The History of AV Production
and
Associated Technologies
Dawn of the Digital Age
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1971 The computer floppy disc is invented.
The microprocessor is invented
The U.S. Congress declares sound
recordings worthy of copyright
protection and pass the 1971 Sound
Recording Amendment to the 1909
Copyright Statute.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1972
HBO invents pay-TV service for cable.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1976
The home computer is invented.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1976
First nationwide programming - via
satellite: Ted Turner’s WTBS, Atlanta,
becomes a "superstation" to
viewers in much of the U.S. via
cable TV.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1979
ESPN, a total sports network, makes
its debut on cable. It becomes the
largest and most successful basic
cable channel, carried by virtually
every cable system, and reaches
more than 57 million households.
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(Associated Technologies)
1980
Ted Turner's Cable News Network
(CNN) is born.
MTV: Music Television makes its
debut in August.
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(Associated Technologies)
1983
First cellular phone network started in
the United States.
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1985
Amiga 1000 launched. The first real
multimedia computer with ground
breaking A/V facilities: 4096 color
graphics, 4 channel 8 bit sound, and
a proper pre-emptive multitasking
OS. The beginning of Desktop Video.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1988
Moving Pictures Expert Group
(MPEG) working group is formed.
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(Associated Technologies)
1993 Digital HDTV Grand Alliance was formed
in May of 1993 under the auspices of the
FCC and was tasked with producing a
single set of standards that would allow
HDTV transmission to be phased into use
in the United States. Members of the
Grand Alliance included General
Instrument, Zenith, Sarnoff Labs (RCA),
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), AT&T Labs, and Philips.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
1994
American government releases control
of internet (ARPANET)
The WWW (World Wide Web) is born.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
2003
Skype is launched
Apple introduces ITunes store.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
2010
Hi-def is everywhere as all
manufacturers release high definition
TV's and monitors. Almost all sets now
have the capability of displaying high
resolution images. 1080 is considered
the standard in the industry as the must
have number of lines of resolution.
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Dawn of the Digital Age
(Associated Technologies)
How do you think the
development of these new digital
technologies will influence society
today and tomorrow?
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