Television - Timeline

John Logie Baird began experimenting with a television service

1939-46, closedown because of the second world war

1952 before the signal could be recieved by 81 per cent of population

The number of television license payers had risen to four and a half million

BBC introduced second channel with colour and higher resolution picture

Colour transmissions began in 1967 but switchover to the new 625 lines of UHF from original 405 lines of VHF took twenty yeras

Chanel 4 went on air with a new remit

Independent television

Freeview was set up

UKTV changed to Dave

BBC iPlayer was launched being a catch up and on demand service

Netflix and LoveFilm began streaming services