TELEVISION AT 1956 GAMES
Protest At Plan To Sell Rights (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 8 p.m.) CORTINA (Italy), January 24. The International Olympic Committee tonight put its president, Mr Avery Brundage (Chicago) in charge of finding a friendly solution to the problem of television coverage of the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne. Mr Brundage was appointed to get in touch with executives o{ the major United States and European television networks after the United PressMovietone, the Columbia Broadcasting System, the National Broadcasting Company and the American Broadcasting Company had lodged a protest with the committee. The broadcasting services had protested against the plan of the organisers of the 1956 Games to sell exclusive television rights to the highest individual bidder. The major United States television networks contend that this is a violation of the freedom of the press and contrary to the spirit of the Olympic Games. Mr Brundage, in a recent interview, said that television should not be considered as a pure news medium, but also as entertainment. He plans to make a detailed statement when the committee meeting ends tomorrow.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27876, 26 January 1956, Page 7
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