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Television throughout the years

By madeden
  • The first tv sketch was created

    The first tv sketch was created

    When they first came up with the idea television, scientists named it "Telephonoscope".
  • The first mechanical tv

    The first mechanical tv

    John Logee Baird just transmitted silhouettes in his early model of a TV. A year later he transmitted monochromatic images. By doing this Baird's Television became the first true TV that could transmit silhoettes and monochromatic images.

  • Electronic television was formed

    The system was designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21-year-old inventor who had lived in a house without electricity until he was 14.

  • First tv station

    WRGB (then W2XB) was started as the world's first television station.

  • Commercials were introduced

    The first TV ad ran before a game between the then-Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
  • Color tv was introduced to the public

    Color tv was introduced to the public

    A small fledgling color service was introduced briefly by CBS in certain cities.
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    Color tv become more commonly used

    In 1954 color tv was introduced to the public. Although less then one percent of the population had color tv in their homes. It wasn’t intel the 1560-1580 that color tv became more popular throughout homes because the outrageous price started to settle down.
  • Amazon prime video created a streaming platform

    Amazon prime video created a streaming platform

    The original name for Amazon Video on Demand was Amazon Unbox.

  • Netflix and Hulu streaming platforms were created

    Before streaming was created, Netflix would send you DVDs of your choosing monthly.

  • Netflix was streamed in over 130 countries

    Within 9 years Netflix was streamed in over 130 countries.