query: when was television first shown in colour in australia

pos: Television in Australia its closure and eventual absorption into other companies in the late 1980s. Test broadcasting of colour began in the late 1960s. The full changeover to colour transmission did not occur until 1975. Following the new medium's establishment in most major metropolitan and regional centres, television continued to expand to remote areas, most notably those in the northern and western parts of Australia – Darwin, for example, did not receive television until ABD-6 and NTD-8 launched in 1971. Similarly, VEW-8 launched in Kalgoorlie on 18 June 1971, and ITQ-8 launched in Mount Isa on 11 September 1971. The youngest network, the

pos: ATV (Australia) with a preview program hosted by Barry McQueen and Nancy Cato followed by a variety program, "This Is It!". Reception difficulties in parts of the city resulted in the station's virtually permanent third position in the Melbourne television ratings. ATV had been experimenting with colour transmissions from 1967, when the station was the first to mount a colour outside broadcast in Australia, from the Pakenham races. Many other colour test transmissions occurred subsequently. Full-time colour transmission was introduced to ATV-0 in March 1975 in line with other stations around the country. Rupert Murdoch gained a controlling interest in Sydney television

pos: The Championships, Wimbledon over-talking can irritate our audience". The BBC added that it hoped it had achieved "the right balance" across its coverage and was "of course sorry if on occasion you have not been satisfied". Tim Henman and John McEnroe were among the ex-players commentating. Wimbledon was also involved in a piece of television history, when on 1 July 1967 the first official colour television broadcast took place in the UK. Four hours live coverage of the 1967 Championships was shown on BBC Two, which was the first television channel in Europe to regularly broadcast in colour. Footage of that historic match

pos: BBC Two 'Cube' ident BBC Two 'Cube' ident The Cube 2 was an ident used by BBC Two between 2 December 1967 and 28 December 1974. It featured a stylised '2' that rotated on screen. In 1967, BBC2 was the first UK television station to launch a full colour service on the UHF frequency band, and to mark the occasion a new symbol was launched. However, there is some confusion as to when the symbol was actually launched. Some colour programming was shown in the early part of the year, before the official date of 1 July 1967, but even the official launch date

pos: Color television UK's BBC2 beginning on July 1, 1967 (using the PAL system). West Germany's first colour broadcast occurred in August (PAL), followed by the Netherlands in September (PAL), and by France in October (SECAM). Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary all started regular colour broadcasts around 1969/1970. Ireland's national TV station RTÉ began using colour in 1968 for recorded programmes; the first outside broadcast made in colour for RTÉ Television was when Ireland hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1971. The PAL system spread through most of Western Europe. More European countries introduced colour television

pos: DR1 DR1 DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week. Besides its own productions, the channel also broadcasts co-productions with other Nordic countries through Nordvision, as well as a significant amount of programmes from English-speaking countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, all in the original language with Danish subtitles. Its news programme is called "TV Avisen". Colour television test broadcasts were started in March 1967, with the

pos: Nine Network and became simply the "Nine Network Australia" in 1988. Before the official conversion to colour on 1 March 1975, it was the first Australian television station to regularly screen programmes in colour with the first program to use it premiering in 1971, the very year NTD-8 in Darwin opened its doors. In 1967, the New South Wales Rugby Football League grand final became the first football grand final of any code to be televised live in Australia. The Nine Network paid $5,000 () for the broadcasting rights. In the late 1980s, STW-9 Perth, which opened in 1965, became a Nine

pos: Television in Australia 1967 the NSWRFL grand final became the first football grand final of any code to be televised live in Australia. The Nine Network had paid $5,000 for the broadcasting rights. That same year, ATV-0 telecast the Pakenham races in colour under the supervision of the Broadcasting Control Board. The first fully equipped – permanent – colour studios and post-production facilities were set up in 1969 at Video Tape Corporation in Sydney (VTC), by executives that decamped from TEN. Although the output was hobbled to monochrome until 1974, many original long and short form productions were completed over the years until

pos: Michael Aspel Dougall and Corbet Woodall. At the BBC he began presenting a number of other programmes such as the series "Come Dancing", "Crackerjack", "Ask Aspel", and the Miss World beauty contest, which he covered 14 times. He narrated the BREMA cartoon documentary, "The Colour Television Receiver" (aka "Degaussing" or "The Colour Receiver Installation Film"), which was shown every day (except Sunday) on BBC2 between 14 October 1967 and 8 January 1971. He also provided narration for the BBC nuclear war drama documentary "The War Game", which won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar in 1966, but was not shown on British television

pos: Color television Who" (1963–89; 2005–present) did not begin colour production until later, with the first colour "Doctor Who" episodes not airing until 1970. In Japan, NHK and NTV introduced color television, using a variation of the NTSC system (called NTSC-J) on September 10, 1960, making it the first country in Asia to introduce color television. The Philippines (1966) and Taiwan (1969) also adopted the NTSC system. Other countries in the region instead used the PAL system, starting with Australia (1967, originally scheduled for 1972, but not fully implemented until 1975), and then Thailand (1969; this country converted from a 525-line system to

pos: Wheelbase (TV series) into context. Wheelbase (TV series) Wheelbase is a BBC television series circling about cars, that was broadcast on BBC2 between 1964 and 1975. Amongst its presenters were Gordon Wilkins between 1964 and 1973 and Cliff Michelmore. The show was the predecessor of "Top Gear". Wheelbase was amongst the first programmes in the United Kingdom to be shown in colour during BBC2's "colour launching period". "Wheelbase"'s coverage of Formula One motor racing in the late 1960s was repeated during 2007 on United Kingdom satellite channel ESPN Classic. The programmes were transmitted largely as originally broadcast, but with occasional captions to put

pos: Wheelbase (TV series) Wheelbase (TV series) Wheelbase is a BBC television series circling about cars, that was broadcast on BBC2 between 1964 and 1975. Amongst its presenters were Gordon Wilkins between 1964 and 1973 and Cliff Michelmore. The show was the predecessor of "Top Gear". Wheelbase was amongst the first programmes in the United Kingdom to be shown in colour during BBC2's "colour launching period". "Wheelbase"'s coverage of Formula One motor racing in the late 1960s was repeated during 2007 on United Kingdom satellite channel ESPN Classic. The programmes were transmitted largely as originally broadcast, but with occasional captions to put period commentary

