Manufacturers used holidays to promote early color

[Steve D.]

FYI: "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was first telecast in color on NBC on Dec. 20, 1953. Followed by a Christmas special "Season's Greetings" telecast in color on Dec. 22, 1953 also on NBC.
ON Dec. 24, 1953 NBC telecast a Christmas episode of "Dragnet" on 16mm color film. This just days after the FCC ok'd commercial compatible color broadcasts. Of course there were no consumer color receivers available to the public. These color broadcasts were viewed by RCA/NBC engineers & executives as well as other manufacturers on prototype color sets. It also offered good experience for the presentation by production personel & video engineers in staging live color programs.

-Steve D.

[truetone36]

Originally Posted by Steve D.

FYI: "Amahl and the Night Visitors" was first telecast in color on NBC on Dec. 20, 1953. Followed by a Christmas special "Season's Greetings" telecast in color on Dec. 22, 1953 also on NBC.
ON Dec. 24, 1953 NBC telecast a Christmas episode of "Dragnet" on 16mm color film. This just days after the FCC ok'd commercial compatible color broadcasts. Of course there were no consumer color receivers available to the public. These color broadcasts were viewed by RCA/NBC engineers & executives as well as other manufacturers on prototype color sets. It also offered good experience for the presentation by production personel & video engineers in staging live color programs.

-Steve D.

True. The first color set to be offered to the public would be by Admiral on Dec. 31, 1953.

[ggregg]

Originally Posted by truetone36

True. The first color set to be offered to the public would be by Admiral on Dec. 31, 1953.

Westinghouse, wasn't it, followed by the CT-100?

[Einar72]

Originally Posted by truetone36

True. The first color set to be offered to the public would be by Admiral on Dec. 31, 1953.

Might be in reference to this webpage:

http://www.tvhistory.tv/advertising3.htm

[Combwork]

I actually put a Twisted Sister cassette in a "Teddy Ruxpin" bear a colleague gave his kids for Christmas...

You've not heard Christmas until Bob Dylon's "Christmas In the Heart" plays loud and clear.