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Feb 1, 1550
Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing.
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Period: Feb 1, 1550 to
The Evolution Of Sports Marketing
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Development of recording of sound on motion picture film.
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First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts.
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RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
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Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent.
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The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded.
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The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks.
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First television is sold.
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Televisions are in over one million homes.
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Color television is introduced.
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Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.
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Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world.
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Six Flags opens in Texas *First regional theme park
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The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build
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CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network
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Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television
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First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales
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MTV debuts
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Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums *Largest selling record ever
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First compact disc is released
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– Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced
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Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc.
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– First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast)
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– First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast)