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web
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| Title |
Television in Australia |
| Chapter/Web article title |
Australia's Social and Cultural History in the Post-War Period |
| State |
NSW |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
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| Citation Date |
13-12-2011 |
| Site URL |
http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-14_u-189_t-505_c-1869/nsw/history/australia-s-social-and-cultural-history-in-the-post-war-period/the-impact-of-changing-technology-on-everyday-life/entertainment |
| Comments |
This site focuses on television and its impact on Australia specifically, it highlights issues of its introduction, its history, and the developments even relating to modern advancements today such as pay TV and on demand movie purchases.
Television has changed in many ways over the years since its first launch in 1956 on Australian televisions. In only three years it made its home comfortable as the nations major source of entertainment. In 1975 colour television was introduced which returned many television followers and sparked up a larger amount of audiences and increased popularity of television over the cinema.
The article goes on to explain that due to the television, especially in the 1950's during its launch, cinema audiences numbers had started to decline. Theatres that screened films had to adapt and change in many ways to regain their followers and patrons, the ways this was done included developing better audio quality in the cinemas, larger and higher quality screens, the alternative experience of technicolour as well as the iconic drive in cinema.
Informatively the website tells us how before television, news reels were screened before the actual films which showed important local, domestic and international events. This might be news to many people, alas due to television the news reels immediately ceased as television provided audiences with a faster more instant method of acquiring the news free of charge and from the comfort of their very own home.
The impacts on television varied quite a bit, it brought the world closer together, it allowed members of the global population engage in events and news immediately rather than much after the world events had long since taken place. It is no wonder why many cinema's such as the Lygon Hoyts in Melbourne, Victoria experienced troubles with audiences around the 1950's. (Rohan Mirchandaney)
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