From Struggle to Embrace — TV’s Technological Conundrum
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Television is undoubtedly one of the most popular forms of mass media ever developed. While a #television set can have static, television itself is far from static. The medium has changed considerably since its inception and is bound to change even more in the near future.The Evolution of TVBack in 1948, only one in ten Americans had even seen a television set. TV’s popularity exploded shortly thereafter and in 1960, 70 million U.S. viewers tuned-in to watch Senator John Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate. TV’s penetration continued. By the end of the 1980s, almost 53 million U.S. households subscribed to cable, while the number of cable networks increased from 28 in 1980 to 79 in 1989. Within the ensuing decade, the number of national (...)