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...that his policy choice--engagement--pays more dividends than confrontation. Clinton was jubilant that he was able to broadcast live on Chinese television and radio, and his aides argue this could signal the opening of a new era of freer debate in China. For both sides, then, symbolism was paramount, and they made the most...
...deadly poisonous gas asphyxiates everyone within a several-block radius. Oh, yeah, the Russian President is assassinated, and the world's in chaos. This plausible scenario is the setup for Seven Days, a new series being created for the fledgling (and lowest rated) UPN Network. Produced by Paramount Television (which owns UPN) at a cost of more than $4 million, Seven Days' pilot is reputedly the most expensive produced for the new season, twice as pricey as most others. Where's the moolah going? Into the special effects, from computer-generated images of the White House exploding (again...
Recording companies like Columbia and Paramount recognized and quickly moved to exploit this untapped black music market, creating segregated "race records" divisions. It was several years before these companies saw that male blues too could generate profits...
...take a salary cut in return for full ownership of the program. It was a shrewd business decision: I Love Lucy was the launching pad for Desilu Productions, which (with other shows, like Our Miss Brooks and The Untouchables) became one of TV's most successful independent producers, before Paramount bought...
...tack, forcing three producers to accept longer contracts and smaller licensing fees in exchange for spaces on its schedule next season. Producers are not happy with these demands, and while they are worried that quality will become secondary to economics, many feel they don't have a choice. Says Paramount Network Television president GARRY HART: "If a network is going to put the bar at one level for shows they have ownership in and another level for those they don't, we have real concerns...