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George Carey envisions the television
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Evolution of the TV
A timeline depicting key moments in the development of the television from 1876 to 2006. -
The first television
The first television, if you could call it that, was introduced at The World Fair in Paris in 1900. -
Development of the moving picture
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The first long distance television test
A success! it ran from Washington D.C. to New York -
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TV reaches Germany and England
First TV broadcast to reach Germany and England -
The first major television network - CBS
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First TV sets sold
First TV sets sold in the United States -
The first cable system is developed in rural areas.
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Colour TV released to the public
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Television households hit the 20 mil. Mark.
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Color TV broadcasts begin.
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First presidential news conference televised
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Telstar communications satellite provides first international relay of TV pictures.
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Cable TV hits the one mil. Subscriber mark.
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The Moon Broadcast
The world watched the first moon landing via television. -
Warner Communications launches the Qube Network in Columbus Ohio
Qube offered ten broadcast TV channels, ten premium channels and ten interactive programming channels. (Two original Qube programs, Pinwheel and Sight on Sound, blossomed into Nickolodeon and MTV, respectively). -
PrimeStar laucnches the first Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite TV service.
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Satellite TV reaches the one mil. Subscriber mark.
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The first flat screen TV
developed by panasonic -
Personal TV market projected to reach 13.4 million subscribers
