Television Under The Swastika - The History Of Nazi Television (1999)
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:"Recently uncovered footage long buried in East German archives confirms that televisions first revolution occurred under the Third Reich. From 1935 to 1944 Berlin studios churned out the worlds first regular TV programming replete with the evening news street interviews sports coverage racial programs and interviews with Nazi officials" Contrary to popular belief, it wasn`t the English or the American media that first created the concept of television `programming` as we know it today (what an appropriate term in retrospect) the dubious honour in fact belongs to the Nazi Party who in March 1935, began its national television service. This was the first non-experimental public television service and it in fact took England another twenty one months to begin its service, which began on November 11th 1936. Given the fact that America television is now the fountain head of programming for the planet in terms of supply and the ideological inspiration for the form and content of television programming, it is perhaps surprising to hear it took the Americans another two years before they began broadcasting on a daily commercial basis in 1939. When one watches "Television Under The Swastika", one is immediately struck by the familiarity of the content in terms of our current western reality tunnel. The mind-numbing schedule of sports, human interest stories, cooking programs, political broadcasts and `enter(train)ment` is uncomfortably recognisable to those who still choose the ... Video Rating: 5 / 5 Jeremy Lin speaks at 6:30. www.volvocars.com This is the Full Press conference featuring Jeremy Lin and his marketing deal with Volvo Cars.盟英豪-創格局-籃壇新銳林書豪-沃爾沃汽車全球首簽www.bloomberg.com Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks signed a two-year contract to promote Volvo Cars in China and the US Lin, a 23-year-old Harvard University graduate, sparked the phenomenon that became known as Linsanity after he took over as the Knicks' starting point guard last month. His play helped get the Knicks back into playoff contention while boosting the team's television ratings, ticket prices and shares. "He has become a global cultural phenomenon," John Maloney, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars of North America LLC, said at a news conference today in New York. Lin, the first Taiwanese-American to play in the National Basketball Association, will appear in his first television commercials for Volvo after the NBA season ends. He'll be used in promotional materials immediately, company officials said. "Growing up, I never had the super luxurious cars or watches or whatever it may be," said Lin, who added that he doesn't currently own a car while living in New York. "Being able to find a car company that has high quality but is also affordable and relatable was very important to me." Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. (GEELZ)'s Volvo is betting Lin's popularity will help the company double sales to 800000 vehicles by 2020 in China, the carmaker's fastest-growing market ...