"Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound."
The transmission of moving images and sound through electromagnetic waves, beginning with the development of electronic television in the 1920s and 30s.
Early Television: This includes the development of the first televisions, how they worked, and their impact on society.
Television Broadcasting: The history of television broadcasting, including the first television stations, networks, and programming.
Television Advertising: The role of advertising in television programming and the evolution of television ads.
Television Production: The technical and creative aspects of producing live and recorded television programs.
Television Journalism: The rise of televised news, the impact of television on journalism, and the ethical issues around reporting on TV.
Television Criticism: The critical analysis of television programming, including discussions of race, gender, and class.
Television and Society: The social impact of television, including the way it has affected family life, politics, and culture.
Television Genres: The different types of television programming, from news and sports to sitcoms and reality TV.
Television History: A broad overview of the history of television, from its early days to the present and future of the medium.
Television Technology: The various technologies that make television possible, including the development of broadcasting technology, HDTV, and streaming TV.
Television Business: The economic aspects of television, including production costs, revenue streams, and the rise of streaming services.
Television and Globalization: The impact of television on globalization, including the spread of cultural norms and the growth of international television markets.
Television and Politics: The role of television in political campaigns and the impact of television programming on political discourse.
Television and Education: The use of television in education, including instructional programming and distance learning.
Television and Popular Culture: The impact of television on popular culture, including the rise of celebrity culture and the influence of television programming on fashion and style.
CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) Television: The oldest and most common type of television, which uses a vacuum tube with an electron gun to produce images on a screen.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Television: A type of flat-panel television that uses liquid crystals to produce images.
Plasma Television: A type of flat-panel television that uses plasma cells to produce images.
OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) Television: A type of television that uses organic compounds to produce images.
LED (Light-Emitting Diode) Television: A type of television that uses a backlight of LEDs to produce images.
3D Television: A type of television that uses special glasses to produce a three-dimensional effect.
Smart Television: A type of television that can connect to the internet and run apps.
4K Ultra HD Television: A type of television with a resolution four times higher than a standard high-definition television.
Curved Television: A type of television with a curved screen that provides a more immersive viewing experience.
Projector Television: A type of television that projects images onto a wall or screen.
"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 influencing public opinion."
"In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries."
"The availability of various types of archival storage media such as Betamax and VHS tapes, LaserDiscs, high-capacity hard disk drives, CDs, DVDs, flash drives, high-definition HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, and cloud digital video recorders has enabled viewers to watch pre-recorded material—such as movies—at home on their own time schedule."
"At the end of the first decade of the 2000s, digital television transmissions greatly increased in popularity."
"HDTV may be transmitted in different formats: 1080p, 1080i, and 720p."
"Since 2010, with the invention of smart television, Internet television has increased the availability of television programs and movies via the Internet through streaming video services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iPlayer, and Hulu."
"In 2013, 79% of the world's households owned a television set."
"The replacement of earlier cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen displays with compact, energy-efficient, flat-panel alternative technologies such as LCDs (both fluorescent-backlit and LED), OLED displays, and plasma displays was a hardware revolution that began with computer monitors in the late 1990s."
"Most television sets sold in the 2000s were flat-panel, mainly LEDs."
"In the near future, LEDs are expected to be gradually replaced by OLEDs."
"Smart TVs with integrated Internet and Web 2.0 functions became the dominant form of television by the late 2010s."
"Television signals were initially distributed only as terrestrial television using high-powered radio-frequency television transmitters to broadcast the signal to individual television receivers."
"Alternatively, television signals are distributed by coaxial cable or optical fiber, satellite systems, and since the 2000s via the Internet."
"A transition to digital television was expected to be completed worldwide by the late 2010s."
"A standard television set consists of multiple internal electronic circuits, including a tuner for receiving and decoding broadcast signals."
"A visual display device that lacks a tuner is correctly called a video monitor rather than a television."
"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."
"Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports."