1. The History of AV Production and Associated Technologies Dawn of the Digital Age Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

2. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) The computer floppy disc is invented. The microprocessor is invented The U.S. Congress declares sound recordings worthy of copyright protection and pass the 1971 Sound Recording Amendment to the 1909 Copyright Statute. 1971 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

3. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) HBO invents pay-TV service for cable. 1972 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

4. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) The home computer is invented. 1976 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

5. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) First nationwide programming - via satellite: Ted Turner’s WTBS, Atlanta, becomes a "superstation" to viewers in much of the U.S. via cable TV. 1976 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

6. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) ESPN, a total sports network, makes its debut on cable. It becomes the largest and most successful basic cable channel, carried by virtually every cable system, and reaches more than 57 million households. 1979 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

7. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) Ted Turner's Cable News Network (CNN) is born. MTV: Music Television makes its debut in August. 1980 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

8. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) First cellular phone network started in the United States. 1983 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

9. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) Amiga 1000 launched. The first real multimedia computer with ground breaking A/V facilities: 4096 color graphics, 4 channel 8 bit sound, and a proper pre-emptive multitasking OS. The beginning of Desktop Video. 1985 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

10. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) working group is formed. 1988 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

11. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) Digital HDTV Grand Alliance was formed in May of 1993 under the auspices of the FCC and was tasked with producing a single set of standards that would allow HDTV transmission to be phased into use in the United States. Members of the Grand Alliance included General Instrument, Zenith, Sarnoff Labs (RCA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), AT&T Labs, and Philips. 1993 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

12. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) American government releases control of internet (ARPANET) The WWW (World Wide Web) is born. 1994 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

13. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) Skype is launched Apple introduces ITunes store. 2003 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

14. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) Hi-def is everywhere as all manufacturers release high definition TV's and monitors. Almost all sets now have the capability of displaying high resolution images. 1080 is considered the standard in the industry as the must have number of lines of resolution. 2010 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.

15. Dawn of the Digital Age (Associated Technologies) How do you think the development of these new digital technologies will influence society today and tomorrow? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2015. All rights reserved.