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POPULAR PROGRAM RETURNS MAY 2
abie 10’s Soundproof show

saved from a silent sign-off |

red tape < that: Sr Dinally side-

elevision - -

show. “Following recent

ego ations with e- “Video Licenshig: Agency, ‘Soundproof.’ has been

lia ion and will be back on

he air Ma

CABLE 10’s Soundproof
music video program has
been saved from premature
silence.

ad TIMOTHY RENSHAW
News Reporter

‘The program will return to local

” television screens May 2, following

agreement reached Monday be-
tween Soundproof’s producers and
the Video Licensing - _ Agency
(VLA).

Cable _10’s program director
Martyn Stubbs said Tuesday he
was “speechless. We’re very hap-
py. The combination of public
outcry and media attention turned
things around.’?- oe) es

VLA chief administrator Brian

Robertson said: from Toronto last’

week that the VLA had been ‘in

contact with the: program’s pro-'

ducers in an .attempt: to: finalize

- video licensing’ for Soundproof. .
The ‘new - licensing: ‘contract.
finalized!’ Monday will, involve. a.

nominal fee and allow Soundproof.
to operate until the end of 1986.

The program had operated: for
the previous three years without a
budget.

SIGNED OFF

(a. k.a, Cable 10’s program direc- See Program
tor Martyn Stubbs) was informed Page 13

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Soundproof officially signed off: _

April 4-after nearly three years and
160 episodes. °

The plug was pulled after the:

show's founding duet of. Dave

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