History of the TV

•1936 – 400 black and white sets available for BBC’s first broadcast
•1952 – a million homes had a set - BBC covered the Coronation ceremony and everyone wanted one
•1967 – colour television
•1984 – Sky Channel Satellite TV and bidding wars for coverage of key sporting events 1998 Digital satellite television (DST) was introduced with a 200 channel service, internet and full interactivity within 2 years

Digital terrestrial television (DTT) has been heralded the future of television…
•New advances include; remote control, plasma screens, digital surround sound, HDTV, PVR (personal video recorder), timeshift technology