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...British public last week got a wide-eyed view of just how successful commercial TV can be. From the directors of three-year-old ATV (Associated Television) came an announcement that earnings before taxes for the fiscal year ending next April will exceed $14 million, a 40% gain over last year, and more than twelve times the earnings of only two years ago. Even more spectacular is what happened to the fortunes of early investors in ATV. A single original share in ATV that sold for 20? is now worth $30.80. Norman Collins, 51, author and TV executive who originally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: TV Gold Mine | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

Collins put a verve into British T that BBC lacked-and viewers ate it up. He built up ATV's early audience with variety shows, brought over big American stars (Liberace, Pat Boone) and shows (Cheyenne and Wyatt Earp), went in for such serious topics as abortion and the U.S. recession, only last week featured Sir Laurence Olivier in his first TV play, a performance of Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman. Collins' forward-looking programing has put five of ATV's shows among England...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BUSINESS ABROAD: TV Gold Mine | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

...Known as a "free-thinker" for most of his life, Atv. Joffre was converted two years ago. At that time he and Mme Joffre. long married civilly, underwent an ecclesiastical ceremony...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Joffre | 1/5/1931 | See Source »

Found.-In the pocket of one of the suits was found a pocket book with a small amount of money. The owner can secure the same by calling atv the office of the Associated Charities of Cambridge, 671 Massachusetts avenue...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/24/1896 | See Source »

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