Golden autumn brings not only piles of leaves on the pavements, but also heralds a new season for TV service providers, a time when the industry gears up for fresh opportunities and challenges. It’s the perfect moment to reminisce about the past innovations that shaped the landscape, assess the current trends influencing the market, and let our imagination soar towards the future of entertainment technology. For years, the TV service sector has operated at a steady pace, with an air of familiarity that allowed operators to follow tried-and-true methods, treading along the well-worn paths of incremental upgrades and established models.
I want quickly go through the television set evolution timeline lasting for almost 100 years.
- 1930s – electronic television is oficially demonstarted for the first time on Sept. 7, 1927
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s – a begining of Colour TV
- 1970s – a rise of the Cable TV
- 1980s – mass usage of the remote control
- 1990s – a boom of the Satellite TV
- 2000s – Digital TV and Internet TV (IPTV) taik-up gains momentum
- 2010s – a rise of the OTT – Youtube and Netflix era
- 2020s – Golden age of cable TV killers
Yet, even as many may wish to cling to these systems—technologies that seem recent but are now decades old—the truth is, the rapid and unrelenting march of technological progress is forcing the hand of change. No industry is immune to this transformation, and the time is fast approaching when operators will need to adapt or risk being left behind. In an era where streaming giants, AI-driven recommendations, and ultra-high-definition formats are rewriting the rules of entertainment, the future of TV is no longer just about broadcasting; it’s about creating immersive, responsive, and personalized experiences that align with the broader digital evolution of the world. The inertia that once governed the industry is being overtaken by a need to evolve, and for TV service providers, this autumn marks the beginning of that critical shift.
References
- https://historycooperative.org/the-first-tv-a-complete-history-of-television/ – It’s a wonderful CRT life: 1940s movie on a 1960s all vacuum tube TV : r/crtgaming
- https://www.reddit.com/r/crtgaming/comments/refrax/its_a_wonderful_crt_life_1940s_movie_on_a_1960s/
- Phil’s Old Radios: Home: Gallery: Televisions – https://antiqueradio.org/RCACTC-11CColorTelevision.htm
- https://amiralabs.com/articles/what-is-iptv-a-deep-dive-into-its-history-technology-and-future
- https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?37329
- https://myretrotvs.com/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-evolution-of-the-television-set/11/
- https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/
- https://www.etsy.com/listing/1291561907/fall-art-for-the-samsung-frame-tv-autumn?utm_medium=SellerListingTools&utm_campaign=Share&utm_source=Pinterest&share_time=1661492933000&utm_term=so.slt&epik=dj0yJnU9aW9mYzlZbWZUUDZRWmdrTXIyenZ4R3dOYXZ2UkNuQ20mcD0wJm49Vi1EUGFrS1Mycmtya0lhMjU1cHFvQSZ0PUFBQUFBR2JiR2xN
