The concept of a pay TV service goes back to the 1950s.
Originally such a service was supposed to be commercial-free, but unfortunately it didn't turn out that way as many of the proposed rules have already been broken.
See this newspaper article from 1969: "Pay TV Stirs Theater Fight"
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The concept of a pay TV service goes back to the 1950s.
ReplyDeleteOriginally such a service was supposed to be commercial-free, but unfortunately it didn't turn out that way as many of the proposed rules have already been broken.
See this newspaper article from 1969: "Pay TV Stirs Theater Fight"
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19690610&id=3AMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KygEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6136,6647625
Ottawa bus station, 1987:
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Airports had those, too. Remember them very well.
ReplyDeleteStreet bums loved those things & they could fall asleep there too.
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