Broadcasting,-,Sep 18 TheWeek in Brief

PROCESSIONAL Up to Capitol Hill last week marched a long line of witnesses to testify on the broadcast portion of the Communications Act rewrite. Van Deerlin tries to calm their fears. PAGE 23.

BEHIND THE MAN Jane Cahill Pfeiffer is named NBC chairman, and Goodman shifts to chairman of the executive committee. She helped broker the Silverman move to NBC, and she'll be reporting to him. PAGE 26.

HIRING AT CPB. The public broadcasting organization now has a new chairman and president. PAGE 30.

RADIO'S THREE BIG DAYS The NRBA fifth annual Teleprompter, pool resources. Papers were signed convention opens in San Francisco with 24 workshops last week for the largest cable system owner to buy 50% of and 78 exhibitors ready for more than 1,500 registrants. Showtime, a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom that is heavily in- Lionel Van Deerlin and Lou Frey will put the rewrite on the volved in pay programing. The joint venture is effective Jan. 1. At Teleprompter executive opening luncheon menu. Complete agenda starts on the announcement (l -r): Bill Bresnan, vice president; Ralph Baruch, Viacom president; Russell Karp, PAGE 32. Exhibitor list commences on PAGE 38. Teleprompter president; Terry Elkes, Viacom executive vice presi- dent, and Jeff Reiss, Showtime president. PAGE 71. ABC RESTRUCTURES The network shuffles its executive deck with Shaw, Newi, Keever, Savage and agenda starts on PAGE 72. A list of 46 companies that Johnsdn in key new assignments. The owned stations will be exhibiting is on PAGE 76. division also is realigned. PAGE 48. RALLY AROUND FARBER The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press draws a turnout of journalists and DON'T TRESPASS A House -Senate conference top speakers to a Washington session. It focuses on the committee warns the FTC that its proposed restrictions Times reporter and the First Amendment. on children's advertising could pose constitutional PAGE 77. problems. PAGE 59.

FCC SURVIVES CHALLENGE An appeals court turns BULLISH ON TV BUYING New TVB compilations show down the protest of the United Church of Christ against that stock brokers are buying much more in television. the less restrictive equal -time stance of the commission. PAGE 59. PAGE 78.

REBUTTAL to PBS'S NEW SEASON The public network is putting its NBC declines comment on the suit of best programing foot forward in moves to meet the producers who feel that the networks unfairly shut the competition of the commercial networks and to attract a door on outside news and public affairs programers. However, ABC and CBS and proof. younger audience. PAGE 64. deny the charges offer PAGE 78.

'ROOTS' WINS AGAIN The ABC rerun walks away with NOW COMES THE FUN PART RTNDA will have a new the ratings in the Sept. 4 -10 week. PAGE 67. president this week when its convention closes -Paul Davis of WCIA(TV) Champaign, III. -but the hardest task of MARCH ON ATLANTA RTNDA mobilizes a record stepping up to that job, planning the convention, is now turnout for its convention that opens tomorrow. The entire behind him. PAGE 105.

Index to departments Changing Hands 56 For the Record 84 Profile 105 Broadcast Advertising. 59 Closed Circuit 7 Media 48 Programing 64 Broadcast Journalism. 72 Datebook 14 Monday Memo 20 Special Report 32 Business Briefly 10 Editorials 106 Open Mike 18 Stock Index 103 Cablecasting 71 Fates & Fortunes 81 Playlist 68 Top of the Week 23

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