Some significant dates
Aug. 1950 – First international television relay : Calais-Dover-London
July 1952 – First Franco-British exchange : Paris-Lille-Casel (standards conversion) – Dover-London
July 1953 – Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (first multilateral television relay)
June 1954 – First Eurovision transmissions, known as the “Lille Experiment”, the experiment being directed from a special control centre set up at Lille, France
Jan. 1956 – First Olympic Games on Eurovision; the Winter Games from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
June 1957 – State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Paris
Dec. 1957 – “Pictures in the Sky”, the first European Roundabout (“multi-origin”) programme
June 1958 – World Football Championships, from Sweden
Oct. 1958 – First service-trials of the Daily News Exchange Scheme
Nov. 1958 – Papal coronation ceremonies from the Vatican
Jan. 1959 – International Ski Championships from Kitzbühel, Austria
May 1959 – Second service-trials of the Daily News Exchange Scheme
Sept. 1959 – Visit of President Eisenhower to Europe
Mar. 1960 – Visit of Mr. Kruschev to France
May 1960 – Marriage of Princess Margaret, from London. “Summit” Conference, from Paris
July 1960 – Olympic Games, from Italy
Dec. 1960 – Marriage of King Baudouin of the Belgians
Feb. 1961 – Total eclipse of the Sun, from France, Italy and Yugoslavia
July 1961 – Kennedy-Kruschev meeting in Vienna
Jan. 1962 – Inauguration of Stage I of the Eurovision Permanent Network Scheme. Start of regular Daily News Exchanges
July 1962 – First live transatlantic television relays, by the satellite Telstar (in both directions)
Number of coordinated transmissions
Number of coordinated transmissions | |
1954 | 55 |
1955 | 91 |
1956 | 250 |
1957 | 190 |
1958 | 213 |
1959 | 364 |
1960 | 513 |
1961 | 653 |