pos: Television in Denmark opened. Statsradiofonien was renamed Danmarks Radio (DR) in 1959. The first news programme, TV-Avisen, started in 1965. Colour television started test transmissions in 1967, with colour television becoming the norm in filming and broadcasting from 1970 on. In 1983, DR started trials with the regional television station TV Syd. Local television started in many parts of the country, challenging the DR monopoly. The monopoly on national television ended on 1 October 1988, when TV 2 started. TV 2 was located in Odense on Funen and received funding from both advertising and the television license. Eight regional stations were established within

pos: TVB David Trench on 19 November 1967. The governor spoke of the potential for television to better society, stating that the new station would play a significant role in "helping and enlighting our people", calling television "one of the most potent means of disseminating information there is". The first images shown on the station were a live transmission of the Macao Grand Prix, which began broadcasting at 9:00 am that day and was interrupted by footage of the opening of the new station. The first colour broadcast was then made, a feature called "London Calling Hongkong" which constituted greetings from former

pos: Trade test colour films test cards used by television broadcasters. The static test cards were typically transmitted for periods before and after regular programming, originally to permit viewers to adjust their television sets. According to the BBC Written Archive Centre, the following is an example of a typical day on BBC 2 in the late 1960s when the only scheduled programme during the day was "Play School" at 11 am: Trade test colour films Trade test colour films were broadcast by the television network BBC2 in the early days of colour television in Britain during intervals when no regular programming had been scheduled. The

pos: Trade test colour films Trade test colour films Trade test colour films were broadcast by the television network BBC2 in the early days of colour television in Britain during intervals when no regular programming had been scheduled. The goal of these transmissions was to provide colour broadcasting in these intervals for use by television shops and engineers (the 'trade') to adjust their television sets. The earliest such transmission was made in 1956 (on the then sole BBC channel) but regular all day long films ran from autumn 1967; the last one was in August 1973. In all, 158 different films were broadcast; on average,

pos: Service Information o'clock "Service Information" bulletin from Friday, 24 August 1973 which includes the announcement concerning the last day of trade test colour films being shown. Service Information Service Information was a regular programme in the early days of colour television in the United Kingdom that gave out engineering information for the radio and television trade. These announcements were made by the BBC continuity announcers of the time and were read over in-vision captions. The programme was broadcast on BBC2 three times a day, 10.00am, 11.30am, and 2.30pm each weekday from 23 October 1967 to 1975, then once a day at 10.30am

pos: Television Centre, London in with the studio. It was converted to colour around 1973, about the same time as schools broadcasts as a whole. It was closed briefly during the mid-1980s, and reopened in 1987 following a two-year refurbishment. It was the home of BBC Sport's programmes until 2012 when the Sports department moved to dock10. This studio was demolished during the redevelopment of Television Centre. 598 square metres (6,440 ft²) Opened in July 1967 to coincide with BBC Two's switch to colour. It was the first to be equipped with colour cameras. It was a strange design: it was originally designed to

neg: Colour of War: The Anzacs Colour of War: The Anzacs Colour of War: The Anzacs is a three part Australian TV series narrated by Russell Crowe, first shown in 2004 on Nine Network. It details, in rare colour footage, the story of the ANZACs during both World War Two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The series was produced by Film Australia in association with TWI Australia Pty Ltd, the Australian arm of the international production company for the Nine Network, along with Television New Zealand’s Internal Production Unit. The series was narrated by Russell Crowe, whose grandfather was a war cinematographer. Further, the

neg: Colour of War: The Anzacs cinematographer in the Solomon Islands during World War II. Colour of War: The Anzacs Colour of War: The Anzacs is a three part Australian TV series narrated by Russell Crowe, first shown in 2004 on Nine Network. It details, in rare colour footage, the story of the ANZACs during both World War Two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The series was produced by Film Australia in association with TWI Australia Pty Ltd, the Australian arm of the international production company for the Nine Network, along with Television New Zealand’s Internal Production Unit. The series was narrated by Russell

neg: Equity Ensemble Awards are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in boldface; those not highlighted or in boldface are the nominees. The years listed are of when the television program first aired in Australia; the awards are presented the year after. In the following list, winners are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in boldface; those not highlighted or in boldface are the nominees. The years listed are of when the television program first aired in Australia; the awards are presented the year after. In the following list, winners are listed first and highlighted in a separate colour, in

neg: TF1 first introduced to TF1 on 1 September 1975 when FR3 (now France 3) agreed to supply some of its colour programming to TF1, and the conversion to colour was completed on 20 December 1975 when the first colour news programme on TF1 aired. Since TF1's privatisation in 1987, the abbreviation is no longer expanded, so as to avoid confusion with the government-owned television broadcaster France Télévisions. The channel was also broadcast in Italy alongside La Chaîne Info on digital terrestrial television from 2004 to December 2006 on "Dfree" multiplex. French TV shows now airing: These original TV shows were shown

neg: Magical Mystery Tour (film) British public's reaction to the film was scathing. "Magical Mystery Tour" initially aired in the United Kingdom as a made-for-television film on BBC1. George Martin, the band's producer, explained: "When it came out originally on British television, it was a colour film shown in black and white, because they didn’t have colour on BBC1 in those days. It looked awful and was a disaster." The film was shown in colour on BBC2 a few days later, but there were only about 200,000 colour TV receivers in the UK at the time. Hunter Davies, the band's official biographer, said that "It

neg: Television in Australia 0/10 Network, as it was then known, launched the controversial sex-melodrama serial "Number 96" in March 1972. The success of this program led to this third network becoming commercially viable. In 1972 it was announced that all stations would move to colour on 1 March 1975, using the European PAL standard mandated in 1968. The slogan used to sell colour television to the Australian public was 'March first into colour'. Australia was to have one of the fastest change-overs to colour television in the world – by 1978 over 64% of households in Sydney and Melbourne had colour television sets.

