By Jordan Davis. 1884 George Eastman invents flexible photographic film.
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VIDEO PRODUCTION FACTS
By Jordan Davis
1884 George Eastman invents flexible photographic film
1887 Thomas Edison patents motion picture camera.
1888 Edison attempts to record picture photos onto a wax cylinder.
1927 Talking films begin with Al Jolson in "The Jazz Singer".
1936 First television broadcast made available in
London.
1948 The earliest cable systems are born in remote areas of Pennsylvania
and Oregon. Known then as Community Antenna Television, its function was
simply to bring TV signals into communities where off-air reception was either non-existent or poor because of
interfering mountains or distance
1949 By January, number of TV stations grows to 98 in 58
market areas.
1952 Bob Hope takes his comedy from radio to TV when "The Bob Hope Show" debuts in
October.
1953 Color broadcasting officially arrives in the U.S. on Dec. 17, when FCC approves modified version of an RCA
system.
1957 CBS's "Ed Sullivan" show is the year's most-watched
network program, with a 50.4 average audience rating
1958 By year's end, ad expenditures in radio and TV
cross the $2 billion mark.
1960-The first of four "great debates" between John F. Kennedy and Richard
Nixon is broadcast on Sept. 26 across the country, breaking new ground in
presidential campaigning.
1961 In search of added profit, ABC stretches the station break between programs to 40
seconds from 30. The other networks follow.
1963-On Aug. 28, Dr. Martin Luther King delivers his "I have a dream" speech as millions watch on TV
1965-Color TV booms as NBC leads the way and begins to use the phrase "The Full Color Network". By year's end, 96% of NBC's nighttime schedule is broadcast in color, along with all major programs, sports events and specials
1966-A live-action representation of the comic strip Batman is brought to TV and achieves instant success with its star, Adam West.
1968-Spending for TV in presidential campaigns increases to $27 million, from $10 million in 1960.
1969-Public Broadcasting Service begins, and in November launches "Sesame Street," one of the most influential achievements in children's TV.
1969-On July 20, astronaut Neil Armstrong takes mankind's first step on the moon as millions of U.S. viewers watch the historic event live on network TV.
1977-More than 75% of TV-equipped homes are able to receive color on one or more sets.
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