The Television Industry In The 1960's
The sixties was the key to the door of success in the television industry. The television industry began to take off in the fifties, but never really got to its full potential. Our culture has been changed so much because of television. The 1960s were changed by the genres that made television popular, what the people liked about it so much, and how Tv became a booming buisness.
Tv genres are the deciding choice of if people watch television. Westerns were a big part of the early sixties, but did not survive through the end (nypl.org). Another big show that made its debut is Sesame Street (Thepeoplehistory 1960s). These shows are proof of how what people watched on tv affected their culture. Tvs only had three channels to choose from those …show more content…
“Between 1949 and 1969, the number of households in the U.S. with at least one TV set rose from less than a million to 44 million” (Ganzel). At the end of the 1960s, about 95 percent of homes have at least one TV in it (PBS.org). As companies rushed to make better and better Tvs, more people purchased televisions. The amount of money spent on commercials rose from $58 million to $1.5 billion (Ganzel). The top advertiser in 1960 was General Motors Corp., they spent $168.5 million on advertising (adage.com). The more people bought Tvs, the more advertisers saw it was a great way to get the word out about their new products. As the Tv industry grew in the 60s, it became a market …show more content…
“Between 1949 and 1969, the number of households in the U.S. with at least one TV set rose from less than a million to 44 million” (Ganzel). At the end of the 1960s, about 95 percent of homes have at least one TV in it (PBS.org). As companies rushed to make better and better Tvs, more people purchased televisions. The amount of money spent on commercials rose from $58 million to $1.5 billion (Ganzel). The top advertiser in 1960 was General Motors Corp., they spent $168.5 million on advertising (adage.com). The more people bought Tvs, the more advertisers saw it was a great way to get the word out about their new products. As the Tv industry grew in the 60s, it became a market
Tv genres are the deciding choice of if people watch television. Westerns were a big part of the early sixties, but did not survive through the end (nypl.org). Another big show that made its debut is Sesame Street (Thepeoplehistory 1960s). These shows are proof of how what people watched on tv affected their culture. Tvs only had three channels to choose from those …show more content…
“Between 1949 and 1969, the number of households in the U.S. with at least one TV set rose from less than a million to 44 million” (Ganzel). At the end of the 1960s, about 95 percent of homes have at least one TV in it (PBS.org). As companies rushed to make better and better Tvs, more people purchased televisions. The amount of money spent on commercials rose from $58 million to $1.5 billion (Ganzel). The top advertiser in 1960 was General Motors Corp., they spent $168.5 million on advertising (adage.com). The more people bought Tvs, the more advertisers saw it was a great way to get the word out about their new products. As the Tv industry grew in the 60s, it became a market …show more content…
“Between 1949 and 1969, the number of households in the U.S. with at least one TV set rose from less than a million to 44 million” (Ganzel). At the end of the 1960s, about 95 percent of homes have at least one TV in it (PBS.org). As companies rushed to make better and better Tvs, more people purchased televisions. The amount of money spent on commercials rose from $58 million to $1.5 billion (Ganzel). The top advertiser in 1960 was General Motors Corp., they spent $168.5 million on advertising (adage.com). The more people bought Tvs, the more advertisers saw it was a great way to get the word out about their new products. As the Tv industry grew in the 60s, it became a market