neg: RTÉ Television Wimbledon Men's Finals in colour. The first programme made in colour by RTÉ was the documentary special "John Hume's Derry", under the "7 Days" banner. Since 1969 RTÉ could transmit programmes made in colour which were imported from UK & US which were shown on RTÉ Television. The next phase was outside-broadcasts in colour, and the first were Ireland's hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 and the Railway Cup Finals 1971, the first of many such productions by RTÉ. The first RTÉ studio at Donnybrook, Dublin was equipped for colour broadcasts from 1972, followed by the news studios in

neg: The Adventures of Long John Silver The Adventures of Long John Silver The Adventures of Long John Silver is a TV series about the Long John Silver character from "Treasure Island". It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television. Newton and several of the other actors had the same roles as in the 1954 film "Long John Silver", also shot in Australia. The series was shown in the United States from 1956, and in the UK on ITV in 1957. It was shown in Australia on the ABC in 1958, in the afternoon

neg: CTC (TV station) pioneer of colour television, commissioning the first purpose-built colour production studio and film laboratory in Australia. The new facility in Watson opened in October 1974 costing over $2 million and boasted sales and administration, a full size production studio supplemented by two smaller studios for commercial recordings and on-air presentation. As the facility was fully equipped only with colour equipment over 80% of the broadcasts were in colour, five months before the official commencement date of 1 March 1975. Although technically in breach of the Australian Broadcasting Control Board rules, CTC was the first television station in Australia to broadcast

neg: C-Day C-Day C-Day is the name of two television-related events – 1 March 1975, when Australia moved to colour television, and 1 July 2000, the day the UK television industry began accepting only widescreen commercials, an important step in the general move of broadcasting in the UK to the picture format. Australia was a little late in introducing colour television, to choose the correct television system, waiting about 5 years from the time PAL was invented. It was then forbidden for broadcasters to transmit the chroma burst signal, until the designated day, 1 March 1975. The broadcasters were allowed to experiment

neg: Television in Australia (by comparison, the first series of "Star Trek" reportedly cost around US$200,000 per episode). Although Australian TV was still in black-and-white at the time, "Skippy" was filmed in colour with a view to overseas sales and it was the first Australian-made series to achieve significant international success, with sales to more than 80 countries worldwide, and it became the first Australian TV show to be widely screened in the USA. Winners of the first nationally shown TV Week Logie Awards included "In Melbourne Tonight" host Graham Kennedy – twice, "Pick-a-box" host Bob Dyer, Lorrae Desmond from ABC's "The Lorrae Desmond

neg: Carmine (color) Japanese carmine is shown at right. The name of this color in Japanese is "enji-iro", which means "cochineal color". Crime Scene Investigation Music Sports Television National Flags Carmine (color) Carmine is the general term for some deep red colours that are "very slightly" purplish but are generally "slightly" closer to red than the colour crimson is. Some rubies are coloured the colour shown below as "rich carmine". The deep dark red color shown at right as "carmine" is the colour of the raw unprocessed pigment, but lighter, richer, or brighter colours are produced when the raw pigment is processed, some

neg: Television in Australia crew in 1970, alongside actors Barry Crocker and Maggie Tabberer. Other Gold Logie winners included Gerard Kennedy, Tony Barber, Graham Kennedy, Pat McDonald, Ernie Sigley and Denise Drysdale in the first awards presentation shown in colour, Don Lane, Jeanne Little, and Bert Newton. Sports broadcasting became increasingly sophisticated through the 1970s. ABC, the Seven Network and the Nine Network joined together to broadcast the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, with the opening and closing ceremonies telecast live, and highlights packages shown each night. During November of the same year, RTS-5a commenced transmissions in Riverland, with GTW-11 launching in Geraldton on

neg: Charles Chauvel (filmmaker) filming, and are considered Chauvel's best works. Jedda was the first Australian feature film made in colour, and had to be developed overseas as there were no colour processing facilities in Australia. For "Jedda", the Chauvels sought out Aboriginal people for the lead roles, and in Robert Tudawali, playing the male lead, they found someone with great natural ability. Both these films were made in a period when the Australian film industry had virtually collapsed, unable to compete with imported films. After this, Chauvel turned to television, making the BBC series "Walkabout" which travelled to interesting locations in Australia. He

neg: Aunty Jack Introduces Colour Bond), Thin Arthur (Rory O'Donoghue), and Kid Eager (Garry McDonald) are swallowed into the world of colour television, as colour wipes from the bottom of the screen, converting the ABC into colour television. The characters are shown attempting to resist the arrival of colour, with Aunty Jack fighting the process with "colour remover" in what ultimately becomes a futile process. The special was started at three minutes to midnight, so that the episode would swipe to colour at midnight, beating all other Australian commercial television stations, which respectively changed to colour television on the 1 March 1975, although many sources

neg: Catch Kandy Catch Kandy Catch Kandy was an Australian children's drama television series produced by Australian Film Productions. It was shot on film in colour on location in Sydney, Australia, premiering on the Seven Network in Australia on 12 May 1973 and ran for 13 episodes. The series was later shown in the United Kingdom. The series tells the story of an orphaned boy Catch Kandy and his sister Kate Kandy who, as the series begins, are living with their uncle, Earle Kandy. Their uncle, however, slips on a roller-skate which Catch left lying near stairs, and knocks himself unconscious. Believing he

neg: Coronation Street programmes were actually broadcast in colour as early as July that year for colour transmission testing and adjustment) so the episode was seen by most in black and white. Daran Little, for many years the official programme archivist, claims that the first episode to be transmitted in colour was episode 930 shown on 24 November 1969. The ITV network, like BBC1, began full colour transmissions on 15 November 1969 and it is therefore possible that the first transmitted colour episode is number 928 shown on 17 November. In October 1970 a technicians' dispute turned into a work-to-rule when sound staff

neg: Are You Being Served? known as "Are You Being Served? Again!"). The cast performed in character for a stage sketch on the BBC1 programme "Variety" on 19 June 1976. Although the pilot was produced in colour, the videotape was wiped in the 1970s leaving only a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording, which was made for international syndication to countries where colour television broadcasts had not been adopted. In 2009, the pilot episode was restored to colour using the colour recovery technique previously used for the "Dad's Army" episode "Room at the Bottom". The restored colour version was first shown on BBC2 on 1 January 2010

neg: Television in Iran prompted one Western commentator to argue in 1977 that "[if] Iran continues on its present path it will be the first nation in the world to have nationally spread television before a nationally spread press". Colour television broadcasts first began in 1975, although reception was largely confined to affluent people able to afford colour sets. Regular colour broadcasts were introduced in 1976. The standard was changed to the French SECAM in February 1977, resulting in imported television sets becoming unusable. Although NIRT had the facilities to broadcast in colour, and used this when broadcasting the Asian Games held in Tehran

