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The Fifth Estate Broadcasting Jan 30 ;wzD w xoor>roc -a £ Gl3 I - m cn NJ rrr D r 4' N N ON OLD IN 101 MARK NOW...FOR SEPTEMBER 0 1984 LIONHEART TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL .5 ERIE S COMPANY EXTRAORDINARY 4 OFF-NETWORK PRODUCTIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SYNDICATION THE VOYAGE OF CHARLES DARWIN 7 ONE -HOURS about Darwin's incredible journey of adventure and discovery aboard the H.M.S. Beagle -to South America and the Galapagos Islands. THE LONG SEARCH 13 ONE -HOURS about the world's great religions - filmed on a 150,000 -mile global journey from the Protestant churches of Indianapolis to the Zen monasteries of Japan. Host: Ronald Eyre. CONNECTIONS 10 ONE -HOURS about how apparently unrelated events, people and situations have come together in the thousands of years of history to produce social and technological changes in today's complex world. Host: James Burke. THE SHOCK OF THE NEW 8 ONE -HOURS. A provocative view of 20th Century art-which takes up the story of the visual arts where Kenneth Clark's 'Civilisation' left off. Host/Writer /Presenter: Robert Hughes, Art Critic/Time Magazine. .yvri t bIONHEAR`i TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL 40 WEST 57 STREET NEW PORN, N.T. 10019. 1212) 541-7342 ATLANTA (404) 873.5101 ONE OF THE PUBLIC MEDIA INC. COMPANIES The Entertainment Industry is moving to the (The West Coast of Manhattan.) . There's a classic building in Manhat- in mid -Manhattan. l p G 1 tan that's just made for the special WEST COAST STUDIOS offers needs your business, if you are a of ° huge 40,000 square foot floors in large company in Entertainment, . ( f a fortress -like structure where a G li iii Television or Television Production. aL van can deliver right to your floor. WEST COAST STUDIOS is extraor- fl'P¡a OP ( ,c at To look into WEST COAST dinary because it gives you 010 office STUDIOS, a choice Manhattan ad- and studio space for long term ill dress surrounded by lease that doesn't cost an arm and some of the big- a leg. est gest names in And extraordinary because it t your industry, call: gives you easy access, uncrowded (212) 880 -0408. streets and plenty of parking, right Ask for 46 Al Gottlieb. st601 West 54 Street, Manhattan Vol 106 No. 5 Broadcasting E Jan 30 Financial interest -syndication talks stall Cities, cable industry back at negotiating table ABC wins '88 winter Olympics rights FROZEN ASSETS O ABC wins bidding rights to the BORDER CRACKS O Canadian report documents 1988 winter Olympics for -that's right -$309 advertising loss to U.S. border stations since million. PAGE 39. Canada changed tax law. PAGE 66. DELAY OF GAME o Computer foul -up leaves Super SHOWDOWN o Broadcasters and Los Angeles Bowl ratings a mystery; 47 rating -no record - sheriff square off over public safety use of channel predicted for contest. PAGE 39. 19. PAGE 68. STALEMATE O ABC, NBC give up on financial OLYMPICTEKT o Metromedia, Zenith, Sanyo, Harris, interest -syndication talks; little movement on CBS - Taft, BBC and Ameritext join to form teletext Hollywood front as deadline nears. PAGE ao. venture for Los Angeles during summer Olympics. PAGE 72. DEAVER IN COMMAND In the wake of David Gergen's departure, BROADCASTING talks with the ANOTHER BUYER O Netcom International purchases President's new communications chief, Michael three transponders on Satcom IV for $33 million. Deaver. PAGE 42. PAGE 76. BACK ON TRACK O Cities agree to return to CAPITAL DBS O USCI unveils Washington, negotiating table with cable industry over Baltimore and Virginia direct broadcast satellite deregulation measure. PAGE 44. service. PAGE 78. FIRST BUY o Taft, Tribune, Gaylord and Chris -Craft GROWING COMPETITION O Federal advisory group may buy Australian mini -series, Eden, from set to recommend competition in international Worldvision Enterprises. PAGE 45. telecommunications with some modifications to protect Intelsat. PAGE 80. LOOKING FOR A PRESIDENT D PBS hires executive search firm to find new chief. PAGE 45. ENLISTING