Entertainment Marketing

By jwall28

  • Outdoor entertainment

    Introduction of outdoor entertainment including bowling, primitive amusement rides, music and dancing.

  • Rocording of sound

    Development of recording of sound on motion picture film.

  • Commercial Radio

    First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts.

  • NBC

    RCA established the National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

  • TV

    Farnsworth transmits first electronic television picture; receives patent.

  • CBS

    The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) is founded

  • Stock Market Crash

    The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks.

  • TV sold

    First TV sold.

  • Color TV

    Color TV is introduced

  • Disneyland

    Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.

  • 6 Flags

    Six Flags opens in Texas
    First regional theme park

  • Magic Kingdom

    The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build

  • CNN

    – CNN, the first all news network, is launched by Turner Cable Network

  • Prince charles and diana spencer

    Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television

  • IBM

    First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales

  • Thriller

    Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums

  • 1st disc realeased

    First compact disc is released

  • Nintendo

    Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced

  • MTV

    – MTV debuts

  • Time Warner

    Time and Warner merge to become Time Warner Inc.

  • TV delievered via Internet

    First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast)

  • Princess Diana

    Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident