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ON THIS DAY.(News)
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1735 Sir Robert Walpole became the first prime minister to occupy 10 ...
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ON THIS DAY.(News)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
; 1902 Earliest British airship, 75 ft long and built by Stanley Spencer, made its maiden flight, from Crystal Palace, London. 1934 Gresford pit disaster, in North Wales, when 265 miners died. 1955 Commercial TV began in Britain, with Gibbs SR toothpaste the first advert shown.
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Si TV.(introducing Video on Demand service )(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety
; Si TV, a Latino-targeted, English-language feevee, will launch its Video on Demand service in October. Si TV began testing the service in February on Time Warner Cable in Los Angeles and will roll it out to all affiliates.
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World briefs: Pope's reading.(News)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
; ...Benedict XVI began a week-long Bible-reading marathon on Italian television - appropriately with In the beginning . RAI state TV began its programme, The Bible Day and Night, with the Pope reciting the first chapter of the book of Genesis. The marathon will...
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WKDH upgrades.(Strictly Business)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal
; TUPELO -- On January 26, WKDH TV began broadcasting in digital/high definition when it signed on at 5 a.m. According to co-owner Walter Spain, WKDH flash-cut from analog...
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PUCKS GO HIGH-TECH.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; BOSTON -- It was more than a year ago that engineers believed to be in the employ of Fox TV began tinkering with a vulcanized rubber disc. Their mission: to make the hockey puck easier to see on the small screen. Their invention...
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Carol@mirror.co.uk: GOING FOR THE REAL THING.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...minutes of fame. Pay www.uk gameshows. com a visit. It's an ideal site for facts and trivia about gameshows and their hosts since TV began. And it's an excellent source of information for anyone who wants to appear on the box. Another top site is www.beon screen...
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Today in History
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette
; ...proclaimed its independence. * In 1923, the burial chamber of Tutankhamen's unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt. * In 1948, NBC TV began airing its first nightly newscast, "The Camel Newsreel Theatre," which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels. * In 1959, Fidel...
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Israeli TV Ad Poking Fun at Oil Sheikhs Draws Saudi Ire.
Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx
; By Ha=92aretz Saudi Arabia's MBC TV began its Sunday night news edition not with Syrian President Bashar Assad's trip to Iran, nor with Palestinian infighting in Gaza...
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Pope kicks off Bible marathon on TV
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; Pope Benedict XVI's "In the beginning" started off a weeklong Bible-reading marathon on Italian television Sunday. RAI state TV began its program called "The Bible Day and Night," with Benedict reciting the first chapter of the book of Genesis -- the holy text...
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URGENT King Hussein Died of Cancer
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire
; ...sickbed in Hussein medical Center at the age of 63, An official statement read over TV said. Mosque loudspeakers, state radio and TV began sounding Koranic verses, mourning the longest-serving king in the region. The monarch had been hospitalized since his return...
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