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Production of Kraft Mac and Cheese
J.L. Kraft brothers joined together and began producing cheese and purchased give cheese factories. Kraft's method of producing more and more cheese was revolutionary and received a patent for it. In 1917 the company began supplying cheese to the US government specifically the armed forces in World War 1. They used advertising on radio shows and television for their products. Kraft television helped show the effectiveness of advertising on television and radio shows. -
Creation of NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is the oldest broadcasting network in the US. NBC had three different components to it. The Radio Corporation of America, American Telephone and Telegraph. After NBC was created it became independent on two networks red network based on WEAF and the Blue network based on WJZ. -
Soap Opera Begins
Soap operas began in the 1930s and began as 15-minute radio episodes which was then inherited by television in the early 1950s and later increased to 30-minute episodes. -
The Communications Act of 1934
A time of television airwaves that were controlled by the government. This act is said to be that commercial television stations need to operate within the public's interest, necessity, and convenience. The Federal Communications Commission has the responsibility and is in charge of enforcing the act. -
First telenovela
The first telenovela that was televised was “Sua Vida Me Pertence”. A lot of telenovelas were targeted toward housewives in Latin America. Most of them are similar to Cinderella stories about a poor female who at the end overcomes all the obstacles and is happy. -
Queen Elizabeths Coronation Day
The coronation was a breakthrough in the history of broadcasting. There were 32.27 million people who watched the ceremony in the UK along with 11 million who listened on the radio. Coronation was the first service that was televised and for most people it was their first time watching something on television.