4. Invention of Television
Philo T. Farnsworth
1922 – conceived of an “image
dissector” at age 16
1928 - world's 1st all-electronic
television system demonstrated
1930 – Patented cathode ray tube
5. Invention of Television
Philo T. Farnsworth
In his only appearance on TV. He
was a mystery guest on the CBS quiz
show I've Got A Secret
For stumping the panel, he received
$80 and a carton of Winston
cigarettes
6. Network Television
Network TV grew from radio
NBC demonstrated broadcast TV from
NYC to Schenectady NY – 1940
DuMont began operation in 1946
After WW II, these 2 were joined by
CBS and ABC as commercial TV
networks in 1947
8. Network Television
Golden Age of
Television
Live dramas used
multiple cameras &
sets
No "second takes“
10 million viewers
PLAYHOUSE 90 A Town Has Turned to Dust 1958
9. Network Television
Golden Age of Television
Hour-long anthology
dramas that were shot as
movies on 35mm film
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Twilight Zone
Gunsmoke
10. Network Television
Golden Age of Television
Hour-long anthology
dramas that were shot as
movies on 35mm film
As were 30 minute
comedies
Burns and Allen
Leave it to Beaver
Father Knows Best
11. Live Programming
TV broadcast in real-time,
as events happen
News programming –
with film
Morning shows
Sporting events – boxing,
wrestling, Roller Derby
Soap operas
12. Live Programming
What kinds of LIVE
programming still happen?
News
Sports
Some network shows – SNL,
Dancing with Stars
Breaking news
13. Live Programming
Seen live on TV
11/24/1963 – Lee Harvey
Oswald shot in Dallas by
Jack Ruby
9/11/2001 - United
Airlines Flight 175 crashed
into the World Trade
Center
14. Videotape Recording
Ampex recording system used
to replay CBS news – 1956
By 1960, 1/3 of all network
programs were taped, 1/3
were filmed, 1/3 were
produced live
1960 Kennedy vs Nixon
15. Color Television
The U.S. gradually
transitioned from BW to
color TV 1953 – 1974
FCC creates NTSC
standard for color
1st national color
broadcast - 1954
Tournament of Roses
Parade
18. Cable TV Evolves
Community Antenna Television
(CATV)
Early form of cable television used
to distribute broadcast channels in
communities with poor television
reception
Relatively expensive, was source of
a good TV signal, not additional
programming
Some local programming
19. TV in the Mid-1970s
CBS, NBC and ABC, drew more
than nine out of 10 viewers
The only revenue came from
advertisers
The bigger the audience the more
the networks could charge for
advertising
Every moment of prime time was
devoted to gathering audience
20. SATCOM - 1975
RCA introduced the 1st
communications satellite
Home Box Office put its
signal up
Special focus cable
channels began –
“narrowcasting”
21. Rebirth of Cable
1970s, FCC loosened rules on cable
1975: HBO starts providing
programming nationwide, sending
signal to local cable companies via
satellite
Cost to send programming to 1,000
cable companies as cheaply as to 1
22. If I only had a
little humility, I
would be
perfect
23. Rebirth of Cable
Ted Turner creates cable networks
WTCG-TV Super-Station - old movies, sitcom reruns,
cartoons, & sports (1975)
Purchased WTBS call sign for $50,000
Cable News Network in 1980
1988 TNT - World Championship Wrestling to attract a
broader audience
1994 - Turner Classic Movies
1992 – Cartoon Network
24. When technology
replaced scarcity with
abundance, every core
assumption about TV
began to crumble. Jeff Greenfield
NY Times , October 3, 2015
30. Just one more thing . . .
What if our community could create
and distribute our own video content?
Notes de l'éditeur
Beginning of Broadcast Television
1939: NBC starts broadcasting, most sets in bars, restaurants.
1942: TV manufacturing suspended for duration of WW II; most stations go off air.
Licensing of new TV stations suspended 1948-1952, leaving many cities without television.
Invention of Television
Philo T. Farnsworth
1922: Diagrams plans for television at age 16.
1930: Receives patent cathode ray tube.
RCA attempted to promote its own Vladimir Zworykin as inventor of TV.
1947: Farnsworth’s television patent expires just before TV starts to take off.
Invention of Television
Philo T. Farnsworth
1922: Diagrams plans for television at age 16.
1930: Receives patent cathode ray tube.
RCA attempted to promote its own Vladimir Zworykin as inventor of TV.
1947: Farnsworth’s television patent expires just before TV starts to take off.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Lucy & Desi End Live TV
1951: Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz create I Love Lucy.
First sitcom to be filmed, rather than live.
Lucy and Desi hold onto syndication rights to the show, still being broadcast today.
Beginning of Cable Television
Community Antenna Television (CATV)Early form of cable television used to distribute broadcast channels in communities with poor television reception.
Relatively expensive, was source of a good TV signal, not additional programming.
Rebirth of Cable
By mid-1970s, FCC began loosening rules on cable companies.
1975: HBO starts providing programming nationwide, sending signal to local cable companies via satellite.
Key Point: HBO could send programming to 1,000 cable companies as cheaply as to one.
Rebirth of Cable
By mid-1970s, FCC began loosening rules on cable companies.
1975: HBO starts providing programming nationwide, sending signal to local cable companies via satellite.
Key Point: HBO could send programming to 1,000 cable companies as cheaply as to one.
Television as a Social Force
Television brings world into the home in an easy-to-consume format.
Television becomes dominant source of shared experience.
Television can dominate people’s leisure activity.
Video from non-TV sources is growing in popularity.
Standards for Television
1950s: Married couples had to sleep in separate beds; Capri pants immodest.
1990s: Mild nudity appears on broadcast television.
1997: Broadcasters implement content ratings.
Problem of Decency
2004: Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “wardrobe malfunction”; decency rules become stricter.
2012: U.S. Supreme Court throws out fines for Jackson exposure, but doesn’t clarify decency standards.
No fines for Nancy Grace exposure during Dancing With The Stars.
No clear standard as of 2012.
Anchor as Advocate
Jorge Ramos speaks to huge audience (triple CNN's audience) as Univision anchor.
Ramos is advocate for Latino and immigrant groups; part of shift on many cable channels to opinion journalism.
Anchor as Advocate
Jorge Ramos speaks to huge audience (triple CNN's audience) as Univision anchor.
Ramos is advocate for Latino and immigrant groups; part of shift on many cable channels to opinion journalism.
Anchor as Advocate
Jorge Ramos speaks to huge audience (triple CNN's audience) as Univision anchor.
Ramos is advocate for Latino and immigrant groups; part of shift on many cable channels to opinion journalism.