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...president, Silverman was responsible for much more than prime time. There were affiliates to woo, newsmen to mollify, boardroom games to play. "Silverman tried to be a one-man band," notes Perry Lafferty, NBC's senior vice president of programs and talent on the West Coast. "But he encountered a string of bad luck-a crucial ingredient in this business. He had to cope with an actors' strike, a writers' strike and the loss of the Moscow Olympics last year." The Olympics boycott cost NBC a write-off of $33.7 million-and an invaluable opportunity to promote...
...Boardroom visions of apocalypse seem somewhat exaggerated. The ascendancy of the Socialists is surely no revolution, any more?and probably less?than Reaganism's triumph in the U.S. In many ways, the coming of the new government represents a renewal of some deep-seated French traditions and values. State intervention in economic and social matters, for example, goes as far back as Louis XIV. Even the 35-hour work week coincides with a traditional French preference for leisure over the exclusive pursuit of material wealth. No other nation on earth closes up shop for a month with such flair...
...former American hostages have picked up their careers and moved ahead with their lives. But the complex deal that won their release four months ago will probably keep lawyers, bankers and diplomats busy for years to come. Last week U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams met in the velvet-lined boardroom of the Palace of Peace in The Hague to; begin carrying out the most controversial feature of that agreement: arbitration of their respective corporate and private financial claims...
...Women's fantasies have moved from the bedroom to the boardroom," observes Gallon's editor in chief, Judith Sullivan...
There may still be some fierce boardroom battles ahead, however. Some of the brides are a little reluctant. Last week directors of St. Joe Minerals-rejected Seagram's $45 a share bid, calling it "grossly inadequate." Amax has also been cool to Socal's takeover offer, apparently in an effort to drive up the initial offer of as high as $86 a share...