The Busy Air

In Hollywood, another movie lot surrendered to television when Ziv Television Programs, Inc. (Mr. District Attorney, I Led Three Lives, Boston Blackie, Cisco Kid) bought the six-acre American National Studios, formerly the home of Eagle Lion-Pathe.

P: In Washington, Representative Sam Rayburn, the new Speaker of the House, flatly announced that, under the Democrats, there would be no televising of House committee hearings.

P: In North Carolina, the nation's ninth educational TV network went on the air.

Sponsored by the University of North Carolina with studios in Raleigh, Greensboro and Chapel Hill, the network's programs will range from do-it-yourself shows to historical sketches.

P: In Hollywood, TV producers were impressed by the high ratings won by two relatively inexpensive dog shows: ABC's Rin Tin Tin (co-starring James Brown), which scored a tail-thumping 30.4 Nielsen, and CBS's Lassie (co-starring Tommy Rettig) with 27.8. Since TV film makers love to run in trends, viewers can soon expect a flood of shows dealing with the lovable qualities of Man's Best Friend.

Board Chairman A. D. Dunton of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. made a year-end television report. Canada now has 24 TV stations serving three-quarters of the nation's population; its 1,200,000 TV sets give it a world-ranking of third behind the U.S. (31.5 million sets) and the United Kingdom (3,500.000 sets); work is now in progress on a direct relay system connecting all stations in Canada from coast to coast.

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