Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies, 8th edition

1925 – 1931 Reginald Berkeley’s The White Chateau, 11 November. 1927 Royal Charter establishes the non-commer- cial British Broa ...

1932 – 1949 1939–45 Second World War. 1939 US: William C. Huebner introduces photo- setting of type. • (^) Premiere of Gone with ...

1950 – 1969 • (^) The American Telephone & Telegraph Company makes the fi rst transatlantic satellite transmission on 11 Jul ...

1972 – 1988 Murdoch acquires the British newspapers, Th e Times and Sunday Times, having been exempted from a monopolies enquiry ...

1989 – 2002 London, the BBC begins first experiments in DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting). 1994 BBC converts generalist service, ...

2003 – 2004 • (^) During 2003, 42 journalists were killed world- wide, 766 arrested, 1,460 physically attacked or threatened and ...

2005 building; press comments link the action with the New Labour government’s anti-terrorism bill passing through Parliament. • ...

2010 • (^) Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi again becomes Italy’s Prime Minister. • (^) Th e BBC launches a new Arabic TV channel ( ...

2011 of the media. Rupert Murdoch, his son James, chairman of News International, and the orga- nization’s chief executive (unti ...