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

Page scan 000224 from "Television: the revolution,"

Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
000224
Language:
English
Collection:
Books and Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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"MONKEY WRENCHES'* 205 some tight little group attempts to gain "sov- ereignty" over television, the result will be disas- ter. Sovereignty went out with the Bastille. There must not be a genealogy of television "first families" which run the industry. The new art is expansive. There is room enough for all. There are plenty of fair profits to be made without knifing competitors or bleeding the medium into atrophy. Nor was television born to be the lap dog of native fascists. We may hope that intelligent government regulation will forestall any such bids for sov- ereignty, and put the skids under would-be ex- ploiters. But it is possible that this government regulation may, in itself, become a monkey wrench; excessive paternalism, too stringent licensing requirements, or holding tele too long in its incubation period—these might slow the growth of the new industry. * * * Before television can be important, it must have an audience. An audience must have re- ceiving sets. Therefore, the rapid manufacture of sight-receivers, which people can afford to buy, is very important to the growth of visual broadcasting. As soon as tele goes commercial,