History of Television
TV Milestones
1822
18 October, BBC (British Broadcasting Company) founded
1929
First transmissions of Scottish inventor John Logie Baird's experimental mechanical television system and, in the USA, Philo T. Farnsworth's electronic TV system
1936
22 November, BBC opens the world's first regular high-definition television service, from Alexandra Palace, London
1937
21 June, Wimbledon Tennis Championships first broadcast
1938
30 April, television coverage of the FA Cup Final
31 May, first BBC TV panel game, Spelling Bee
21 September in the UK, News Map
1939
1 September, BBC television service is suspended throughout World War II
30 April, Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first president to appear on TV, opening the World's Fair in the New York
10 June, the first king and queen Elizabeth seen visiting the World's Fair
1941
1 July, the first ever TV commercial, for a Bulova clock, is broadcast by WNBT New York, during a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Philies
1946
1 June, first TV licences are issued in the UK (cost 2 pounds)
7 June, BBC television broadcasts resume
7 July, first British children's TV programme, For the children, is broadcast
1947
21 February, America's first regular daytime serial, or soap opera, A Woman to Remember, begin its run
1948
29 July, London Olympic Games is televised
1951
24 December, in the USA Amahl and The Night Visitors becomes the world's first commercial colour broadcast
1953
2 June, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is watched live by about 20 million people in Britain and as many as 200 million worldwide
11 November, current affairs programme Panorama is launched; goes on to become the longest-running programme on British TV
1954
1 January, the Tournament of Roses parade at Pasadena, California, USA, becomes the first programme ever broadcast coast-to-coast
11 January, first TV weather forecast in the UK, by George Cowling
9 April, Britain's first TV soap opera, The Grove Family
1955
22 September, first TV advert in the UK, for Gibbs SR toothpaste
1957
13 May, first schools programmes broadcast in the UK
25 December, the Queen's first annual TV Christmas message broadcast
1958
16 October, Blue Peter starts, the longest-running children's programme
1960
BBC rebrands to BBC TV
1960
The first episode of Coronation Street aired.
1964
BBC TV rebrands again to BBC One
1969
21 July, first live broadcasts from the Moon (Apollo XI)
15 November, BBC1 and ITV start broadcasting in colour
1981
1 August, MTV launched; The Buggle's Video Killed the Radio Star the first music video to be broadcast
1989
5 February, Sky begins satellite broadcasting in the UK
1997
9 November, BBC1 begins broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week (previously, TV closed down at night)
2000
18 July, the UK launch of the first series of Big Brother starts a fashion for reality TV
2006
High Definition television (HDTV) becomes available in the UK and other countries
2006
Channel 4 starts 'catch up TV' by going on 4 on demand allowing free dowload using the wifi.
2007
BBC amd ITV also become available online
2007
Netflix starts streaming
2009
Netflix becomes available on iphone and ipad
2014
Netflix reports 50 million users
1822
18 October, BBC (British Broadcasting Company) founded
1929
First transmissions of Scottish inventor John Logie Baird's experimental mechanical television system and, in the USA, Philo T. Farnsworth's electronic TV system
1936
22 November, BBC opens the world's first regular high-definition television service, from Alexandra Palace, London
1937
21 June, Wimbledon Tennis Championships first broadcast
1938
30 April, television coverage of the FA Cup Final
31 May, first BBC TV panel game, Spelling Bee
21 September in the UK, News Map
1939
1 September, BBC television service is suspended throughout World War II
30 April, Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first president to appear on TV, opening the World's Fair in the New York
10 June, the first king and queen Elizabeth seen visiting the World's Fair
1941
1 July, the first ever TV commercial, for a Bulova clock, is broadcast by WNBT New York, during a game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Philies
1946
1 June, first TV licences are issued in the UK (cost 2 pounds)
7 June, BBC television broadcasts resume
7 July, first British children's TV programme, For the children, is broadcast
1947
21 February, America's first regular daytime serial, or soap opera, A Woman to Remember, begin its run
1948
29 July, London Olympic Games is televised
1951
24 December, in the USA Amahl and The Night Visitors becomes the world's first commercial colour broadcast
1953
2 June, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is watched live by about 20 million people in Britain and as many as 200 million worldwide
11 November, current affairs programme Panorama is launched; goes on to become the longest-running programme on British TV
1954
1 January, the Tournament of Roses parade at Pasadena, California, USA, becomes the first programme ever broadcast coast-to-coast
11 January, first TV weather forecast in the UK, by George Cowling
9 April, Britain's first TV soap opera, The Grove Family
1955
22 September, first TV advert in the UK, for Gibbs SR toothpaste
1957
13 May, first schools programmes broadcast in the UK
25 December, the Queen's first annual TV Christmas message broadcast
1958
16 October, Blue Peter starts, the longest-running children's programme
1960
BBC rebrands to BBC TV
1960
The first episode of Coronation Street aired.
1964
BBC TV rebrands again to BBC One
1969
21 July, first live broadcasts from the Moon (Apollo XI)
15 November, BBC1 and ITV start broadcasting in colour
1981
1 August, MTV launched; The Buggle's Video Killed the Radio Star the first music video to be broadcast
1989
5 February, Sky begins satellite broadcasting in the UK
1997
9 November, BBC1 begins broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week (previously, TV closed down at night)
2000
18 July, the UK launch of the first series of Big Brother starts a fashion for reality TV
2006
High Definition television (HDTV) becomes available in the UK and other countries
2006
Channel 4 starts 'catch up TV' by going on 4 on demand allowing free dowload using the wifi.
2007
BBC amd ITV also become available online
2007
Netflix starts streaming
2009
Netflix becomes available on iphone and ipad
2014
Netflix reports 50 million users
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