One of the first CATV systems was established in 1950 by Robert J. Tarlton in Lansford, … See more

Despite legal complications, cable continued its slow growth. Cable had about 2 percent of U.S. household penetration in the early 1960s and had grown to about 8 percent in 1… See more

In 1983, HBO's The Terry Fox Story was the first made-for-cable film, while Showtime ran original episodes of The Paper Chase, a critically acclaimed drama that had be… See more

After years without government regulation, cable rates had increased swiftly in some areas, prompting Congress to approve the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competitio… See more

The new cable systems of the 1980s had offered thirty-five or more channels, and operators were experimenting with fiber-optic technology. By 1995, the cable industry wa… See more

Baldwin, Thomas F., and McVoy, D. Stevens. (1988). Cable Communication, 2nd edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. Denisoff, R. Serge. (1988). Inside MTV. New … See more