The History of Television
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The History of Cable Television in the Nineties
The earliest use of cables to send actual television signals was in the 19 forties. Cable penetration reached 50 % of the united states in 19 88. With the rise of cable networks, many of them also broadcast to local cable companies via satellite. Analogue h d was eventually abandoned in favor of a digital signal. Digital signal could be compressed, which saved bandwith the first public h d broadcast was in 19 98.
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