4.3 Flashcards
tv early 20th century
developed in uk, france, germany, japan, soviet union, and us
tv mid-twentieth century
us dominate
1954 us 86% of world’s 37 mill. tv sets
tv late 20th century
diffused to europe, us decline to 1/4 of world’s tv sets
1970 half countries had little if any tv broadcasting (africa and asia)
tv early 21st century
near-universal access
2005 ownership rates climbed sharply
1995 internet
40 mill. internet users wordwide, 25 mill. in us, most countries dont have
1995-2000 us
internet usage increased rapidly in us but even more worldwide
us percentage share declined rapidly 62 -> 31%
2000-2011
internet usage continued to increase rapidly in us, even more worldwide
us share decline to 10% in 2011@