Television's Early Development

By EWirt

  • First TV broadcast

    Philo Farnsworth achieved the first broadcast on television which was a straight line.
  • TV released to press

    TV released to press

    The press was presented with the television and this hit a few major nationwide papers.

  • First High-definition TV station

    BBC Starts the world’s first, regular, high- definition TV station.

  • TVs were released to the public

    The first day that televisions were sold to the public.

  • Authorized commercial broadcasting

    FCC authorized commercial broadcasting.
  • Zworykin deigned camera tube introduced

    Zworykin deigned camera tube introduced

    RCA introduced a Zworykin- designed camera tube with greater sensitivity to nuances of light and dark.
  • World Series Game broadcast

    World Series Game broadcast

    The first time the World Series Game was broadcast.
  • First Children's show

    First Children's show

    The first children’s targeted show began to run.
  • First introduction of color in TVs

    First introduction of color in TVs

    RCA introduced color to Television, but it failed.
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    Cable became accessible

    TVs could access cable.

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