Open AccessAn Unknown, but Key Player in the Television Market
Author(s) -
Isabelle Gaillard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2213-0969
DOI - 10.18146/2213-0969.2013.jethc046
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , key (lock) , advertising , set (abstract data type) , object (grammar) , process (computing) , computer science , telecommunications , business , computer security , artificial intelligence , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , programming language , operating system
This article offers insights into how black and white TV sets were soldin France from 1948 to the mid 80s. During this period, the black and whitetelevision set shifted from being an expensive and breakable technicalobject to a commonplace, mass consumer durable good. The article illustratesthis process.