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Enterprise (1981)

October. 02,1981

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Enterprise

Half-hour program on the "real-life adventure" of big business. Newsman Eric Sevareid, who served as host, described the series as neither "chamber of commerce boosterism" nor anti-establishment; rather, "an effort to report how various industrial sectors actually work."

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Enterprise

1981

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 3 : 1984

12 Episode

Episode 1 - Ted Turner and the News War

January. 19,1984

Ted Turner and Satellite News Network executive Lloyd Werner vie for advertisers, subscribers, and cable-system carriers as they jockey for position in the cable news business.

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Episode 2 - Life After Death

January. 26,1984

Telophase Corporation plans to start America's first chain of low-cost crematoria and to market cremation as an alternative to burials.

Episode 3 - Room at the Top

February. 09,1984

Will the new $125-million Westin Hotel in Boston be able to compete in a market already filled to capacity with luxury hotels?

Episode 4 - On Key

February. 23,1984

Ned Steinberger, owner of a small business that produces an innovative and extremely popular electric bass guitar, must cope with impatient customers and new competition.

Episode 5 - Perfectly Frank

March. 01,1984

Frank Perdue, the man who turned chicken into a brand-name item in the Northeast, plans to market a new product: chicken franks. WARNING: May contain scenes of animal trauma.

Episode 6 - Reel Estate

March. 15,1984

Texas real estate developer Trammel Crow attempts to lure Hollywood filmmakers to Dallas by building a state-of-the-art production complex.

Episode 7 - Workout

April. 05,1984

The Gloria Stevens chain of health clubs struggles to find a formula for survival in a volatile business climate.

Episode 8 - Cash on the Vine

April. 26,1984

The prize-winning Matanzas Creek Winery in California attempts to escalate production without disrupting the delicate balance of supply, demand, and high quality.

Episode 9 - The Million Dollar Scan

May. 17,1984

Israeli firm Elscint tries to develop, produce, and deliver a superior medical diagnostic scanner to compete with larger corporations.

Episode 10 - Hot Chocolate

June. 07,1984

Winners -- and losers -- stake their fortunes on cocoa in the futures market.

Episode 11 - Crosswind Take-Off

June. 28,1984

Lear Fan Ltd. and Beech Aircraft vie for a larger share of the market by developing a light, efficient corporate plane while battling technical problems, skeptical investors, and bureaucracy.

Episode 12 - Hard Sell, Soft Sell

July. 12,1984