1 FROM DINOSAUR TO DIGITAL: AN OVERVIEW OF THE TV INDUSTRY
FLASH BACK TO THE DINOSAUR AGE
In order to fully comprehend how the television industry operates today, it’s important to look at its past. Knowledge is power. The more you understand about television’s past and how it got to where it is right now, the better prepared you’ll be for its future. This will put you in the driver’s seat.
Long ago, in what seems like a galaxy far, far away, people watched television on, well . . . television sets—which were basically bulky electronic boxes adorned with rabbit ears. And while remotes had technically been invented, few people owned one. For most, changing channels required the exhausting task of getting off the couch, walking across the room, ...
