Film/Video Timeline

By ggardner94

  • first political debate

  • First talking Film

    "The Jazz Singer" was the first talking film to be invented

  • First Television Broadcast

    Alexanderson demonstrates the GE system and announces the beginning
    of television broadcasting. The pictures were received on sets with 1.5 square
    inch screens in the homes of Alexanderson and two board members in Schenectady.

  • First TV sitcom

    Pinwright's Progress on BBC

  • First EARLY MOURNING TV SHOW

    Three To get Ready on WPTZ

  • Color Broadcasting approved by the FCC

    COLOR BROADCASTING APPROVED BY THE FCC

  • First Coloured TV and by Whom

    ON NBC "IN LIVING COLOUR"

  • Videotape Introduced

  • First color network

  • TV colored

  • HBO launched

  • Mini DV introduced

  • PPV

  • CD cam

  • Digital 8 released

  • DVD

  • Videotape Inserted

  • Micro MV digital MPEG

  • CD DVD

  • debates