1884 – George Eastman invents flexible photographic film. 1887 – Thomas Edison invents the motion picture camera. 1891 – Edison’s kineograph is used to shoot 15 second motion pictures. 1895 – First public demonstration of a motion picture. 1907 – A cathode ray tube is used to produce TV images. 1923 – The iconoscope is patented. 1927 – Talking films are started. 1936 – The first TV broadcast is available. 1945 – Less than 7,000 TV sets are built. 1947 – “Meet the Press," the oldest series in history, premieres on NBC. 1948 – During this year, television sales rise 515%. 1949 – The number of television stations grow to 98. 1951 – Color TV arrives in the U.S.A. 1993 – Over 98% of American homes own at least one TV.