Chapter 251 Channel Allocation Rights (1/2)

In fact, the first television programs were transplanted from radio.

Adding some broadcast material with visual elements, the original TV show was pieced together.

In the early days, because television was still in its infancy, most programs were broadcast live, usually for a few hours on weekday evenings. It was not until later that with the popularization of televisions that the format of television programs expanded from the original weekday evenings to daytime and weekends, and the formats became more colorful, but they were still mainly transplanted radio programs.

Relying on the experience gained from radio, the talents created by radio, and the funds provided by radio advertising, television programs quickly caught up with radio in terms of variety.

Programs transplanted from radio include music, variety shows, dramas and comedy shows, quizzes and some programs that the audience can participate in, as well as news reports and special programs that broadcast major events and live events.

It can be said that without the accumulation of radio in the "golden age of radio", there would be no glory of television later.

The era when television truly flourished was actually an era when entertainment programs became popular.

In order to attract audiences and thus attract advertisements, TV stations vigorously develop drama entertainment programs, and various reality shows and variety shows emerge in endlessly.

This is why Philo Farnsworth often criticized television in his later years.

Of course, just as the newspaper industry boycotted broadcasting, the early film industry also did not welcome television. At that time, major film studios and independent producers felt the potential threat of television and refused to sell their latest films to television stations for broadcast. Video sources for television programs have always been inadequate, and only early film content can be shown.

This also led to the later development of TV sitcoms.

Since the film industry won't cooperate, then I will shoot the TV series myself.

The station brought a number of situation comedies directly from the radio to the screen, and set the standard for television comedy for decades to come. TV series have become the second pillar of TV development after entertainment programs.

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The culmination of decades of future television development in the face of what Colin instilled.

William Paley felt greatly benefited.

As the head of CBS, he is very clear about the context of this industry. It is precisely because of this that he can better feel that the development prospects created by Colin in the TV description are actually achievable.

"Please forgive me for my gaffe, Mr. Colin..."

Taking a deep breath and trying to suppress his excitement, William Paley apologized to Colin.

"If the future development of television is really as good as you say, then how can we ensure that our cooperation can continue smoothly? As far as I know, not only BC Red and Blue Network are also trying to produce TV programs."

"Channel."

Faced with the doubts raised by William Paley, Colin had already been aware of this.

In fact, this is also the reason why he took the initiative to seek cooperation with CBS.

"Just like the broadcast of a radio needs to be adjusted, the channels of a TV also need to be searched manually. As a manufacturer of TVs, they can be arranged in a fixed way."

"Self-arrange channels!"

Colin's words made William Paley's breathing, which had finally calmed down, become a little faster again.

Band, frequency range, although it looks inconspicuous.

But for radio stations, it is crucial.

Thinking of this, William Paley couldn't help but glance at Colin in front of him, and he finally understood why the other person was so interested in TV.

As long as the other party controls the distribution of TV channels, it is equivalent to indirectly controlling the entire TV.

In the future, as long as radio stations enter the TV market, they will need Colin's TV channels.

Even William Paley couldn't help but feel a little moved by the interests involved behind this.

"I understand, Mr. Colin, I will relay all this to CBS Radio..."

Having said this, William Paley took a deep breath: "I believe they will also make a prudent decision."

Although he did not reply immediately, judging from William Paley's attitude, he had obviously been convinced by Colin and indirectly expressed his support.

"I also look forward to CBS's decision. After all, our cooperation has been very pleasant before this."

Colin's words made William Paley's smile stiffen a bit.

Although the other party did not say it out loud, William Paley knew very well that once there was a problem with the television cooperation, there might also be twists and turns in the subsequent cooperation with the "Superman Adventures Radio Series."

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"Television, next radio!"

The day after the conversation with CBS Radio, the Daily Courier published a front-page report about the television.

"In 1921, a 14-year-old boy who was farming potato fields in his hometown was obsessed with a difficult problem: How to design a novel radio that could transmit moving images and sounds together?"

"On September 7, 1927, a young man named Philo Farnsworth successfully used electronic technology to transmit an image of a glass plate with a line drawn on it from a camera to a receiver, and successfully invented the world's first The first electronic television. This is an invention that spans the ages, and Philo Farnsworth has become the owner of this invention that spans the ages. Now, this great invention has officially entered the manufacturing stage in the near future. It will be released soon..."

Although, it will take about half a month before Philo Farnsworth actually produces a commercialized TV.

But this does not prevent Colin from launching publicity in the previous step, fulfilling his original promise to Philo Farnsworth, and placing the name 'Father of Television' on his head.

As the de facto largest newspaper in New York today, the Courier Daily's influence is unquestionable.

Although most of its influence comes from the accumulation of Superman serials, this does not prevent readers from reading other content in the newspaper after chasing Superman comics.

By the end of the day alone, the name Philo Farnsworth had been discussed by more than ten thousand people.

And television, a somewhat unfamiliar thing in the past, has also been remembered by the citizens of New York City with the publication of the Daily Courier.

Of course, since it has not yet been officially produced, most people's discussions about the TV are still about its name and weird shape.

