Timeline of Music Videos

1894 – First Example of Illustrated Song

1926 – Arrival of the Talkies

1930 - Screen songs introduced (bouncing ball) – Musical films

1940 – Arrival of Promotional Clips

1956 – Rise of Television

1964 – The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night

1965 – The Beatles use Promotional Films

1881 MTV Begins

1983 – Michael Jackson Thriller –Most Successful and Influential Video of All Time

1985 – Launch of VH1 – Older more sophisticated viewers

1988 – Growth of Hip-Hop – MTV with Yo MTV Raps

1995 – Launch of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson – Scream – Costs $7m

2005 – YouTube Begins