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Vladimir Kosma Zworykin patents the first television color tube. Zworykin invented a television transmitting and receiving system employing cathode ray tubes
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Television is introduced in the United States. It is color yet, but black and white is a start.
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This is the year the first television is sold. It costs 75 dollars and is called the Daven Television
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Television is introduced in France and the USSR. They are a little behind US, but they are not that far behind.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation debuts the world's first television service with three hours of programming a day,
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Television is introduced in Japan and Italy. Still black and white, not yet color.
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Peter Goldmark invents a 343 lines of resolution color television system. This is colored television that many people will start watching.
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Cable television is introduced in pennsylvania. Most cable viewers are in the suburbs and tend to be middle class.
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One million homes in the US have television sets. Now that cable Has been introduced a lot more people are being attracted to television sets.
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Colored tv is introduced in the United States. Even though years back it was invented, just this year colored tv is introduced.
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TV is introduced in Canada. It is the CBC.
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Robert Adler invents Zenith Space Commander which is the first practical remote control.
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the largest daytime TV audience in history watched astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., soar into space for his 15-minute ride in a rocket-powered capsule. All 3 networks covered the event, beginning early in the morning in preparation for the 9:34 A.M. (EST) blast-off
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AT&T launches Telstar, the first satellite to carry TV broadcasts and television broadcasts are relayed around the World.
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Jacqueline Kennedy took the nation on a personally guided tour of the White House in a 60-minute special produced by CBS and aired on all 3 networks. An estimated 80 million people saw the show
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50% of home TVs are color television sets. This is most likely the middle to upper class
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Giant screen projection television is first marketed. The first big screen was introduced in 1974.
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Sony introduces Betamax, the first home video cassette recorder. This attracts a lot of people because they can be able to wach things at home now
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CNN is launched by Ted Turner. It is called the Cable News Network. It is a 24 hour cable news channel founded in 1980.
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Supreme Court rules to allow television cameras in the court room. This is big cponsidering now people are able to watch what is going on with law around the world.
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98 percent of house holds in the US have at least one television set. This is a good amount considering the different classes in the country.
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201 million TV sets are sold in the US. This is a big number to have, but as time goes on only more tvs are going to be sold.
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900 million TV sets are sold around the world. About 20 percent of these sets are in the United States.
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Web tv is introduced. It is created by Diba Inc and Zenith Electronics. Now people can watch tv on their computers and laptops.
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flat screen and HDTVs are released. Sales rise this year. After 35 yeards HDTVs are now being put on the market.
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Broadcast TV stations in the US have switched from analog to digital transmissions. This helps obtain good quality signals.
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The movie transformers is released. It attracts many viewers and gets rated a 7.1 out of 10 by critics.
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The first 3d television is introduced. These tvs have totaled 41.45 million units in 2012
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Samsung brings the smart tv to Europe. 55 inches , created from a single pane of glass, true to life thinness tv. It will have smart interactions, content, and evo
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NHL on Tuesday announced a 12-year, $5.2-billion (Canadian) TV and multi-media rights deal with Rogers Communications that will start with the 2014-15 season. The CBC will still air Hockey Night in Canada, but TSN will be frozen out of coverage in Canada.