neg: Chris Sievey Mania in December 2005 seemed to be the catalyst for a comeback. In 2006, Frank reappeared in Greater Manchester on local television channel Channel M. His new show, "Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W", featured celebrity guests and animation. The first showing of each show was in black and white ("so you don't have to turn the colour down"), whilst subsequent repeats were shown in full colour. He also made five appearances on Iain Lee's programme on London's LBC as well as on numerous community radio stations such as Forever Manchester. Frank appeared as a test card shown late

neg: Carmine (color) Carmine (color) Carmine is the general term for some deep red colours that are "very slightly" purplish but are generally "slightly" closer to red than the colour crimson is. Some rubies are coloured the colour shown below as "rich carmine". The deep dark red color shown at right as "carmine" is the colour of the raw unprocessed pigment, but lighter, richer, or brighter colours are produced when the raw pigment is processed, some of which are shown below. The first recorded use of "carmine" as a color name in English was in 1523. The color wild watermelon is displayed at

neg: Match of the Day was to be shown until after the day's play had concluded. The first colour edition of "Match of the Day" on BBC 1 was shown on 15 November 1969, where it featured a game between Liverpool and West Ham United. However, the very first colour edition was shown on 2 November 1968 on BBC 2 when a game between Chelsea and Manchester City was featured. Slow motion replays were first introduced in 1969. However, at the end of the decade the BBC lost a significant share of matches, with a new four-year deal in 1979 splitting the rights between the

neg: Paperback Writer release of the single, the picture sleeve depicted the Beatles playing live, but with Lennon and Harrison's images reflected so that it appeared they were playing left-handedly. Michael Lindsay-Hogg directed four promotional films for the song shot on 19 and 20 May 1966. On the first day they recorded a colour performance at EMI Studios, for "The Ed Sullivan Show", which was shown on 5 June, and two black-and-white performance clips for British television. The latter were shown on "Ready Steady Go!" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars" on 3 and 25 June, respectively. On 20 May, another colour film was

neg: Australia This Week Australia This Week Australia This Week was a television business news program that aired on Friday and across the weekend on CNBC Asia. When daylight saving time is in effect in Australia, the program was first shown live across the network's pan-Asian feed at 5pm Sydney time (2pm Singapore/Hong Kong/Taiwan time). At other times, the program was relayed live in Australia only, and rebroadcast 30 minutes later (3:30pm in the UTC+8 time zone) on the channel's pan-Asian feed. It was produced from CNBC Asia's Australia studio in Sydney, and anchored by Oriel Morrison. The program served as a review of

neg: Birds in the Bush wore skimpy blue smocks and had names like "Abigail", "Lolita", "Tuesday", "Wednesday" and "Buster", along with "Carry On"-style innuendo. The series was written and directed by David Croft and was intended primarily for a UK audience. As UK television was by this stage transmitting in colour it meant that "Birds in the Bush" was also shot in colour, but this necessitated shooting the series on film rather than videotape, as the ATN7 television studios in Australia were yet to be converted to colour. The series began on air in Australia on 3 May 1972 but rated poorly there. Likewise UK

neg: GTK (TV series) 1970 when he moved to the USA and then to the UK, from where he conducted interviews and sent the filmed material back to GTK in Australia. GTK ran until 1975, after which it was superseded by "Funky Road". GTK and it successor Funky Road co-existed with the weekly show "Countdown" for a period of time. Because full-time colour television transmissions was not introduced in Australia until early 1975, most of "GTK" was shot on black-and-white film or videotape, although some segments of programs in c. 1974 are known to have been shot in colour. "GTK"'s magazine-style format included interviews,

neg: Finn Brothers The song was used when we first meet Keith Dudemeister (albeit through his eyes) as he walks into his first day at Sacred Heart. This song was also used on the final session of the last day of the 2005 England vs. Australia Ashes cricket series on Channel 4 Television, at the end of the last day of cricket being shown on British terrestrial television. The song "Anything Can Happen" was also featured in movie "Aurora Borealis". Their song "Luckiest Man Alive" was played during the closing credits of the television broadcast of the 2005 Indianapolis 500. "This discography relates

neg: Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 for Radio Australia resulted in staff and programming cuts. "Australia Television" was sold to the Seven Network in 1998, however the service continued to show ABC news and current affairs programming up until its closure in 2001. The ABC's television operation joined its radio and online divisions at the corporation's Ultimo headquarters in 2000. In 2001, digital television commenced after four years of preparation. In readiness, the ABC had fully digitised its production, post-production and transmission facilities – heralded at the time as "the greatest advance in television technology since the introduction of colour". The first programmes to

neg: Unilever women of all shapes and colour. Later in 2007 this campaign furthered itself to include women of all ages. This campaign consisted mostly of advertisements, shown on television and popularised by the internet. Dove fell under scrutiny from the general public as they felt the Dove advertisements described the opinion that cellulite was still unsightly, and that women's ageing process was something to be ashamed of. Axe, known as Lynx in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, is a toiletries brand marketed towards young men between the age of 16 and 24. Its marketing is

neg: Boblins Boblins Boblins is a animated educational television show for preschool children produced by the British company InspireGLG Limited. The show, which runs in 10-minute segments, is broadcast internationally, being shown in the United Kingdom on CITV, in Canada by Treehouse TV, in Denmark by DR1, in New Zealand on TVNZ "Kidzone", and in Australia on ABC2. The show was picked up in 2006 for broadcasting in France by TiJi, the French children's network. The show features seven bright, colorful characters who interact in a colourful land called Rainbow's End. Its purpose is to instruct children about basic facts of colour

neg: Regional television in Australia split up when NRN joined RTN-8 in 1971. ECN later went into partnership with NEN-9 Tamworth. All television stations in Australia, including regional stations, were required to convert to colour transmission in 1975. Stations continued to form various partnerships and networks throughout the 1980s. North Queensland Television (later QTV) SIX Network Victoria (later Television Victoria) TV8 (later Southern Cross TV8 and then, Southern Cross Network) TasTV Golden West Network ("later GWN7") Throughout the 1980s, a number of regional stations were required to move to different frequencies. These included GLV-10 in Gippsland, who moved to channel 8 in order to allow

