Television

By bmusiedlak

  • First television was succesfully demostrated

  • The earliest commercially made televisions sold by Baird called Televisors in the UK in 1928 were radios with the addition of a television device.

    (1928)

  • RG59 cable

    RG59 cable, a type of cable commonly used for television, was invented back in 1929

  • The first commercially made electronic televisions with cathode ray tubes were manufactured by Telefunken in Germany.

    (1934)

  • First commercial color TV Program

  • "The World Is Yours!" made its debut, CBS aired the first baseball game in color

  • First Antenna

    Marvin P. Middlemark (September 16, 1919 – September 14, 1989) invented the Rabbit Ears television antenna (dipole antenna) in 1953 in Rego Park, Queens, New York.

  • 90% of Americans had a TV in their house

    Wasn't a specific date just in 1960's

  • The year 1964 was the first Plasma Tv

  • Gilligan's Island

    (1964)

  • The world's first commercial communications satellite

  • Scooby doo First aired

    (1969)

  • 11% with 3 Televisions in their home

    (1975)

  • First VHS VCR

    (1977)

  • Video killed the Radio Star was number one on MTV's first music videos

  • The year 1988, Sharp sold the first commercial LCD television, 14 inches

  • Batman The Animated Series aired

  • First DVD player

    (1994)

  • Superman: The Animated Series aired

  • 41% with 3 Television in their home

    The year 2000 in general

  • First prototype of blu-ray player was released in Japan

  • About 80% of 15-24 year olds watch a good amount of TV

  • 54% having 3 Televisions in their home

    2009 in general

  • 38% of U.S. TV homes have digital cable

    (2009)

  • 88% have a DVD player, while VCR fell to 72%

    (2009)

  • 82% of homes have more than 1 television set

    (2009)

  • 11% of U.S. TV homes only have the capability to receive TV reception "over the air". These homes have neither cable nor ADS

    (2009)

  • First generation of 3D Televisions

    (Spring of 2010)

  • Google Tv and discontinued 2015

    (2010)

  • Mrs. Doubtfire was most aired on basic cable Tv. (66 times)

    (2013)