Theater Television Network
| Type | Broadcast television network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
Launch date | 1951 |
| Dissolved | 1953 |
The Theater Television Network was an early American television network founded in 1951. The network was not a traditional 1950s television network: unlike the other TV networks that operated at that time, Theater Network programs were not broadcast into homes; instead, they aired at participating movie theaters.
The Theater Television Network, like many current theaters do for major events, broadcast mostly sporting events: NCAA basketball games, boxing matches, entertainment events. TTN however also broadcast public affairs programming.[1] The network broadcast Harry Truman's 1951 State of the Union address.[2]
References
- ↑ Lev, Peter (2006). The Fifties: Transforming the Screen, 1950-1959. University of California Press. pp. 130–131. ISBN 0-520-24966-6.
- ↑ Hilmes, Michele (1990). Hollywood and Broadcasting: from Radio to Cable. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press. pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-252-06846-7.
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