BBC News | In Depth | Broadcasting | World EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.The ups and downs of TV ratings- March 22, 2001 Television ratings can be a bit of a hot potato - official figures do not recognise huge totals which include more than one channel or repeats.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1184373.stm 1950: TV hell or heaven- March 22, 2001 It's 1950 and you fancy a night in front of the telly. What can you watchhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1160588.stm Television's meteoric rise- March 22, 2001 Television has gone from being a luxury to a fixture in most people's living rooms. BBC News Online charts its growth since 1936.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1160402.stm How did broadcasting begin- March 22, 2001 Broadcasting is something everyone takes for granted, with entertainment on tap at the flick of a button. But how did it all starthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1146543.stm The rise and rise of the video- March 22, 2001 The video recorder is more than just a convenient gizmo - it has also reinvented how TV is broadcast.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1182165.stm TV's world record breakers- March 22, 2001 Television provides a constant stream of information and entertainment for those who want it - and judging by the UK's 55 million TV sets, most of us do.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1219668.stm Moonwalks and Lennon's legacy- March 22, 2001 The era of television began in earnest after the war, when the new medium began to seriously erode radio and cinema audiences.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1209475.stm From royal dramas to wartime- March 22, 2001 The first daily radio service was launched in 1922 by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) in London, heralding the beginning of an era.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/1204729.stm |