neg: History of BBC television idents by a new set introduced on 7 October 2006, abandoning the overtly red colour scheme yet retaining the colour slightly less obviously as the main colour. The relaunch brought about a new channel logo once more with the box replaced in favour of a lowercase name, effectively appearing as " one". The idents are based on a circle motif, with content much more diverse than the previous: swimming hippos, motorcycle stunt riders, children playing "ring a roses", lit windows, surfers, football players, the moon, kites, and a red arc circling the logo. The first of the new idents shown was

neg: Aunty Jack Introduces Colour misquote that the episode was aired on the 1 March. Australia - 28 February 1975 Length - 5 mins. Aspect ratio - 4:3 Aunty Jack Introduces Colour Aunty Jack Introduces Colour is a one-off television special edition of "The Aunty Jack Show", broadcast on the ABC. It was created two years after "The Aunty Jack Show" finished and featured the main character, Aunty Jack, played by Grahame Bond even though the main character was killed off in the last season in 1973. The episode was 5 minutes long and remains today most known to be the first show to be

neg: TARDIS on the phone panel; for example, "Urgent Calls" ("An Unearthly Child") as opposed to "All Calls" ("Castrovalva" publicity photos). The "POLICE BOX" sign was wider from Season 18 (1980) onwards and for the 2005 series, but not for the television movie. From "An Unearthly Child" to "The War Machines" (1966), the TARDIS also had a St. John Ambulance badge on the main doors, as did real police boxes; this has been reinstated and the window frame colour has returned to white for Matt Smith's first season as the Doctor, shown in 2010. These various versions are depicted when thirteen incarnations

neg: Hair by Mr. Bean of London Bean, The Animated Series" called "Haircut". A similar train scene was also featured in the film "Mr. Bean's Holiday". "Hair by Mr. Bean of London" was first released on VHS in 1995 as a video exclusive and until 2006, it was the only episode never to air on any British television station. This episode was broadcast overseas and received its Irish premiere on RTÉ One in 2005 - it also aired on ABC in Australia and on TV3 in New Zealand. The episode was first screened on United Kingdom television on 25 August 2006, when it was shown on satellite,

neg: Television in Australia Television in Australia Television in Australia began experimentally as early as 1929 in Melbourne with radio stations 3DB and 3UZ, and 2UE in Sydney, using the "Radiovision" system by Gilbert Miles and Donald McDonald, and later from other locations, such as Brisbane in 1934. Mainstream television was launched on 16 September 1956 in Willoughby, New South Wales with Nine Network station TCN-9-Sydney. The new medium was introduced by advertising executive Bruce Gyngell with the words 'Good evening, and welcome to television', and has since seen the transition to colour and digital television. Local programs, over the years, have included a

neg: Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) which broadcasting unions refused to allow their members to use colour cameras, the first six episodes of the first series were shot in black-and-white, and when colour production resumed, the first episode was remade in colour. Two endings were made, which could be shown depending on whether the black and white episodes were broadcast by the channel. The original untransmitted black-and-white version of the first episode is believed to have been wiped. The opening credits of each episode featured a cartoon from the magazine "Punch", and the lettering was drawn by the graphic designer Terry Griffiths. The theme tune was

neg: Karaoke High Karaoke High Karaoke High is a short-lived New Zealand television drama series that aired on TVNZ. It was created by Sarah Mayberry and Kirsty McKenzie. The first episode was shown on the TVNZ website one week before it was shown on television. The first series screened week nights between 18 December 2006 and 5 January 2007 as a replacement for "Shortland Street" over the Summer Holidays. "Karaoke High" reruns were shown on TV2 at 2.00pm on Saturdays, but it is no longer aired in New Zealand. The show has since been re-run on ABC3 in Australia. Miriama Smith starred, along

neg: Television in Australia a bulletin for Tasmania and regional South Australia. Current affairs programming is shown in a broad range of formats, ranging between tabloid-style current affairs shows to investigative programs such as "Four Corners". ABC has had a long history of producing current affairs programs, including the award-winning "This Day Tonight", the first regular current affairs program to be shown on Australian television and a training ground for many of Australia's best-known journalists. "This Day Tonight" was axed in 1978, however in the mid-1980s "The 7.30 Report" was launched in state-based editions (these were combined into a national program hosted by Kerry

neg: Rai 1 to UEFA Champions League. In 2012 Mediaset bought the rights for the Champions League. Rai 1 has always broadcast Formula 1 races (excluding the first half of the 1990s, when the rights were bought by the Mediaset group) with high shares. Its current rights is expired in 2017. Until the autumn 1976/77 season, regular broadcasting was in monochrome (black and white), with very few exceptions (shown in bold). Regular colour broadcasting began during the winter 1976/77 season. Rai 1 Rai 1 (until May 2010 known as Rai Uno) is the flagship television channel of Rai, Italy's national public service broadcaster,

neg: C-Day the analogue feeds of Terrestrial broadcasters) or in whole (many cable television and satellite television channels) continued to broadcast a 4:3 frame. It was originally proposed by ITV in July 1999. ITV and Channel 4 took advantage of C-Day to update their continuity suites to be widescreen capable, broadcasting their idents in widescreen. C-Day C-Day is the name of two television-related events – 1 March 1975, when Australia moved to colour television, and 1 July 2000, the day the UK television industry began accepting only widescreen commercials, an important step in the general move of broadcasting in the UK to

neg: Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) manufacture transistors and AWA Semiconductors was born. AWA continued to distribute products from RCA Semiconductor into the mid-1980s. AWA was a major manufacturer of television receivers under the AWA Radiola Deep Image brand from the mid-1950s until the relaxation of import tariffs under the Whitlam Government in the early 1970s. With the increased competition in the marketplace, AWA joined forces with Thorn Electrical Industries UK in 1973 to create AWA-Thorn Consumer Products Limited, to produce colour televisions in Australia. Thorn colour television receivers modified for Australia were marketed as AWA or Thorn models, with local improvements being made to these

neg: Candidates of the 1969 Australian federal election Candidates of the 1969 Australian federal election This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1969 Australian federal election. The election was held on 25 October 1969. Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used. Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). A special election was held in South Australia to fill the

neg: Candidates of the 1966 Australian federal election Queensland and Western Australia. Candidates of the 1966 Australian federal election This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1966 Australian federal election. The election was held on 26 November 1966. Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used. Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). A special election was held in New

