What television unit was launched in December 1977 and played shows like Video Concert Hall?
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Video Concert Hall Video Concert Hall (VCH) was an American television network launched on November 1, 1979, on the USA Network and on Showtime, featuring an unhosted rotation of music videos. Often credited as being the precursor to MTV, "Video Concert Hall" was reportedly the most popular programming on QUBE, a cable television unit of Warner Communications. VCH, as it was often called, was created by radio and cable television executive Lloyd G. Crowe (Jerry Crowe) and Charles W. Henderson, a journalist who would later work for TriStar Pictures. "Video Concert Hall" was produced by Henderson-Crowe Productions and the company Video Concert Hall, Ltd. at studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Crowe and Henderson served as executive producers of "Video Concert Hall", as well as other top-rated syndicated musical variety TV specials.
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QUBE QUBE was an experimental two-way, multi-programmed cable television system that played a significant role in the history of American interactive television. It was launched in Columbus, Ohio, on December 1, 1977. Highly publicized as a revolutionary advancement, the QUBE experiment introduced viewers to several concepts that became central to the future development of TV technology: pay-per-view programs, special-interest cable television networks, and interactive services.
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Videosphere Videosphere was a JVC CRT television that was shaped in the form of a space helmet. It was first introduced in 1970 and was sold up until the early-1980s. It was popular for its modern design; the alarm clock base was an option, most units have a plain base.
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Elvis in Concert (album) Elvis in Concert is the soundtrack album released by RCA Records in October 1977 in conjunction with the television special of the same name which featured some of the final performances of American singer and musician Elvis Presley. Videotaped and recorded in June 1977, both the special and album were broadcast and released on October 3, (the single "My Way"/"America the Beautiful" was released the same day) six weeks after Presley's death. The album peaked at No. 5 on the "Billboard" chart in late 1977. It was certified Gold and Platinum on October 14 and 3x Platinum on August 1, 2002, by the RIAA.
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The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait is a Christmas TV special featuring The Carpenters that aired on ABC on December 19, 1978. It was the second Christmas TV special that the pop duo made and was filmed in October 1978.
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Soundstage (TV series) Soundstage was an American live concert television series produced by WTTW Chicago and HD Ready. The original series aired for 13 seasons between 1974 and 1985; a new series of seasons began in 2003, with the latest (Season 10) starting in January 2017, each presented in high definition with surround sound. Some performances have been made available on DVD. The performances are taped on stage at the WTTW television studio in Chicago, as well as large venues throughout the United States.
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The First Live Concert The First Live Concert is a live music video by South Korean entertainer Harisu. The video is a recording of Harisu's first concert, and mostly highlights songs from her debut album, "Temptation", though she also covers songs by the likes of Robert Palmer and Eurythmics. The video was released on VHS and VCD formats on July 29, 2002.
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Your Home Your Home was an early Australian television show which aired on Sydney station ATN-7 from 3 December 1956 to circa 3 September 1964. It was one of the first series produced by the station.
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VEU VEU (Video Entertainment Unlimited) was an American subscription television channel owned by Golden West Broadcasting. The channel was similar to ONTV, another scrambled UHF service, and was carried by many stations including KAUT-TV in Oklahoma City, WVEU in Atlanta and KNBN in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The service began in 1980 and featured movies, sports and special events. The channel was discontinued in 1984.
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Video Hits (Canadian TV series) Video Hits was a Canadian music video program broadcast nationally on CBC Television from 1984–93. Created by producer Sandra Faire, "Video Hits" aired weekdays at 5 PM and featured promotional music videos of the day's top hit songs from Canadian and international artists, along with artist interviews. Though the show continued for four more years following her departure, original host Samantha Taylor is perhaps the show's best remembered personality.
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Solid Gold (TV series) Solid Gold is an American syndicated music television series which debuted on September 13, 1980. Like many other shows of its genre, such as "American Bandstand," "Solid Gold" featured musical performances and various other elements such as music videos. What set "Solid Gold" apart was a group of dancers in revealing costumes who at various points in the program performed various (and sometimes borderline risqué) dances to the top ten hits of the week. Many other specials aired in which the dancers would dance to older pop hits as well. Reviews of the show were not always positive, with "The New York Times" referring to it as "the pop music show that is its own parody...[enacting] mini-dramas...of covetousness, lust and aerobic toning—routines that typically have a minimal connection with the songs that back them up."
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It'll Be Alright on the Night It'll Be Alright on the Night is a British television bloopers show screened on ITV and produced by ITV Studios. It was one of the first shows created with the specific purpose of showing behind the scenes bloopers from film and TV and has been running since 18 September 1977.
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MTV's The 70s House MTV's The 70s House is an American reality television show created by Aaron Matthew Lee. The show premiered on MTV on July 5 and ended September 6, 2005. The show featured twelve contestants (six male, six female) who thought they were participating in a "The Real World"-type reality show, but instead were thrust into a 24/7 simulation of the 1970s. They were required to part with all modern technology including cell phones, laptops, and MP3 players, as well as all modern clothing and lingo, only to adopt their cultural equivalents of the 1970s. It was billed as a competition to see who can "be the most 70s."
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MAD TV (Greece) MAD TV (also known as MAD) is a television network in Greece that broadcasts music related programming including video clips, music news and interviews as well as concert footage. It was the first music station in Greece, launched on June 6, 1996 and is run by Andreas Kouris.
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Music 24 Music 24 is an Israeli popular music channel which was launched on July 20, 2003 and broadcasts music videos by Israeli musicians. Apart from music videos, the channel has different music-related shows, including interviews with musicians, live performances, music-oriented talk shows and programs which are dedicated to a specific genre of music.
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Newsbeat (Irish TV series) Newsbeat was a Telefís Éireann television current and regional affairs programme presented by Frank Hall and broadcast in Ireland live on weekday evenings from 1964 until 1971.
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House Party (Australian TV series) House Party was an Australian television series which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7. The series debuted 22 October 1959 and ended circa 4 August 1960. It was a daytime variety series. The weekly series aired live.
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MTV Hits (UK &amp; Ireland) MTV Hits is a 24-hour non-stop pop music video channel from Viacom International Media Networks Europe launched on 1 May 2001. Available in the United Kingdom and Ireland on subscription satellite and digital television services.
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Livetime Livetime is a live album from 1978 by musical group Hall & Oates.
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Disco (TV series) Disco was a pop music program that aired in Germany on the ZDF network from 1971 to 1982. It generally aired on the first Saturday of each month at 7:30PM, each show running 45 minutes. 133 shows were produced. The show was hosted by German actor and comedian Ilja Richter. Its lesser known predecessor on ZDF, "4-3-2-1 Hot & Sweet" was aired between 1966 and 1970, presenters included Ilja Richter and Suzanne Doucet. "Disco" generally served a younger pop-oriented audience compared to ZDF's own "Hitparade" show, and until 1972, its main competitor was "Beat-Club" (originally patterned after the pure live-act show "Ready Steady Go!" in the UK, from the late-1960s turning more and more into psychedelic music videos made especially for the invited acts), followed by "Musikladen", both on ARD.
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1977 in British radio This is a list of events in British radio during 1977.
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Component television Component television is a form factor in which a television set is sold as a system of separate components, similar to audio components. For example, a component television system is a monitor, tuner and speakers sold separately and which can be integrated into a single system. The component television form factor began in 1980 (but became notable in 1982) with Sony's ProFeel television line and became a design fad with many manufacturers until the late 1980s.