For the Courier on the front page of the daily newspaper, for television sets.

Many people just think it's a bit exaggerated. After all, the 'Magic Box' has been around for some time, but it didn't trigger much discussion before.

Some of you may have heard the name television, but have never actually seen it.

More people saw a TV set for the first time, but it was in the photo attached to the report on Philo Farnsworth published by the Daily Courier that they saw the true appearance of the TV set.

It does look like a square box.

The discussion among New Yorkers was more limited to the shape of the TV.

But on the other side, the atmosphere at RCA was less harmonious.

"Who can tell me what all this is about?"

Inside Radio Corporation of America, President Vladimir Sfrokin pointed to the report about Philo Farnsworth in the Daily Courier and asked everyone.

At present, RCA has reached a critical stage in the manufacturing of televisions. It will not take long to develop them. At the same time, the company has also made preparations for publicity. As soon as the televisions are manufactured, action will be taken immediately.

But coincidentally, the Courier Daily's news report broke RCA's original plan.

As the president of RCA, Vladimir Sforokin naturally knew very well about the inspiration for today's television sets at RCA, so he was even more angry.

Frowning and rubbing his forehead, Vladimir Sfrokin asked David Sarnov, who was in charge of TV production in the company: "What's our current progress?"

Looking down at the photo of Philo Farnsworth in the Daily Courier, David Sarnoff organized the words and said: "Zorigin has completed the development of image technology, just move it to the television It should be possible to let the TV transmit images..."

Zorigin was the "industrial spy" who went to San Francisco to visit Philo Farnsworth. He also worked for the radio company and was responsible for the development and research of televisions.

After all, he was the only one who had ever seen Philo Farnsworth invent it.

"How long will it take?"

Vladimir Sfrokin, as the president of Radio Corporation of America, was not an unknown person.

In fact, he was also an inventor, and even the machine he invented was also called a television. However, obviously his invention was not successful.

"It's still going to take a few months."

David Sarnov's words made Vladimir Sfrokin frown.

A few months, if it were before the Courier Daily report came out, he might not care too much about this little time.

But as the Courier-Daily story unfolded, it became apparent that RCA had missed its initial opportunity when it produced a television set a few months later, and everyone would think Philo Fiennes Voss was the inventor of television.

Although, this is an unquestionable fact.

But this is obviously not a fact that RCA is willing to admit. What's more, once RCA admits it, any TV set produced by RCA will have to pay a certain patent fee to Philo Farnsworth. .

The losses behind this are not something that Vladimir Sfrokin, the president of the company, can bear.

Therefore, he must find a way to prevent this situation from continuing to develop.

Otherwise, he, as president, would have done his best. In order to develop televisions, RCA had invested a lot of money, which was not an easy task during the Great Depression.

"Perhaps we could try to contact Philo Farnsworth?"

David Sarnoff suggested as his eyes fell on Ferro in the newspaper.

"What, pay for the patent on his television?"

Since Radio Corporation of America used Zorikin to steal Philo Farnsworth's invention, it naturally did not think of paying patent fees.

"What's more, the current situation is that even if we are willing to cooperate with Philo Farnsworth, the other party may not agree."

Vladimir pointed to the report in the Courier Daily, which clearly mentioned the meeting and cooperation between Colin and Philo Farnsworth.

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"What about Colin Luper?"

David blurted out subconsciously after taking a look at the report that Vladimir pointed out.

But he soon realized that what he said was completely wishful thinking.

"At this point, the only way is to take the legal route."

After a long while, Vladimir Sforokhin sighed and said.

"Legal route?"

David Sarnoff was a little confused when he heard Vladimir Sforokhin's method.

"But we don't have a patent for television sets at the moment. If we rashly fight a legal battle, we will most likely fail."

The high probability in David Sarnoff's mouth is still a euphemism. In fact, given the current situation of American Radio Corporation, there is no other possibility that it will lose the patent lawsuit against Ferro Farnsworth.

"I never thought of winning this lawsuit."

Vladimir Sforokin naturally knew the result.

"The purpose of the legal battle is just to muddy the waters. Once we enter the judicial process, we can use it to promote that the American radio company is the actual owner of the television patent. Even if we lose the case in the end, it will be several years later. During this period, the American radio company can already produce a large number of televisions to seize the market."

"What's more, once the judicial process begins, Ferro Farnsworth will not have so much time to concentrate on his television invention, which also gives us time for research and development. As long as we can develop a television, even if it is just a prototype, we will have an advantage in the public opinion market. After all, most people don't pay much attention to the results of the judicial process."

Although the lawsuit was just a helpless move for Vladimir Sforokin at the beginning, he gradually realized with analysis that this might really be a good way.

Vladimir Sforokin's approach was actually the process of the American radio company and Ferro Farnsworth competing for the television patent.

However, the plaintiff at that time was Philo Farnsworth, the patent holder of the television.

But now it has become the American Radio Corporation.

"Arrange lawyers to collect relevant information and sue Philo Farnsworth immediately. I want him to spend the rest of his time in legal battles."

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