neg: Christopher Parsons Scott, Tony Soper, Pat Beech and Eric Ashby. His early work included roles editing and producing "Look", the Unit's first series, which was presented by Scott. In 1963 he produced the Unit's first film in colour, "The Major", though it was another four years before the programme could be transmitted in colour. Parsons accompanied his friend Gerald Durrell on animal-collecting expeditions to Australia and Sierra Leone to produce the television series "Two in the Bush" (1962) and "Catch Me a Colobus" (1966). In 1968, he became series editor of "The World About Us", a new strand of nature documentaries commissioned

neg: Timeline of Australian television Timeline of Australian television This timeline of Australian television lists important station launches, programs, major television events, and technological advancements that have significantly changed the forms of broadcasting available to viewers of television in Australia. The history of television in Australia can be traced back to an announcement from the Menzies' government concerning plans for television services in Sydney and Melbourne. The new medium was introduced by Bruce Gyngell with the words ""Good evening, and welcome to television"". Colour television was introduced in 1975, while subscription television, initially on the Galaxy platform, began in the mid-1990s. Digital terrestrial television was

neg: Public Eye (TV series) production—Thames Television. Thames picked up the series again in 1969 and produced 46 more episodes; unlike their ABC precursors all 46 remain safely in the archives, although 11 of these were still produced and broadcast in black and white. One other was made in colour (but broadcast in black and white) as a test of Thames's new colour equipment, which was first used for broadcasting from November 1969—two months after the fourth series of "Public Eye" finished its on-air run. ABC's audience research had shown that many viewers found the character of Marker as interesting as his cases. For this

neg: Television in Spain Television in Spain Television in Spain was launched in October 1956, when the state broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) started regular broadcasts. The first private channels started in 1990. Colour transmissions started in 1972 after two years of test transmissions, with all programming transmitted in color from 1977, and colour commercials, which started in 1978. Currently, television is one of the leading mass media of the country, and by 2008 was in 99.7% of households in Spain according to INE statistics. Until recently terrestrial television was considered an essential public service. Broadcasting is managed both directly by the State and indirectly,

neg: Radio broadcasting in Australia broad range of public, commercial, community, subscription, narrowcast, and amateur stations across the country. Colour television in the PAL 625-line format went to a full-time basis in 1975. Subscription television, on the Galaxy platform, began in 1995. Digital terrestrial television was introduced in 2001. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ("ABC"), established in 1929, is Australia's state-owned and funded national public broadcaster. With a total annual budget of A$1.22 billion, the corporation provides television, radio, online and mobile services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as overseas through the Australia Network and Radio Australia and is well regarded for quality and

neg: Prank Patrol (Canadian TV series) shown as part of Saturday morning show TMi. The second series was shown on BBC One in early 2008. The Ninja in this version are played by Jennifer Cooper and Graeme Malcolm. When the new Digital Station ABC3 was released, Prank Patrol was one of the shows produced in Australia by the ABC. It is hosted by Scott Tweedie. The first series was so successful, the ABC renewed the show for a second series. Each episode of the Australian series is twenty-five minutes instead of thirty. Prank Patrol (Canadian TV series) Prank Patrol is a Canadian children's television series currently

neg: Television in Australia and current affairs, in addition to film reviews, politics, arts, and music. Political and interview program "The Bolt Report" is also shown on Sunday mornings, on Network 10. On subscription television, Sky News Australia airs a number of news commentary and analysis shows such as "Agenda, Sportsline, Sky Business Report, and Sky News Eco Report". A local version of Sky News Weather Channel was launched in 1999, joined in 2006 by Fox Sports News, a 24-hour sports news channel. "Squawk Australia", a business news program shown from 6.00am, is seen on CNBC Asia. Television ratings in Australia are collected by

neg: Hector the Cat Hector the Cat Hector the Cat (also known as Hector Cat, Hector the Road Safety Cat or simply Hector) is a fictional cat and mascot created to aid the teaching of road safety to children in Australia. Educational material relating to the character was developed by the Australian Department of Transport in association with state and territory road authorities. "Hector's road safety song" became well known in Australia when it was shown as a public service announcement on television. The blue and yellow striped cat first appeared on a school calendar in 1971 with a storyline that he had lost

neg: Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation the rainy season. GBC often flooded and once this occurred during a live TV broadcast. In the late 70s GBC TV began experimenting with colour broadcasts. An all colour operation began in 1980 when GBC was relocated to 18 South Barrack Road into a building that is now called Broadcasting House. In its early days and until the 1990s, GBC TV offered viewers a mix of local production and international series, mainly imported from the BBC, ITV franchises and also from Canada and Australia. Broadcasting hours would be restricted to the evenings, with television normally being on air between 7

neg: Doctor Who in Australia had been marginally reduced to eighteen months. The BBC's switch to colour for Pertwee's first season in 1970 couldn't be reflected in Australia, where colour broadcasting was experimenting in 1972–1974 but didn't commence final transmission until March 1975. Nearly all of the Pertwee era was first screened in Australia in black and white, with his final season the first to premiere in colour around the country at various times between 1975 and 1977. (Stories from Pertwee's first four seasons weren't broadcast in colour for the first time until the ABC purchased additional repeat rights to numerous blocks of those serials

neg: Boris Townsend Ltd, making professional colour television monitors. It was here that he designed the first colour television to be mass-produced in the UK. Part of his team's accomplishments was the setting up of a complete colour studio in the New Horticultural Halls in the Victoria district of London. It was from here they broadcast the first public demonstration in the UK, of a live colour television studio production titled "The New TV Show" on 19 August 1961. He moved to Rank Cintel Television at Sydenham in 1963, first as Technical Manager where he was concerned with the development and manufacture of

neg: Timeline of Australian elections years, and both territories and all states except Tasmania have changed to fixed election dates every four years. For these legislatures, the box is shown as running until the next scheduled election, but one could still be earlier if the government falls due to a motion of no confidence. Timeline of Australian elections This article provides a timeline of elections in Australia, including all the colonial, state, territorial and federal elections. The information starts from when each state or territory held its first election, and continues through to the present day. The background colour indicates which party won the election.

