063,014 1,105.449 November 630,487 541,833 1,280.599 1,068,313 Dew^mher 635,973 698,704 1.687,590 1,617,868 TOTAL 6,301,310 5,774.561 11.757,093 11.225,010 BLACK-&-WHITE TELEVISION 1 PRODUCTION Total 1 HF Month 1962 1961 1962 1961 January ja.q 367,936 39.609 25.270 February 541.494 444.418 46.715 24,614 March 659,251 497.458 48.323 21.460 April 610,587 405.808 61,107 19,096 May .... 474.647 470.1^90 39.609 22.782 June 620.653 615,118 60.283 34.641 July 836,409 383,378 28,369 23,233 .August 600,693 514,674 44,862 33,946 September 731,617 694,680 70,299 41,263 October — 669,966 620,816 66,069 43,198 November 617,276 682,962 64,080 42,743 December 619,799 680,262 49,341 38,772 TOTAL 6,471,180 6,177,797 698,446 370,977 GE’s picture-tube operation has been split up and OEM tube manufacturing placed under TV receiver depL, while replacement picture-tube manufacturing will be conducted under receiving tube dept., and image orthicon and industrial & military CR tube responsibilities will be shifted to power tube dept. Sales of OEM & replacement picture tubes will be handled by receiving tube dept. Cathode ray tube dept, has been eliminated after resignation of Gen. Mgr. David C. Scott to join Fairbanks Whitney Co.; Wilfred L. Gorrell, former CR tube dept, plant operations & mfg. mgr., heads up new CR tube operation within TV receiver dept. No facilities of the former CR tube dept, will be moved, and GE officials said company would continue to seek outside OEM picture-tube business. That proposed “hi-fi” definition was discussed by component hi-fi manufacturers in Washington and New York. In panel discussion at Washington High Fidelity Music Show, industry panelists agreed with FTC’s Bryan H. Jacques that there was need for official definition to protect public, but industrj' representatives warned that definition shouldn’t freeze progress in the art. In New York, Institute of High Fidelity board voted to poll its manufacturer members on whether to submit proposed hi-fi definition to FTC. Meanwhile, FTC’s Bureau of Industry Guidance indicated it may hold trade practices conference for phono record industrj’ next month. RADIO PRODI CTIO.N Total Auto Radio KM Month 1962 1961 1962 1961 1962 1961 January 1.350.630 1.090.073 530.689 387.136 76.610 50.421 February 1,464,797 1.115.029 4.80.232 807,973 84,216 41.357 March 1.810.417 1.384.062 607.510 384.227 81.010 76.041 April 1,472,664 1,124,924 519.296 875.670 63.198 61.260 May 1,444,074 1,196.949 504.846 408,876 62,292 49.706 June 1,721,873 1.626.263 629.004 518,010 92,287 88.808 July 1,134,250 1.030.899 403.946 320.128 68,087 48.114 Augmst 1,263.753 1.386.101 427.747 451,374 98.609 69,090 September 2,196.371 2,048.698 887.104 591,498 166,433 110.174 October 1,836.914 1,796,391' 696,680 676.629 149.654 96,818 November 1,735,274 1.730,761 729,187 688,343 147.894 126.184 December 1.741.899 1,846,206 854,716 658,687 138,046 110.822 TOTAL 19,161.906 17,373,846 7.219.857 5,586,345 1.227.081 915.297 PHONO DISTRIBUTOR SALES 1962 1961 Month Mono St'reo Total Mono Stereo Total January 48.423 171,306 219.728 74,881 211.268 286.149 February 50.563 188,857 239.420 64,097 210.365 264.462 March 60,206 236.051 299.257 69,290 231.021 290.311 April 54.616 146,677 201.192 48,632 173,686 222.117 May 65,192 130,372 195.664 56.057 164,400 219.457 June ... . 91.520 183,000 274,626 47,970 170,178 218,148 July 90.175 202.125 292.300 68.614 153.550 212,064 August .... 115.741 301,047 416.788 98.749 225.423 S10.172 September .... 169.933 426,080 596.013 107,698 283.688 391,386 October ... 183,182 426.033 609,215 133.246 324.654 457,799 November .. 186,660 446,178 632,838 145,045 336,762 481,817 December ... 232,373 632,696 865,269 183,060 486,709 618.769 TOTAL .. 1.351.589 3,490.221 4.841,810 1.091.148 2,920.503 3,981.651 PHONO FACTORY SALES 1962 1961 Month Mono Stereo Total Mono Stereo Total January 68.646 191.014 269,659 80,336 211,383 291,749 February 62.666 202.846 255,412 60,710 204,638 256,348 Marrh 60,991 237,492 298.483 62,396 227,469 289,865 April 46,152 137.960 183.102 53,074 152,974 206,048 May 67,610 119.682 187,292 53,887 142,450 196,337 June 104,548 278.989 383,637 61.633 197,170 258.703 July 89.699 220.694 310.393 70.681 171,331 242,012 Auitust 109,258 332,197 441,455 106,157 242,164 848.321 September 182,703 606,661 688.364 124,142 328,046 452.187 October 194,699 494,485 689,084 161,680 360,254 601,834 November 201,312 466,325 667,637 141.083 358,285 499,868 December 176,042 414,084 690.126 132,822 314,086 446,908 TOTAL — 1,353,025 3,601,409 4,954,434 1,088,431 2,900.249 3.988.680 America needs "an effective national philosophy & a sense of purpose flexible enough to accommodate the sweeping changes expected as science further pierces the unknown,” Philco Pres. Charles E. Beck told Electric Institute in Boston Feb. 11. “'The mind of the indi\'idual is still the key & the hope of the future,” he declared, adding: “We are on the verge of breaking out of our present land & water limits. We are about to explore space with its unknown, unpredictable problems & opportunities. We know w’e have the potential technical competence. Do we have the intellectual & moral strengths necessary?” No color T\' for Canada in near future — that was ruling of BBG following extensive hearings. Board said that high costs to viewers & broadcasters, as well as absence of “appreciable” demand, ruled out early start for color. BBG also noted that an estimated million Canadian homes were now in range of U.S. colorcasts, but there were onlj' about 4,500 color sets in use in Canada. Canada’s 2 T\' neUvorks had opposed immediate start of colorcasting, while receiver manufacturers in EIA of Canada had sought plan for introduction of colorcasts. Transistorized auto ignition systems for after market have been introduced by Motorola & Automatic Radio Mfg. Motorola says system improves high speed performance, cuts maintenance costs & eases cold-weather starting, will sell sj’stem through replacement-parts dealers at $60 suggested list. Automatic will begin deliveries in 2-3 weeks of system adaptable to any model car. One type will sell for $39.96, a 2nd for either $49 or $59. Motorola has had transistorized system for OEM market since 1961. EI.A is surveying tape recorder manufacturers for their suggestions on “format” for report on recorder market statistics, as recommended by its consumer products marketing semices committee. Survej’ conducted by committee mgr. Clinton S. Lee asked for definitions of tape recorders, suggestions for format for periodic report and asked manufacturers if they were interested in receiving industry statistics.