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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1986
Page
6
HBO eyes bidding for select NFL games without ads. Seth Abraham, HBO sports VP, says a game could run about 38 minutes shorter without commercials potentially pleasing officials and viewers alike. He notes the commercial breaks add substantial time to match length and could influence scheduling and viewership.
HBO circles 1987 as NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC mull a fourth NFL TV carrier. HBO argues it could buy select Monday Night Football games if talks with ABC founder Capital Cities stall. Extra time without ads boosts telecast quality, as seen in Tyson bout coverage. HBO plans more in any prime intermission moments.
HBO broadens boxing coverage with mic placements letting trainers relay instructions, Harold Lederman scoring live, and a Punchstat count of punches. Tyson vs Ribalta replays from three angles highlight key blows, as Tyson eyes a unification bout with Berbick in a tournament, while Spinks, Witherspoon, and Berbick are named as title contenders.
A dense TV guide lists HBO and Showtime films from Weird Science to The Warriors with multiple theaters and times. It includes The Flamingo Kid Texas Across The River Friday The 13th The Final Chapter and Cat Ballou, plus series episodes and specials across HBO Cinemax TMC WTBS and more.
A curio of film blurbs lists titles and stars from Arthur to Where the Boys Are. Highlights include Chariots of Fire and Stage Door with era gems like The Gift of Love and Peter and the Wolf.
The text notes Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson playing James brothers as heroes in a TV portrayal, cites Tyrone Power as Jesse James in 1939 with Henry Fonda as Frank James, and 1940’s The Return of Frank James. It mentions Hollywood’s focus on railroad and bank oppression as a motive for outlaw behavior.
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