neg: British Colour Council the making of paint or other materials used in decorating. In 1949 the Council published the "Dictionary of Colours for Interior Decoration". This work consisted of three volumes, two of colour samples and the other a slim list of names and a history of the colours. The 378 colours illustrated were shown on three surfaces – matt, gloss and a pile fabric (like carpet). One reference name and number was given for the colour shown in three forms, and it was stressed that the surface required should be made clear when the Dictionary was used to specify a colour match.

neg: Television in Singapore different languages, in which they later transferred them to Channel 12 in 1993. On 7 July 1974, colour TV made its debut in Singapore when the World Cup soccer final match between West Germany and The Netherlands was broadcast ‘live’ and in colour. The broadcast was hosted by Brian Richmond. About 2,000 colour TV sets were sold in Singapore three days before the match. Almost a month had passed when on 9 August the Singapore National Day Parade was aired from the Padang live and in colour for the first time in all four languages. From 1 July 1978, in

neg: The Frozen Dead movie was filmed at Merton Park Studios in London. It was shot in Eastmancolour and shown in colour in theatres in the UK and on American television. However, in theatres in the US, it was shown in black-and-white, allegedly to 'save money duplicating prints'. The film is a co-production of Gold Star Productions and Seven Arts Productions. Gold Star's only other film is "It!", the companion film to "The Frozen Dead" in the US. "The Frozen Dead" is the first film in which Edward Fox received an on-screen credit, although he had been in three previous films. "The Frozen Dead"

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television movie has also been shown on television successfully in the United Kingdom, Canada and is shown every year in Australia, but it has not become the television phenomenon there that it has in the U.S. In Indonesia, the film was aired for the first time on the newly-inaugurated television network RCTI in November 1989, with reruns on other four networks in the 1990s. In Japan, the film has aired on the Japanese version of "The Magical World of Disney", although Disney had nothing to do with its production or release. Eastern Time (taken from TV Guide and from The Wizard

neg: Media of Australia Media of Australia Australia has a modern and diverse media industry spanning traditional and digital formats, and catering mostly to its predominantly English-speaking population. In 2011-12 the Press Freedom Index ranked Australia 30th out of 179 countries - a decline from the preceding year. New South Wales and Victoria were introduced to television in 1956, with the other states and territories following suit up to 1971 (the Northern Territory). Colour television was introduced in 1975. In addition to the public broadcasters which are available to almost all of Australia's population, there are three major commercial television networks: the Nine Network,

neg: Timeline of Australian television introduced on 1 January 2001 in Australia's five largest capital cities, later to be expanded to smaller cities and regional areas. Timeline of Australian television This timeline of Australian television lists important station launches, programs, major television events, and technological advancements that have significantly changed the forms of broadcasting available to viewers of television in Australia. The history of television in Australia can be traced back to an announcement from the Menzies' government concerning plans for television services in Sydney and Melbourne. The new medium was introduced by Bruce Gyngell with the words ""Good evening, and welcome to television"". Colour

neg: Lee Robinson (director) Productions with John McCallum to produce the television series "Skippy the Bush Kangaroo". Robinson had been advised that a children's show would sell well globally. Robinson was inspired by "Flipper", changing the dolphin into a kangaroo. The series was filmed in colour before Australia had colour television. Robinson directed a feature film of the series called "The Intruders" (1969) or "Skippy and the Intruders". Throughout the 1970s he concentrated on television production. In the early 1980s he returned to feature films, producing two films based on the activities of Z Special Unit during World War II. Robinson married Gwenyth in

neg: Indian-head test pattern used a modified version of the Indian head test pattern, with the Emblem of Saudi Arabia replacing the Indian head drawing, from 1954 until the 1970s when colour television was introduced there. The Indian head was also used in Brazil by Rede Tupi, both as a test pattern and as part of a television ident, from its launch in 1950 until it became the first Brazilian television network to adopt colour television in 1972. The Indian-head pattern could variously be seen after sign-off but while the station was still transmitting; while transmitting prior to a typical 6 AM formal sign-on;

neg: Cerulean "corruleum blue". "Pigments through the ages" shows a "Painted swatch of cerulean blue" that is representative of the actual cobalt stannate pigment. This colour swatch matches the colour shown in the colour box at right. See also painted swatch and crystals of cerulean blue at ColourLex. The primary chemical constituent of the pigment is cobalt(II) stannate. The precise hue of the pigment is dependent on a variable silicate component. The pigment is very expensive. When the pigment cerulean blue (shown in the colour box to the left) was discovered, it became a useful addition to Prussian blue, cobalt blue and

neg: History of Australia behind the introduction of television to Australia. Colour TV began broadcasting in 1975. In the early 1950s, the Menzies government saw Australia as part of a "triple alliance" in concert with both the US and traditional ally Britain. At first, "the Australian leadership opted for a consistently pro-British line in diplomacy", while at the same time looking for opportunities to involve the US in South East Asia. Thus, the government committed military forces to the Korean War and the Malayan Emergency and hosted British nuclear tests after 1952. Australia was also the only Commonwealth country to offer support to the

neg: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do a significant improvement on the international charts, although it made little impact in Britain. The song's popularity was boosted (particularly in Australia) by the release of a promo clip shown on television. The song, presumably because of its title as much as the sentiment, is popular at weddings and was featured in the film "Muriel's Wedding", when the ABBA-mad title character gets married. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" was a sizeable hit in a number of countries, and was the song that sparked "ABBA-mania" in Australia, becoming ABBA's first chart-topper there. With "Mamma Mia" and

neg: RTÉ One 625-line monitor. The first programme to be pre-recorded for the new television service was The School Around the Corner, an interview/quiz show created and presented by Paddy Crosbie and produced by James Plunkett. PAL colour transmissions began in 1968, and the first programme made and transmitted in colour was "John Hume's Derry." The first outside broadcast in colour for RTÉ Television was the 1971 Railway Cup Finals (Gaelic Athletic Association), and soon after that, the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 from Dublin. In the 1970s the studios in RTÉ's Television Centre started being equipped for colour, the first was the news

neg: Culture of Australia recount stories of the Dreamtime and have been performed for thousands of years. Bush dance is a traditional style of Australian dance with strong Celtic roots influenced by country music. It is generally accompanied by such instruments as the fiddle, accordion, concertina and percussion instruments. Experiments with television began in Australia in the 1930s and television was officially launched on 16 September 1956, in Sydney. Colour TV arrived in 1975. The Logie Awards are the major annual awards for Australian TV. While US and British television is popular in Australia, locally produced content has had many successes. Successful local product

neg: Television content rating system a.m. and 10:00 p.m. or 10:30 p.m. respectively. In addition, the plaque Atención: Contenido no apto para niños, niñas y adolescentes () is shown before news broadcasts. A television content rating system for Armenia was introduced in June 2006 (first tested in Yerevan in January 2006). The Armenian ratings are as follows: Range specific Age specific Commercial television networks in Australia are required to comply with the Australian Commercial Television Code of Practice, which is governed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority with Free TV Australia mediating between the networks and the ACMA, as well as handling viewer complaints.

