Importance of Television

Television is one of the media most important that has ever existed and this is so because thanks to its gratuity as well as its easy access allows millions of people around the world to access it immediately and easily. Television is in many cases criticized for being considered to have replaced people's interest in other forms of communication that they may require more time, that they may seem duller or slower, etc. However, television still remains today (with the great development of the internet) as a globally accessible and whose importance lies in the fact that it allows news, entertains and uses languages ​​accessible to thousands of people in all parts.

Television is a means of communication that was created through beginning of the 20th century but which only became massive in the middle of the century, when American families and Europeans were able to access the first cheap and domestic devices that transmitted television channels. television. In itself, it is a means of communication that has not changed much except for some technological details and today it is still necessary have a television or some visual support to be able to enjoy the different channels that are available in each region. Beyond the investment that this may require, television is a free medium (except for cable channels).

The importance of television goes through many different aspects, although today it is perhaps one of the most criticized media. Firstly, television can be accessible to many more people than other media, and this is true not only in economic terms but also in cultural terms: to access a newspaper it was necessary to know read and write while to watch television no. In addition, television is handled with much more informal, accessible and visually attractive or dynamic languages, therefore whose arrival is much greater than other media such as the radio or the newspaper, certainly limited to a single type of medium. Finally, television was one of the first media that allowed viewers to enjoy programs and shows from other parts of the world, facilitating the knowledge between cultures and the increasingly varied availability of options: movies, series, news, sports programs, children's, cultural, gastronomy, etc.