Air date: 1984-01-19

Runtime: 28 min

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.

Air date: 1984-01-26

Runtime: 28 min

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

Air date: 1984-02-09

Runtime: 29 min

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

Air date: 1984-02-23

Runtime: 28 min

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.

Air date: 1984-03-01

Runtime: 28 min

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.

Air date: 1984-03-15

Runtime: 29 min

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

Air date: 1984-04-05

Runtime: 28 min

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

Air date: 1984-04-26

Runtime: 28 min

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

Air date: 1984-05-17

Runtime: 29 min

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

Air date: 1984-06-07

Runtime: 29 min

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

Air date: 1984-06-28

Runtime: 29 min

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.

Air date: 1984-07-12

Runtime: 28 min

Salespeople demonstrate their personal tricks of the ancient trade, to illustrate the psychology of selling.