Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 16

41 -v gr-lr'- If MO 1 6A 1982 FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM THURSDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 2 1982 14 JERRY COFFEY SterTelegram Writer Preview watchers will become VEU watchers as the result of a deal announced here Wednesday that will consolidate two of the four subscription television systems serving the Met roplex Golden West Subscription Television of Dallas Inc which operates VEU announced it has acquired "substantially all" of the Fort Worth-Dallas assets of the rival Preview service operated by American Television and Communications Corp Notable among those assets are Pre decoder boxes and some 25000 subscribers which added to the 42000 now claimed by VEU will make the Golden West operation the largest of the three surviving subscription TV services in the area by a considerable margin Of the other two remaining services ON TV now says it has 29000 sub scribers and the MDS system MovieVision claims more than 15000 customers The merged service eventually will utilize the broadcast signal of KTWSTV Channel 27 which currently is the Carrier for Preview VEU now uses KNBN-TV Channel 33 which is expected to expand its daytime Spanish-langilage service into the evening hours when its STV association ends The transition of services will be completed within a 90-day period said Robert Clark controller for Golden West Pat SAVE 360 SAFEWAY SAVE 168 With Top Quality Photo Supplies And Processing From Safeway Plan now to catch on film that last big bash on Labor Day! 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Po mid GOO Pay TV outlets merged VW acquires assets and subscribers of Preview Broadcasters who was spokesman for VEU at the news conference announcing the change Clark said Preview subscribers will start receiving VEU Sept 12 and that the VEU service will be offered on both Channel 27 and Channel 33 during the transition The changeover will include supplying VEU's current subscribers with new decoder boxes capable of receiving Channe127's signal Clark noted lie said thete will be no interruption of service during the changeover and that the process will involve no extra charges to VEU or Preview subscribers Clark declined to disclose financial terms of the Preview acquisition lie said the Golden West operation would absorb "almost all" of Previews local employees A major advantage resulting from the consolidation Clark said will be the ability to expand programming hours especially on weekends Starting Oct 17 the N'EU service will offer 13 hours of programming a day on Saturdays and Sunday The flexibility to expand program time through an arrangement with Liberty Television Inc licensee of Channel 27 was the primary reason for making the switch from 33 to 27 Clark said Any other considerations including difficulties with Channel 33 management over some of VEU's late-night adult were peripheral he said Broadcasting observers have considered Wednesday's announcement or something like it inevitable since Fort WorthDallas became over a few months in late 1980 and early 1981 the most crowded and competitive subscription TV market in the country With cable and the other new home entertainment technologies intensifying the competitive pressures there clearly was no way for four rival SW operations to be successful All of the services have lost money including VEU the first on-the-air SW service in the area and the largest There has been talk of consolidation almost from the beginning and Clark said Wednesday that "multiple negotiations" have been going on for the past six months He declined to specify the other participants but other sources have disclosed that ON TV owned by Oak Industries the most experienced and nationally successful subscription TV proprietor also was involved in discussions with Golden West Clark said further consolidation in the Fort Worth-Dallas subscription TV market is not in sight "in the immediate future" and ON TV gives every indica- tion of continuing the competition In a press release taking note of Wednesday's consolidation ON TV general manager Ed Frazier suggested that his operation's growth in recent months while VEU and Preview were losing subscribers was a contributing factor in the move by the other two services GAL 1240 ACRY-SHIELD Pay Tv outlets merged VEU acquires assets and subscribers of Preview (SS) r-N Sge CI By JERRY COFFEY Broadcasters who was spokesman for something like it inevitable since Fort 1 StarTelegram Writer VEU at the news conference announc- WorthDallas became over a few 19' watchers will be- ing the change months in late 1980 and early 1981 the delet come VEU watchers as the result of a Clark said Preview subscribers will most crowded and competitive sub- start receiving VEU Sept 12 and that scription TV market in the country deal announced here Wednesday that will consolidate two of the tour sub- the VEU service will be offered on both Ai With cable and the other new home ii it Metroplex transition 6 if scription television systems serving the Channel 27 and Channel 33 during the entertainment technologies intensify- ing the competitive pressures there IL) Golden West Subscription Television The changeover will include supply- clearly was no way for four rival SW OP of Dallas Inc which operates VEU an ing VEU's current subscribers with new operations to be successful All of the flounced it has acquired "substantially decoder boxes capable of receiving services have lost money including all" of the Fort Worth-Dallas assets of Channel 27's signal Clark noted He said VEU the first on-the-air STV service in the rival Preview service operated by thete will be no interruption of service the area and the largest American Television and Communica during the changeover and that the pro- 0 tions Corp cess will involve no extra charges to There has been talk of consolidation 0 0 Notable among those assets are Pre- VEU or Preview subscribers almost from the beginning and Clark sa id ednesday that "multiple negotia- view' Clark decoder boxes and some 25000 declined to discl fi ose nancial i subscribers which added to the 42000 terms of the Preview acquisition lie With Top Qu ality tins have been going on for the past now claimed by VEU will make the said the Golden West operation would six months Golden West operation the largest of absorb "almost all" of Preview's local Ile declined to specify the other par- ies the three surviving subscription TV ser- employees ticipants but other sources have dis- vices in the area by a considerable mar- A major advantage resulting from the closed that ON TV owned by Oak Indus- oto Suppl And 'I gin consolidation Clark said will be the tries the most experienced and 0 0 Of the other two remaining services ability to expand programming hours nationally successful subscription TV ON TV now says it has 29000 sob especially on weekends Starting Oct 17 proprietor also was involved in discus- processing From scribers and the MDS system MovieVi the N'EU service will offer 18 hours of sions with Golden West sionclaims more than 15000customers programming a day on Saturdays and Clark said further consolidation in 1 Sunday Safeway The merged service eventually will The flexibility to expand program the Fort Worth-Dallassubscription TV utilize the broadcast signal of KTWS-time through an arrangement with Lib- market is not in sight "in the immediate A TV Channel 27 which currently is the erty Television Inc licensee of Channel future" and ON TV gives every indica- 0 for Preview VEU now uses 27 was the primary reason for making lion of continuing the competition Plan now to catch on film that last big 0 KNBNTV Channel 33 which is expect- the switch from 33 to 27 Clark said Any In a press release taking note of bash on Labor Day! 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