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- BUSINESS, Page 52Business NotesMUSICPat Boone's Kind of Sound
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- Heavy metal, make way for the family hour. From high atop
- a Houston skyscraper, Hit Video USA is beaming 10 hours of
- G-rated music videos daily to 57 TV stations. The 4
- 1/2-year-old venture, which screens out obscenity and lewdness,
- is establishing its niche in a booming business.
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- "There have been several attempts to compete with MTV, but
- we're the only ones still around to talk about it," boasts
- president Connie Wodlinger. She and three assistants preview
- 50 videos each week before selecting the eight to 10 that they
- will air. Among the favorite artists: Bobby Brown and New Kids
- on the Block. "We're a less bizarre, more palatable brand of
- music," Wodlinger says. "There is a good, positive response
- from parents." Her biggest market may lie overseas, where Hit
- Video USA has signed licensing deals with stations or cable
- systems in 20 countries, including Japan, Israel, Bulgaria and
- Burkina Faso.
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