"Television: the revolution," ([1944])

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Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
000100
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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"TELEVISION TIME-TABLE" 81 medium, it has come of age. It is no longer merely a gawky nephew of Aunt Radio and Uncle Cinema. By this time television will have developed its own language—and the ability to express itself fluently. By this phase in the tele- time-table, we shall have seen courageous de- partures in visual techniques—not only in broadcasting into the home, but in transmissions to theatres of special events and news services. Television will have developed its own dra- matic form—borrowing the best from the stage, radio, and pictures—but adding to these a cer- tain spontaneity all its own. In other words, the new art will have become actually a new art. Telecasting will have come into its own and everyone, from the highest-paid entertainer to the newest rural set-owner, will concede the greatness and scope of the medium. It is assumed that instantaneous, coast-to-coast television transmissions will, even during this advanced period in tele-development, be con- fined to theatres. Network bills will remain too staggering for even the most stout-hearted ad- vertisers. Moreover, actual practice will prove that live transmissions of commercial shows are not only less polished than videofilm, but are not