Word: channeling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...issue is not merely whether the new organizations, unlike the final clubs, will have any socially redeeming value. If public service were really the primary aim of these students, they could find plenty of other organizations at Harvard through which to channel their altruistic impulses. The Phillips Brooks House Association is only one of many. No, the essence of fraternities and organizations of their ilk is improving the social lives of their members...
...other wire services, hundreds of stations are also expanding their reach, and often cutting costs, by subscribing to video news services, swapping coverage with other broadcasters, or making deals to get their stories on cable stations. WWL, the CBS affiliate in New Orleans, has its own all-news cable channel. Half a dozen video news services offer prepackaged stories to fill out local newscasts. One of the largest services is Conus, a news cooperative with 100 U.S. member stations. Other leading entries include Group W Newsfeed, a division of Westinghouse, and Visnews, an international video news wire. Recognizing the potential...
...respect that Nightline and 48 Hours have won within the TV industry, and the millions of people who regularly watch the shows, it may be that network executives are ready to admit something that viewers know instinctively. Audiences who see satellite-fed video headlines round the clock on every channel may be ready for something more substantial at the dinner hour...
...rivals are already sniping at each other. "We think our format takes better advantage of the strength of comedy than just a clip channel," says Tom Freston, head of MTV Networks. "Comedy has traditionally been character driven and story driven. It takes time to work." HBO executives snicker. "Why should their channel succeed in doing original long-form comedy?" says Fuchs. "The three networks spend hundreds of millions of dollars trying to do original comedy, and one show succeeds every two years...
That, of course, could be the problem: too much comedy clutter. HA!, at least in its early stages, looks like yet another warehouse for comedy shows, old and new, available in ample supply elsewhere. The Comedy Channel, with its all-clip format, could wind up looking like nonstop previews of coming attractions. (Like MTV, the Comedy Channel is acquiring most of its clips free, since producers assume they will help the movies and videos from which they are excerpted.) Not to mention the indignity of seeing classic films and TV shows strip-mined for their "funny" parts. Oh, well; comedy...