The breakthrough is often credited to Scottish inventor John Logie Baird—but the real history is far more complicated and collaborative.

Fred Smith, bassist for the influential band Television, has died at age 77.

While today’s television’s landscape is arguably as diverse as its audience, that hasn’t always been the case. From its beginnings in the late 1940s, American television was a nearly all-white medium.

The television continues to evolve, the NBA’s new media rights agreement is indicative of the future direction of the medium. Last month, the NBA added NBC/Peacock and Amazon Prime Video as media ...

“His sense of humor, much like his musical voice, was dry, subtle, to the point, hilarious and always left you wanting more.” ...