♦ Kodak won nine awards for digital innovations across four prominent business competitions including the InterTech Awards, the Buyer's Lab Outstanding Innovation Awards, the PRINTING United Product of the Year and the European Digital Press Association Awards. By June 1939, regularly scheduled 441-line electronic television broadcasts were available in New York City and Los Angeles, and by November on General Electric's station in Schenectady. Zenith began outsourcing all of its manufacturing, with most of the products built by LG itself. KODAK's portfolio of TRACELESS Brand Protection products expanded to include Thermal Transfer Ribbon with KODAK TRACELESS Anywhere System. The company introduced two new KODACOLOR VR-G 35 Films and re-entered the 35 mm camera market with two new Kodak VR 35 Cameras. Miller, James P., 'HDTV Panel Picks Zenith Signal System, ' Wall Street Journal, February 17, 1994, p. B6. Company that unveiled the first black-and-white tv in 1939 map. ♦ Kodak negotiated new contracts for motion picture film with four key studios: NBC-Universal, Paramount, Disney and Warner Brothers. Pearlman was able to ward off this attempt for his ouster by wooing a foreign investor. NAIC: 421620 Electrical Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Wholesalers; 421690 Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Wholesalers. Pay attention to the man on the television screen! ♦ Kodak introduced KODALITH Film and Plates, which replaced the collodion wet plates used in the graphic arts industry.
Early in 1995, Pearlman retired as CEO, naming Moschner to the position. ♦ The company introduced the KODAK 8500 Digital Photo Printer, a photo-quality, thermal desktop printer. Company that unveiled the first black-and-white tv in 1939 history. During the 1939 World's Fair David Sarnoff, president of RCA, unveiled the first commercial publicly accessible television broadcast. ♦ Kodak announced the commercial availability of new KODAK SWORD MAX Thermal Plates in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. ♦ On September 3, Kodak emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization as a technology company focused on imaging for business.
The first British show to be made in color was the drama series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956-57), which was initially made in black and white but later shot in color for sale to the NBC network in the United States. ♦ A wide-format version of the KODAK FLEXCEL NX System, used to produce plates for flexible packaging products, was introduced. 1928 - Motion pictures in color became a reality for amateur cinematographers with the introduction of 16 mm KODACOLOR Film.
By 1941 Zenith had risen to second place in a $600 million industry, behind only RCA. ♦ Kodak relocated its Europe, Africa and Middle East Region headquarters and commercial demo center to a state-of-the-art building in Eysins (near Lausanne), Switzerland. The Germans employed a 441-line system on the air in 1936, broadcasting from Television Station Paul Nipkow, and during World War II brought it to France, where they broadcast from the Eiffel Tower. Connie Holland works in the Office of Curatorial Affairs as a project assistant. 1920 - Tennessee Eastman Company was organized to manufacture wood alcohol for film base. In a settlement, a judge ordered NBC to pay for new broadcasting equipment for the public station. Kodak acquired Sterling Drug Inc., providing the infrastructure and marketing ability Kodak needed to participate in markets for ethical/prescription and over-the-counter drugs. ♦ KODACHROME Color Film was retired, concluding its 74-year run as a photography icon. Harry Truman becomes the first president to make a television address from the White House on October 5th. 1948 - Kodak announced a 35 mm tri-acetate safety base film for the motion picture industry to replace the flammable cellulose nitrate base - and received an Oscar® for it two years later. ♦ The KODAK KAR 4000 Information System provided advanced capabilities for computer-assisted storage and retrieval of microfilm images. By the late 1930s, Zenith was exporting to 96 countries and was a pioneer in television and FM broadcasting. In 1988 Zenith reported a modest $12 million profit, ending a four-year streak of losses.
♦ The KODAK EASYSHARE S730 Digital Picture Frame, featuring a rechargeable battery that lets you unplug the frame and pass it around for easy viewing – was introduced. By 1978, Zenith had sold most of its Movado watch assets and laid off 25 percent of its American workforce, having established plants in Mexico and Taiwan. By 1938, Distillation Products, Incorporated was manufacturing vitamin concentrates and, in 1948, Kodak bought General Mills' interest in the company. The network later used this design on its TV station. Predictably, in 1954, the Max Factor company unveiled a make-up range suitable for black and white and colour televison as well.
Kartus, Lisa, 'The Strange Folks Picking on Zenith, ' Fortune, December 19, 1988, pp. ♦ The company launched a stream of new software products and Photo CD formats for commercial use, in addition to a portable Photo CD player. Zenith manufactured radar, communications equipment, and high-sensitivity frequency meters. In 1942 there were 5, 000 sets in operation, but production of new TVs as well as radios was suspended in March 1942 (Dunlap). The service ended in February 1933. The parent company required that any new business tap at least two of three Zenith capabilities: technology, manufacturing, and distribution.
♦ Eastman created a benefit, accident, and pension fund for employees. ♦ The 100th KODAK FLEXCEL NX Digital Flexographic System – an innovative platemaking solution for the printing of flexible packaging materials – was installed. ♦ A new generation of color motion picture film – KODAK VISION3 Film – was introduced, improving exposure in brightest highlights and darkest shadows. Notably 3/4 of them are in eastern network cities, and half of them are around New York City. In the U. S., the Federal Communications Commission in 1941 allowed stations to broadcast advertisements, but insisted on public service programming commitments as a requirement for a license. Compare, for example, the bold colours in the first series of Star Trek, which started broadcasting in 1966, with the muted pastels of Star Trek: The Next Generation which began in 1984. Televisions were still mostly found in cities simply because the television stations were only found in cities (especially New York. ) In addition to complete computer systems, Zenith began to sell video terminals compatible with virtually all personal computers on the market. Starting before CBS color even got on the air, the U. television industry, represented by the National Television System Committee, worked in 1950-1953 to develop a color system that was compatible with existing black and white sets and would pass FCC quality standards, with RCA developing the hardware elements. Jenkins employed a rotating mirror drum rather than a Nipkow disc, in his receivers (drum receivers had also been used by Baird as well. Second, RCA manufactured and sold color televisions. ♦ Motorola announced the MOTOZINE ZN5, a camera phone featuring KODAK Imaging Technology for convenient, high quality picture-taking.
Mid-Century Move into Television. NBC is a major force in network television. The new president and CEO was Australia native Ian G. Woods, a senior LG executive who had served previously as CFO of Australia-based Matrix Telecommunications Limited.