We have the BBC to thank for many tech advances from the last two centuries, but can the world-famous public service sustain its R&D activities?



The BBC is responsible for a myriad of innovations ranging from FM stereo radio and teletext to interactive television services that are accessible via the red button.



The British Broadcasting Corporation has been a front runner of communications development since its creation in the early 1920s. The captains of the radio industry, led by Marconi, Radio Communication Company, Metropolitan-Vickers, General Electric, Western Electric and British Thomson-Houston, met at the London-based headquarters of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) to discuss how to market radio sets to the general public.



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