Almost every family has a TV and television today occupies a very important place in the lives of many people. Some people spend hours watching various talk shows, TV series and movies, so we have selected for you 10 interesting facts about television.
- The word “television” appeared in 1907, but the abbreviation “TV” has been used only since 1948.
- Regular television was first broadcast in Germany in 1935. At that time, only about seven hundred TV sets across Germany received the TV signal.
- The first broadcast lasted only 40 minutes.
- The oldest talk show in the history of television is the American program The Tonight Show. The program has been regularly aired since 1954.
- Once there was no advertising on television. The first advertisement appeared in the United States of America on July 1, 1941 during the broadcast of a baseball game. Bulova watches were advertised. The commercial lasted 20 seconds and cost only 9 dollars.
- Until 1987, no TV programs were broadcast on Thursdays in Iceland.
- The first TV satellite was launched into orbit in 1962 and thanks to this in 1969 more than 500 million people watched the moon landing live.
- By the age of 65, the average American has seen about 2 million television commercials.
- After the popularity of the American TV franchise CSI, a new term “CSI effect” appeared, which is a misconception about forensic examination and investigation methods. For those who do not know, CSI is an American television series about the work of forensic laboratory staff.
- In the UK, businesses, hospitals, schools and a range of other organisations must pay a television licence to watch broadcasts. The licence fee income is primarily used to fund the BBC’s television and radio services. Total revenue from licence fees in 2016-17 was over £3.7 billion.
