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One night, Kanal handed Dumont a cassette tape. It had two songs on it, and he told him to write his guitar parts so they could demo them the next day in the garage, which had been turned...
Jun 24, 2023 · In 1942, Dr. DuMont decided to venture into the world of TV broadcasting by creating the DuMont network. To give his network a chance against the giants of CBS and NBC, DuMont partnered with Paramount, who purchased a 40% share in the company and helped generate capital for the fledgling network.
The forgotten fourth network lives on. Although DuMont pre-dated videotape many programs were saved on kinescope films. The television show archives were stored in a warehouse until the 1970s when the stored kinescopes were loaded into three trucks and dumped into Upper New York Bay.
Aug 5, 2016 · Engineer Allen B. DuMont (1901-1965) was one of the true pioneers of television technology in the 1930s, and the sets manufactured by his company, DuMont Laboratories, in Passaic, New Jersey,...
The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont Television, simply DuMont / Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont[a] / ˈduːmɒnt /) was one of America's pioneer commercial television networks, rivaling NBC and CBS for the distinction of being first overall in the United States.
Oct 3, 2022 · Early television set manufacturers like DuMont Laboratories had a challenge, however: There was a lack of regularly scheduled programming and local channels were few and far between.
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Jul 15, 2024 · Despite several innovations in broadcasting and the creation of one of television's biggest stars of the 1950s, the network never found itself on solid financial ground. Forced to expand on UHF channels during an era when UHF was not profitable, DuMont ceased broadcasting in 1956."