Home›Categories›MilestonesCategoriesMilestonesCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextFilm and Media Atlas. "Milestones." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://media.interactiveatlas.org/categories/milestones.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextFilm and Media Atlas. (n.d.). Milestones. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://media.interactiveatlas.org/categories/milestonesCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{filmandmediaatlas-milestones, author = {Film and Media Atlas}, title = {Milestones}, year = {2026}, url = {https://media.interactiveatlas.org/categories/milestones}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe turning points of media history: the first photograph, the first screening, the first broadcasts, the launches that began the cable and streaming eras.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsContainsBBC Television Service Launch, Milestones Well-attested Comics Code Authority Adoption, Milestones Well-attested Fairness Doctrine Repeal, Milestones Well-attested First Paid Public Film Screening, Milestones Well-attested First Public Television Demonstration, Milestones Well-attested First Televised Olympic Games, Milestones Well-attested First Televised Presidential Debate, Milestones Well-attested First Television Broadcast, Milestones Well-attested First Transatlantic Radio Signal, Milestones Well-attested Founding of the New York Sun, Milestones Well-attested Founding of Time Magazine, Milestones Well-attested Source WikipediaHays Code Adoption, Milestones Well-attested Introduction of Color Television Broadcasting, Milestones Well-attested KDKA Election Night Broadcast, Milestones Well-attested Launch of CNN, Milestones Well-attested Launch of ESPN, Milestones Well-attested Launch of HBO, Milestones Well-attested Launch of MTV, Milestones Well-attested Launch of SixDegrees.com, Milestones Well-attested Source WikipediaLaunch of YouTube, Milestones Well-attested Moon Landing Broadcast, Milestones Well-attested Netflix Streaming Launch, Milestones Well-attested Origins of Podcasting Technology, Milestones Well-attested Publication of Action Comics #1, Milestones Well-attested Source WikipediaRadio Act of 1927, Milestones Well-attested Release of the Magnavox Odyssey, Milestones Well-attested Source WikipediaTelstar Transatlantic Broadcast, Milestones Well-attested The First Color Photograph, Milestones Well-attested The First Photograph, Milestones Well-attested Watergate Reporting, Milestones Well-attested World Wide Web Enters the Public Domain, Milestones Well-attested SourcesA Social History of the MediaAsa Briggs and Peter Burke, Polity Press, 2009WikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Release of the Magnavox OdysseyView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Publication of Action Comics #1View the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Founding of Time MagazineView the SourceWikipediaWikimedia FoundationContains: Launch of SixDegrees.comView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year