Why is World Television Day celebrated? Know about history & importance of World TV Day

World Television Day is marked on November 21 annually to celebrate invention and development of 'idiot box' that has carved a significant position in people's everyday life. Television, more than a tool, is a philosophy that represents a symbol for communication and globalisation, United Nations says. Television is an interactive link between emerging and tritional forms of brocast that creates a great opportunity to raise awareness about important issues facing our communities and our planet. It is also considered to be a major tool for information, channeling, and influencing public opinion, as per UN.

"This was done in recognition of increasing impact television has on process of decision-making. Television was thus acknowledged as a major tool in informing, channelling and affecting public opinion. Its impact and presence and its influence on world politics could not be denied," UN said in a statement on its website.

Why is World Television Day celebrated?

UN observes World Television Day on November 21 ever since first World Television Forum was held on same day in 1996. On 21 and 22 November 1996, organisation convened a conference of all leing media figures who met under auspices of United Nations to discuss growing significance of television in today's changing world and to consider how y might enhance ir mutual cooperation. "That is why General Assembly decided to proclaim 21 November as World Television Day," UN stated.

Television continues to be single largest source of video consumption in contemporary world. "Though screen sizes have changed, and people create, post, stream, and consume content on different platforms, number of households with television sets around world continues to rise," UN said in a statement on its website.  day also underlines always expanding communication system that has become one of stages on global platforms to transfer, discuss, introduce or direct information.

Who invented Television?

According to Britannica, In 1906, American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth II developed first all-electronic television set. By 1922 he h word out basic outlines of a TV set. Later in 1924, a Scottish engineer, John Logie Baird invented a box that was able to transmit pictures of an object in motion. televised object outlined in 1924, showed recognisable human faces after it was furr developed in 1925. Baird demonstrated his invention in 1926 at Royal Institution, London following which, he was awarded facilities by German post office to develop service in 1929. 

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