To mark World Television Day, commemorating the United Nation’s first World Television Forum in 1996, IBC365 looks back at the past year’s achievements, advancements and innovations in TV and broadcasting across the globe.
World Television Day recognises the impact television has had on global social, economic and political changes, since its invention in the 19th century and its first ever demonstration by Scottish inventor and engineer John Logie Baird in 1926. Since the broadcasting revolution, television has continued to bring information and entertainment to households worldwide, now more than ever with an accelerated force of innovation.
According to the United Nations: “World Television Day is a celebration of how television has become a symbol of connection and globalisation in the 21st century,” with the television continuing to be the “single largest source of video consumption” in the world. Indeed, a recent survey published by the European Parliament concluded...
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