Showing posts with label Group 7 Olympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Group 7 Olympics. Show all posts

Monday, August 20, 2012

When was the Olympics first televised?-Group 7

Germany hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin.  These games were televised by two German firms, Telefunken and Fernseh, the using RCA and  Farnsworth equipment,  This marked the first live television coverage of a sports event in world history. Four different areas were telecast using three cameras.  In total, 72 hours of live transmission went over the airwaves to special viewing booths, called "Public Television Offices" in Berlin and Potsdam.

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1936%20German%20Olympics%20TV%20Program.htm


Monday, July 30, 2012

Group 7 Olympics Research-Week 1

Our question is 'How has the Olympics changed over time and when was it first televised?'
The keywords and questions we are going to research this week are;
-ancient Olympics.
-modern Olympics.
-Olympics change.
-When was the first time the Olympics been on t.v.
-When did the modern olympics start?