With the Development of Digital Technologies the Future of Television Lies with Satellite or Cable Broadcasting. the Era of Terrestrial Broadcasting Is Now Over.

With the development of digital technologies the future of television lies with Satellite or Cable Broadcasting. The era of Terrestrial Broadcasting is now over.

In my life, I have only witnessed first hand, the effects of media and its development since about 1995, as this is the earliest I can remember. However, my huge interest in the subject has lead me to broaden my knowledge over the way media had developed in the 1980’s and even earlier. I believe that what I have witnesses is in fact the most important time period in the media development timeline so far.

The 1980’s is where the first seeds of the media becoming something that would eventually grow into what it is today, began to grow. New ways to impress the audience were being developed and used, for example simple camera and post production techniques, such as picture in picture, and time lapse became commonplace later on as they were having a great impact upon the way the audience viewed the media. To take one example further, Time lapse was being used