SUPPORT O Microband allies itself with Hispanic group that will apply for ITFS COMING ON STRONG O Radio executives see frequencies in major markets. PAGE 84. medium picking up after slow business start in 1984. PAGE 52. BALLOTING TIME NAB board elections expected to see tight races. PAGE 90. RAB MSc No Over 1,100 expected to attend RAB's Managing Sales Conference in Dallas. PAGE 53. SWEEPS AMMUNITION O Specials, Olympics to READING FIGURES O Cable advertising, like TV highlight February sweeps. PAGE 94. broadcast, fell short of predicted growth in fourth quarter, but 1983 still saw 58% revenue increase BETTER THINGS O Frank McDonald went into overall. PAGE 64. advertising to win a bet. Talk about payoff. PAGE 119. INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS Business 64 Datebook 22 In Brief 120 Programing 94 Business Briefly 12 Editorials 122 Information Age 72 Riding Gain 54 Cablecastings 10 Fates & Fortunes 115 Law & Regulation 66 Stock Index 99 Changing Hands 86 Fifth Estater 119 The Media 78 Technology 76 Closed Circuit 7 For the Record 100 Monday Memo 20 lbkcastings 74 Broadcasting (ISSN 0007 -2028) is published 51 Mondays a year (combined issue at yearend) by Broadcasting Publications Inc.. 1735 DeSales Street, N. VV Washington. D.C. 20036. Second -class postage paid at Washington. D.C.. and additional offices. Single issue $2 except special issues $3.50 (50th Anniversary issue 510). Subscriptions, U.S. and possessions. one year $60. two years $115. three years $160. 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Taflner /Ltd. 85 0 Telepictures Corp. 58 -59 0 Time World Newsradio 38 0 Turner Program Services 8 -9, 48- 49.50 -51 0 United Press International 77 0 Viacom 11 0 Nest Coast Studios 4 D %%rid Wide Bingo 115 o The Dazzling TV Entertainment Magazine Series About America's New Love Affair With The Personal Computer... ...featuring Top Television Stars, Sports Celebrities and People-In-The-News from Candice CAN My Children') Earley and Stacy (`Mike Hammer') Keach to the San Francisco 49ers, Senator Howard Baker, Astronaut, Sally Ride... and the Average American Family! Co Hosts Alanoa D.rve see ON THE SQUARE ... AT Produced by: NATPE 83 POWELL ST. SÛUAÑEC M, Inc. 554 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 944 -8400 WFBG approached venture capitalists with Back burner Edward Giller, -AM -FM Altoona, Pa., will run for vice chairmanship to succeed USSB's plan for three -channel, White House has resubmitted nomination Ted Snider, KARN(AM) -KKYK(FM) Little advertiser-supported service, but found that of Dennis R. Patrick to be FCC Rock, Ark., who will run for project, which will require hundreds of commissioner, but Senate confirmation chairmanship to succeed Martin Beck, millions of dollars in capital, was too big hearing is not expected soon. Patrick was Beck -Ross Communications, Rockville (too expensive) for venture capitalists, originally nominated to post last October. Centre, N.Y., whose term expires. who typically have no more than $5 Word was that Senator Barry Goldwater Elections are next June. million to invest and favor more modest (R- Ariz.), chairman of Senate enterprises. USSB's Bob Fountain said Communications Subcommittee, put off USSB will now seek equity partnerships hearing to pressure White House to speed Grandfathers' day with major corporations or institutions through Dain Bosworth Inc., up clearance process for one of his Metromedia has made informal inquiries at Minneapolis-based investment firm, and friends who was up for ambassadorial spot FCC about what kind of form to file in soon- to -be- announced banks. ( "Closed Circuit," Nov. 7, 1983), and proposed $1.45- billion management buy- Patrick did not receive hearing before out to take company private. Metromedia Congress adjourned Nov. 18. President is reportedly considering filing short-form Bigger bird Reagan, exercising his prerogative, gave (316) application rather than long -form Patrick recess appointment to fill slot. assignment of license (314) or transfer of United Satellite Communications Inc.