1948 was a big year for television. Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan (#1 and #2 for first full year of TV ratings) debut their TV shows. The first Emmy award season concluded with the awards presentation taking place in January of 1949. Also, the first cable operation began which cracked the door for the many possibilities that would take television to new heights. Also during this time, the TV Guide debuted. It's crazy to think how such a new idea such as cable television would influence the world so quickly to make the TV Guide the most read magazine in the entire world!
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| January 1949 issue of TeleVision Guide. Courtesy of http://www.tvhistory.tv/1949_Jan_22_TV_Guide2.jpg |
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Whether they know it or not, every couch potato is thankful for the year 1950. This year was legen...wait for it...dary. It was the year of the first remote. I personally believe this was the increase of our nations obesity problem. A few years later, the first wireless remote was developed by Zenith. To me, this was THE most influential year in all of television.
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| One of the first remotes by Zenith. Courtesy of http://www.electronichouse.com/article/print/a_history_of_tv_remote_controls/ |
This was a very crazy year in the rise of technology, this is like when they first came out with video games or computers. it becomes a craze, not only across the nation, but across the globe! Television was an absolute explosion created by human interests. This also helped the birth of educational values in television. for example people had never been out of the country before, so for someone to watch something going on in another country, or to see something they have never seen before really gave them a better idea and understanding of the world and even their own country. btw, I completly agree with your statement on remote control obesity lol.
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