On this day, in 1967: First satellite television program. "Our World" was the first live, international, satellite television production. Creative artists, including opera singer Maria Callas, The Beatles and painter Pablo Picasso, representing nineteen different nations were invited to perform or appear in separate segments featuring their respective countries. The two-and-half-hour event had an estimated audience of about 400 million people around the globe. The project was conceived by BBC producer Aubrey Singer. It was transferred to the European Broadcasting Union, but the master control room for the broadcast was still at the BBC in London.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:45:15 +0000
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