1970
first
ATM
MGM
bought by Kirk Kerkorian
EMI
and MGM combine Elstree studios
US
Writers Guild abandons 1954 requirement that members not be Communists
Hammer
goes into receivership
1971
Indian
feature film production grows to 432 per annum, making the Indian
film industry to largest in the world
Viacom
formed when FCC rules force CBS to spin off some of its cable TV
and program-syndication operations
200
Motels by Frank Zappa is first feature film shot entirely on color
videotape and transferred to film
French
government privatises L'Union Générale de Cinématographie
(UGC)
1972
email
invented by BBN's Ray Tomlinson
Time's
HBO starts first cable pay-TV service in US
first
electronic video game for TV as an add-on, "Pong"
HBO
begins on cable tv
Danish
Film Institute established
1973
Dolan
establishes Cablevision
Hasegawa
& Tappert propose use of optical fibre
US
record sales reach $2 billion
Dagens
Nyheter buys Svensk Filmindustri
1974
first
products with barcodes
Philips
markets first domestic video cassette recorder
paper
by Vint Cerf introduces term "internet"
Berlusconi
media group founded
Lenfest
Communications formed
US Screen Actors Guild drops requirement that members sign oath
that they are Communist Party members
1975
Microsoft
founded
first
handheld mobile phone
Sony
introduces Betamax, first videocassette recorder for home use
first major ISP - CompuServe
Creative
Management Associates acquired by International Famous Agency, which
becomes International Creative Management (ICM)
Creative
Artists Agency (CAA) founded by Michael Ovitz and partners
1976
Murdoch
buys The Times, The Sunday Times and the New York Post
EMI
buys British Lion Films
first
Apple computer
Ted
Turner delivers programming across US by satellite
cable
television in 15% of US homes
Philipsen
cinema chain acquired by Danish publisher Lademann
1977
Beaverbrook
Newspapers sold to Trafalgar House
George
Lucas' Star Wars introduces movie based product mass marketing
1978
EMI
merges distribution arm with Columbia-Warner
1979
EMI
merges with Thorn
first
multiplex cinema
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