Word: distributor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least one, WOFL in Orlando, plans to come back on board when the lineup is revamped next month. Still, the affiliate roster remains Fox's biggest handicap. Many Fox stations are weak UHF outlets that are at a severe disadvantage vis-a-vis their network rivals. "Like any distributor, we have to rely on our retailers," says Fox Broadcasting President Jamie Kellner. "In many cases we're starting with the newest retailer in town...
Last week Hart's problems took on a new dimension when his old nemesis, the Miami Herald, reported that Hollywood Video Mogul Stuart Karl, distributor of Jane Fonda workout tapes, had paid $15,802 of Hart's campaign expenses in 1984, despite an explicit limit of $1,000 on individual campaign contributions. The paper also reported that Karl picked up the tab for private jet flights, funded an aide who has been working full time for Hart, and agreed to settle an unpaid $96,000 loan to Hart for 10 cents on the dollar...
...Barton Beers, revealed that suds fans in the West and Midwest have been shaken by a rumor that the brand is contaminated with urine. Barton's managers thought they had stopped up the source of the malicious tale last month, when they settled a suit against a Reno-based distributor of Miller and Heineken whose employees were charged with spreading the story. But the rumor kept foaming up, which prompted Barton last week to launch a campaign to reassure customers in its 25-state sales region that no such contamination has ever been found...
DIED. Joseph E. Levine, 81, flamboyant movie mogul (The Graduate, The Producers, Carnal Knowledge); in Greenwich, Conn. Levine got his start in the 1950s by distributing films, later financing Federico Fellini's 8 1/2. Levine was involved as producer, distributor or backer in 500 films...
...words and draw graphs are now also capable of bringing a little fun and adventure to the corporate routine -- either after hours or on the sly during the workday. Of the 15 million personal-computer games sold in the U.S. last year, according to Ingram Software, a leading game distributor, nearly 40% were designed for the most popular business machines: the IBM PC, the Apple Macintosh and such IBM- compatible brands as Compaq, Epson, Leading Edge and Tandy. In 1985, by contrast, only about 15% of the games sold would run on business computers. When 750 U.S. executives were polled...