25 JUNE 1954, Page 16

COMMERCIAL TELEVISION Sia,—We would like to take it upon ourselves

to warn artists of the dangers of accepting contracts which contain clauses prohibiting appearances on commercial television.

Such contracts, we understand, are now being offered by the BBC to those whose services they particularly wish, to keep. To sign such exclusive and prohibitive documents is to sacrifice the multitude of opportunities which will be presented with great rapidity-a once commercial television gets into its stride,

We would also like to point out that a file of names of artists willing to appear on the new service is kept in this office. This list will be available to those programme con- tractors granted licences to operate.—Yours

Popular Television Association, Secretary

21 Devonshire Street, W.1