Question

2. Olympic games televised for the first time
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Answer 1

The 1948 Olympics was a triumph for the BBC OB Department. Action scenes were much clearer with the use of advanced Emitron cameras. Although there were only about 100,000 televisions in the country - mostly in London - it showed the potential of television to bring sporting events to large audiences. When the Olympics returned to London in 2012, the BBC covered all the events and 51.9 million people - 90% of the population – tuned in.