neg: Jason Donovan the number one positions in the singles chart and the albums chart simultaneously, when his next single, a cover of Brian Hyland's "Sealed With a Kiss", entered the UK charts at number one. In December 1989, he took part in Band Aid II's version of "Do They Know it's Christmas", which also included Minogue, whose exit from Neighbours had by now been shown on screen in both Australia and the UK. His own exit from the show had by this stage been shown on Australian television, although it was not aired on British television until several months later. Donovan released

neg: Oh In Colour can find the racial gags that mired the "Q..." series in controversy. The cast are similar, too, with mainstays John Bluthal and Fanny Carby taking part in both programmes. Oh In Colour Oh In Colour was a comedy television sketch programme broadcast on BBC 2 in 1970. It ran for one six-episode series from September to November 1970. It was written by and featured Spike Milligan, who was accompanied by different stars every week. It was shown after the thoroughly more popular Q5, also written by Milligan and Neil Shand. It is likely the programme was written to bridge the

neg: Noele Gordon in the role. In 1953 she toured as Mrs Sally Adams in "Call Me Madam" after Billie Adams had played the role in the London season at the Coliseum. She was credited as the first woman to be seen on colour television sets, as she took part in John Logie Baird's world's first colour transmission on 3 July 1928. She appeared in two British films, "29 Acacia Avenue" (1945) and "Lisbon Story" (1946) in minor parts. Her acting career came to a halt in 1955 when she joined Associated Television in London where she presented their first-ever programme, "The Weekend

neg: Color television before the introduction of colour television to the UK, for the purpose of sales to U.S. networks. The first British show to be made in colour was the drama series "The Adventures of Sir Lancelot" (1956–57), which was initially made in black and white but later shot in colour for sale to the NBC network in the United States. Other British colour television programs include "Stingray" (1964–1965), which was the first British TV show to be filmed entirely in colour, "Thunderbirds" (1965–1966) and "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (1967–1968). However, most UK series predominantly made using videotape, such as "Doctor

neg: Television broadcasting in Australia the Olympic Games in Melbourne. It has now grown to be a nationwide system that includes a broad range of public, commercial, community, subscription, narrowcast, and amateur stations. Colour television in the PAL 625-line format went to a full-time basis on 1 March 1975 while subscription television, on the Galaxy platform, began in January 1995. Digital terrestrial television was introduced on 1 January 2001 in Australia's five largest capital cities. Australia has three national public broadcasters, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Special Broadcasting Service, as well as more recently, National Indigenous Television. ABC Television is a division of the Australian

neg: Oh In Colour Oh In Colour Oh In Colour was a comedy television sketch programme broadcast on BBC 2 in 1970. It ran for one six-episode series from September to November 1970. It was written by and featured Spike Milligan, who was accompanied by different stars every week. It was shown after the thoroughly more popular Q5, also written by Milligan and Neil Shand. It is likely the programme was written to bridge the long production gap between Q5 and the next series, Q6, which did not appear on TV screens until 1975. (Milligan later complained of the BBC's cold attitude towards the

neg: Barrier Reef (TV series) Barrier Reef (TV series) Barrier Reef was an Australian television series that was first screened in 1971. "Barrier Reef" was about a group of marine biologists on board a sailing ship called the "New Endeavour", researching around the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, Australia. ""It was the first series in the world to feature extensive colour underwater filming on location"". It was also a unique location for a TV show. In contrast to TV shows like "Riptide" or "The Outsiders" this series was made in Australia, using Australian scripts, featuring Australian leading actors, and covering scientific topics that were uncommon

neg: Czechoslovak Television Prague Spring. However, in 1969, it became part of the normalisation efforts on the national media. On May 10, 1970, Czechoslovak Television began broadcasting a second channel, ČST TV2. Further technical improvements were made on May 9, 1973, when the first regular broadcasts in colour started on TV2, followed two years later by colour transmission on the first channel as well. At the end of the decade, in 1979, a building and a studio based in Prague's Kavčí hory was opened, which became the home of ČST's news department. After November 1989, lineup changes were made, with the first program

neg: DR1 first large-scale colour broadcasting occurring for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. DR officially ended "test" transmissions of colour television on April 1, 1970, although it wasn't until 1978 that their last black-and-white television program ("TV Avisen") switched to colour. On exactly 16 May 1983 at 14:00 CEST, DR launched its first teletext information service, which is still available on all DR channels. In 2004 DR announced future plans for a complete switch from a screen ratio to 16:9 widescreen broadcasts. The switch took place in 2006 when DR moved its production facilities from TV-Byen to DR Byen in

neg: Television in Spain as good as expected. For this reason, Telefónica will use FTTH for future IPTV services. Now Telefónica use Movistar+ in IPTV and Satellite. Analogue service was discontinued in April 2010. Since then, all national and regional terrestrial channels are digital. Monthly viewing shares in August 2018 (Top 10 individual channels): Television in Spain Television in Spain was launched in October 1956, when the state broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE) started regular broadcasts. The first private channels started in 1990. Colour transmissions started in 1972 after two years of test transmissions, with all programming transmitted in color from 1977, and colour commercials,

neg: Television in Israel and in 1981 IBA and IETV were allowed to film their own regular productions in colour. This process took more than two years and reached the last stretch on 16 February 1983 when the main daily newscast was broadcast in colour for the first time. According to Lapid's book, this first colour newscast was prepared secretly by some "enthusiastic workers" of IBA, in order to avoid industrial actions by the technicians' trade union, who demanded higher salaries for operating colour equipment. Lapid also mentions that the "anti-mekhikon" system cost IBA 180 million Israeli lira yearly (approximately 64 million Israeli new