Big Media's anti-pay-TV campaign from 1967

[James Fee]

http://stayfree.typepad.com/stayfree/2005/02/1960s_psas_urge.html

"Gee, who would have thought that some of the same suits who are now trying to dictate what you can watch and record on television once urged Americans to "Keep TV Free"? Well, here's a PSA from the late 1960s Hollywood that does just that. In 1967, when one of the first pay TV services was preparing to launch in California, Hollywood and the networks helped defeat the service because they didn't want the competition. Theater owners organized a KEEP TV FREE campaign, with PSAs like this one running in movie houses before feature films."



A complete riot! I love these old 60's ads and this one actually makes you think about the state of today's media. Good news too, there is a BitTorrent version so you don't have to fight too hard to download it. 8)

[James Fee]

http://stayfree.typepad.com/stayfree/2005/02/1960s_psas_urge.html

"Gee, who would have thought that some of the same suits who are now trying to dictate what you can watch and record on television once urged Americans to "Keep TV Free"? Well, here's a PSA from the late 1960s Hollywood that does just that. In 1967, when one of the first pay TV services was preparing to launch in California, Hollywood and the networks helped defeat the service because they didn't want the competition. Theater owners organized a KEEP TV FREE campaign, with PSAs like this one running in movie houses before feature films."



A complete riot! I love these old 60's ads and this one actually makes you think about the state of today's media. Good news too, there is a BitTorrent version so you don't have to fight too hard to download it. 8)