3 Questions
What was ABC's first international activity?
Broadcasting the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953
What caused NBC to land in Latin America?
Technical problems and flight delays
In what year did ABC invest in broadcasting properties in Beirut?
1966
Study Notes
- ABC's first international activity was broadcasting the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
- CBS and NBC were unable to cover the coronation live due to technical problems and flight delays, and NBC's plane landed in Latin America, leading ABC to learn of subsidiaries in that region.
- In the early 1950s, ABC invested in the Latin American market, acquiring a 51% interest in a network covering Central America.
- ABC also invested in broadcasting properties in Beirut in the mid-1960s.
Test your knowledge of ABC's early international broadcasting activities, including their coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and investments in Latin American and Middle Eastern broadcasting properties.
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