US Academy of Motion Picture Arts &
Sciences founded
NBC begins two radio networks
Warner Bros The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson
is first global 'talkie' using recorded sound on disks
Movietone offers sound newsreels
Studio City launched in LA
RCA announces stake in Film Booking Office,
controlled by Joseph P Kennedy
Hugenberg's Scherl group gains control
of UFA, places Ludwig Kitzsch as chief executive
US Radio Act declares public ownership
of the airwaves and establishes federal Radio Commission
JVC formed in Japan
Remington Rand formed
Indian Cinematograph Committee established
UK Films Act provides quota protection
for local production
Paramount renamed Paramount Famous Lasky
Corporation
Piccadilly/Gainsborough absorbed by Gaumont-British
Pathe studios sold to Eastman Kodak, cinema
and distribution arm remains independent
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