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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1988
Page
8
Ted Turner says TNT will force a battle over viewers and delivery systems. He predicts Turner will win in programming and drive cable penetration to 80 percent within 10 years. TNT debuts Oct 3 as a 24 hour all entertainment service featuring cartoons.
Media magnate Ted Turner outlines a strategy centered on colorized films like a tinted Casablanca and new specials for TNT including a Heston led A Man for All Seasons and a behind the scenes Gone With the Wind. He envisions expanding original programming and seeks to acquire marquee events away from networks while pursuing animated Dr Seuss projects and rights to The Grinch.
John Turner touts expanded film colorization and presses for broader network access including CBS NBC ABC Public Broadcasting BBC NHK. He claims colorized Casablanca will appeal to younger viewers and defends spending on MGM and RKO libraries while anticipating skepticism about a new broadcasting venture.
NBC airs The Killing Fields followed by a Matlock rerun about a Vietnamese fisherman faced with a bully. Charles Haid stars in Fort Figueroa, an unsold drama pilot set in a Los Angeles melting pot.
Critic notes two items: a 1986 drama about a family woman pursuing law enforcement with Johnnie Mae Gibson and Lynn Whitfield, plus a 1982 comedy Losin It featuring a young Tom Cruise and a pre Cheers Shelley Long. The writeups highlight career landmarks and rough plots.
Barbara Corday named executive vice president of CBS Entertainment effective immediately. Former Columbia/Embassy Television president and co-creator of Cagney and Lacey, Corday will oversee current programs mini series and specials. Also notes Morton Downey Jr to tape five syndicated shows at Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City August 16 18 to discuss gambling prostitution and public nudity.
Allan Dodds Frank, former senior editor of Forbes, becomes a New York based ABC News correspondent effective Aug. 15. He will cover economic issues and investigative business reporting for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. David L. Wolper signs exclusive Warner Bros contract after producing six hours of miniseries for Warners in 12 years including Roots North and South and The Thorn Birds.
In a bridge problem, South under bids to two hearts then reaches slam after complex play. Dummy's club king leads to a sequence where the heart, spade, and diamond maneuvers hinge on locating West's spade queen and East's diamond absence, eventually yielding the slam by timing the diamond ace to drop the queen and cashing the last trumps.
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