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Television (TV) is atelecommunicationmedium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium oftransmission. Television is amass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent toradio receivers.
Television became available in crude experimental forms in the 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencingpublic opinion. In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries.
In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set. The replacement of earliercathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such asLCDs (bothfluorescent-backlit andLED),OLED displays, andplasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s. Most television sets sold in the 2000s were stillCRT, and it was only in early 2010s that flat-screen TVs decisively overtook CRT. Major manufacturers announced the discontinuation of CRT,Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma, and even fluorescent-backlit LCDs by the mid-2010s. LEDs are being gradually replaced by OLEDs. Also, major manufacturers have started increasingly producing smart TVs in the mid-2010s. Smart TVs with integrated Internet andWeb 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s.[better source needed] (Full article...)
First Sergeant Martin Christopher Keamy is arecurringfictional character played byKevin Durand in thefourth season of the AmericanABC television seriesLost. Keamy is introduced in the fifth episode of the fourth season as a crew member aboard the freighter called theKahana that is offshore the island where most ofLost takes place. In the second half of the season, Keamy served as a primary antagonist. He is the leader of a mercenary team hired by billionaireCharles Widmore (played byAlan Dale) that is sent to the island on a mission to capture Widmore's enemyBen Linus (Michael Emerson) from his home, then torch the island. UnlikeLost's ensemble of characters who, according to the writers, each have good and bad intentions, the writers have said that Keamy is evil and knows it. Durand was contacted for the role after one ofLost'sshow runners saw him in the 2007 film3:10 to Yuma. Like otherLost actors, Durand was not informed of his character's arc when he won the role. Throughout Durand's nine-episode stint as aguest star, little was revealed regarding his life prior to his arrival on the island and Durand cited this as a reason why the audience "loved to hate" his villainous character. Critics praised the writers for breakingLost tradition and creating a seemingly heartless character, while Durand's performance and appearance were also reviewed positively.
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Aprofessional video camera (often called atelevision camera even though the use has spread) is a high-end device for recording electronic moving images (as opposed to amovie camera, that records the images onfilm).
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Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for theCBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was often cited as "the most trusted man in America" after being so named in an opinion poll. Cronkite received numerous honors including twoPeabody Awards, aGeorge Polk Award, anEmmy Award, and thePresidential Medal of Freedom.
Cronkite reported many events from 1937 to 1981, including bombings inWorld War II; theNuremberg trials; combat in theVietnam War; theDawson's Field hijackings;Watergate; theIran Hostage Crisis; and the assassinations ofPresident John F. Kennedy, civil rights pioneerMartin Luther King Jr., andBeatles musicianJohn Lennon. He was also known for his extensive coverage of the American space program, fromProject Mercury to theMoon landings to theSpace Shuttle. He was the only non-NASA recipient of an Ambassador of Exploration award. Cronkite is known for his departingcatchphrase, "And that's the way it is," followed by the date of the broadcast. (Full article...)
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History of television:Early television stations•Geographical usage of television•Golden Age of Television•List of experimental television stations•List of years in television •Mechanical television •Social aspects of television•Television systems before 1940•Timeline of the introduction of television in countries•Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries
Inventors and pioneers:John Logie Baird•Alan Blumlein•Walter Bruch •Alan Archibald Campbell-Swinton•Allen B. DuMont•Philo Taylor Farnsworth•Charles Francis Jenkins•Boris Grabovsky•Paul Gottlieb Nipkow•Constantin Perskyi•Boris Rosing•David Sarnoff•Kálmán Tihanyi•Vladimir Zworykin
Technology:Comparison of display technology•Digital television•Liquid crystal display television•Large-screen television technology•Technology of television
Terms:Broadcast television systems•Composite monitor•HDTV•Liquid crystal display television•PAL•Picture-in-picture•Pay-per-view•Plasma display•NICAM•NTSC•SECAM
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