State Of The Art Television: 1961 & The Ampex Editec System This great 1961 demo…
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Follow Up…Inside The RCA A500 Iconoscope Camera
Follow Up...Inside The RCA A500 Iconoscope Camera A few days back, I posted a rare…
Answer To An Interesting Question…
Answer To An Interesting Question... A while back, someone asked me how the signals from…
WBKB, Chicago Camera Mystery #2
WBKB, Chicago Camera Mystery #2...Anyone Have A Clue? UPDATED 2021: At this Patent link we…
The First Emmy Winners….January 25, 1949
The First Emmy Winners....January 25, 1949 The first ever Emmy Awards came just three short…
’60 Minutes’…On The Set
'60 Minutes'...On The Set With so much green screen around, it was a nice surprise…
NBC’s “Radio Ear”…The First IFB or Ear Prompter
NBC's "Radio Ear"...The First IFB or Ear Prompter To help radio crews and floor reporters…
Remembering RCA’s Harry Wright
Remembering RCA's Harry Wright I'm sad to announce the passing of one of RCA Broadcast's…
April 11, 1956…Ampex Debuts Video Tape At NAB
April 11, 1956 is a day that truly changed television! Here it the story of…
The Final Four…Behind The Scenes With CBS & Turner
The Final Four...Behind The Scenes With CBS & Turner http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2014/04/live-from-final-four-cbs-turner-a-happy-family-in-massive-three-pronged-production/ A total of 17 cameras…
1960, CBS At Squaw Valley Olympics
The Start Of Something BIG! Instant Replay... In 1960, CBS paid $50,000 for the rights…
The History Of Live Pool Splashdown Coverage…Part 1B
The History Of Live Pool Splashdown Coverage...Part 1B Tampa's CBS affiliate WTVT had a mobile…
NBC’s First Live Coast To Coast Color Spectacular!
GREAT! NBC's First Live Coast To Coast Color Spectacular! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo0MEhjr7Xo&ab_channel=HuttonGluttons-TheBettyHuttonWebsite On Sept. 12, 1954 NBC…
This Is The RCA TK44 Prototype Camera
Ever See One Of These In Person? This is the RCA TK44 prototype camera in…
RCA Color Projection Television
RCA Color Projection Television In October of 1951, RCA demonstrated it's first color projection unit…
The Granddaddy Of Color Studios…The Colonial Theater
The Granddaddy Of Color Studios...The Colonial Theater I had given up finding a photo of…
The First Camera Dolly, 1936
The First Camera Dolly, 1936 In the patent application, this is referred to as a…
I Wonder How This Worked Out?
I Wonder How This Worked Out? Below, we see an RCA TK30 owned by CBS…
First Airborne Color
First Airborne Color and First Live Use Of Color Video Tape There are several elements…
The Cradle Head Patent
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention...The Cradle Head Patent The Fearless Camera Company and RCA…
One Of My Favorites
One Of My Favorites Here's a bank of RCA TK11s at Television City going through…