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Licences first issued for broad casting
First Australian television licences issued in Sydney and Melbourne -
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Landmarks in the development of television in Australia
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Test transmissions
TCN9 Sydney (Channel 9) and HSV7 (Channel 7) Melbourne began test transmissions. At this stage, the government owned Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) with the Melbourne Olympic Games being broadcast as a test transmission to all three television stations operating in Melbourne at the time -
Introduction to QLD, SA & WA
Television is introduced to Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia -
Mid 1960's - third commercial station introduced
Channel 0 (now Channel 10) began broadcasting and Australian audiences began to demand more Australian content with Australian dramas becomming very popular (although audiences were still consuming many American programs as local content was mostly limited to chat and variety shows, news and current affairs) -
Introduction to ACT
Television is introduced to the Australian Capital Territory -
Introduction to NT
Television is introduced to the Northern Territory nearly 15 years after televisions first trials in Sydney and Melbourne -
Introcution of colour television
While television sets have remained in black and white, colour is is now introduced. Government also has begun providing subsidies for the production of local television (meaning that Australians were producing more television than ever before) -
Australian television goes global
Australian television is booming with Australian programs going global. The launch of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) on October 24 (United Nations Day) 1980, also has brought a range of foreign-language programs to Australian homes -
Introduction of cable and satellite television
Cable and satellite television (Pay TV) has entered Australian homes meaning more global shows and paid options for specific viewing -
Introduction of digital television transmission
Introduction of Digital Television transmission means that more channels can be provided in the same space then before, provide high-definition television service and provide other non-television services such as multimedia or interactivity. -
Televisions prominent in most homes
More than 99% of Australian households owned at least one television set and 23% of households subscribed to Pay TV in Australia -
Introduction of 3-dimensional viewing
The introduction of 3D television sets within the home are expected to become increasingly popular over the next 5 year (penetration rising from 1% to nearly 20% for all TV purchases in Australia by 2020)
