Word: tv
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rarely invoked. And when it proposes an industry rule, the commission invariably backs down before implementation. In 1963, it recommended a regulation codifying the National Association of Broadcasters' own gentleman's agreement of 18 minutes' maximum ad time per hour on radio, and 16 minutes on TV. But as soon as the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee began to rumble about the rule, the FCC withdrew. And last May, the commission approved a license for a Virginia radio station that plans to devote up to 33 minutes an hour to commercials...
...given the sure kiss of success: all the Hollywood hotshots said it couldn't be done. A full hour of nothing but comedy? No dancers? No guest crooners? No lavish production numbers? Impossible. So, when the show debuted six weeks ago during the deep doldrums of TV's midseason, it came on like a fanfare at a funeral. Ever since, like a giggle building to a guffaw, it has gained momentum until it now threatens to knock off its top-rated competition, Gunsmoke and The Lucy Show, in the ratings race...
Much of what goes on between is vintage burlesque-blackouts, slapstick, even knock-knock jokes. Yet, by exploiting the full range of such technical possibilities as zooming closeups and quick cuts, the show has fashioned a fresh new form of rapid-fire TV comedy...
...slowly than the cartridge, it sacrifices still more sound quality. But it boasts two big advantages. Unlike most cartridges, it can be wound forward or backward for playback of selected portions of the tape. And a blank cassette can be used in most players to record directly from radio, TV, disks-or a concert stage...
...Berman, who posed as a waiter to demand Queen Elizabeth II's autograph during her 1957 visit, crashed J.F.K.'s Inaugural Ball in 1961, and had his finest moment in 1962 when he charged onstage to hand Bob Hope an Oscar in front of 100 million TV watchers...