| Jan. 6, 1981: |
RCA Acquires Rights to 11 James Bond Films for its 'SelectaVision' VideoDisc Catalog |
| Jan. 7, 1981: |
Favorable Outlook for Video Consumer Products Keyed to Five Growth Areas, RCA Executive Says |
| Jan. 7, 1981: |
RCA Sees $175 Million Industry Sales for Projection TV in 1981 |
| Jan. 8, 1981: |
Largest Display of VideoDisc Players Marks RCA's Return to CES Show |
| Jan. 12, 1981: |
RCA Taps Many of Television's Greatest Programs for Use on its 'SelectaVision' VideoDisc System |
| Jan. 21, 1981: |
RCA Reports Record Sales and Earnings in 1980; Fourth Quarter Results Also Reach New High |
| Jan. 23, 1981: |
Montgomery Ward to Market RCA's 'CED' VideoDisc System |
| Jan. 24, 1981: |
Edgar Griffiths to be Replaced by Thorton Bradshaw as RCA Chairman and CEO |
| Jan. 26, 1981: |
RCA Video Discs Marketing Team Tours Distributors in 48 Cities |
| Feb. 6, 1981: |
David D. Tompkins Succeeds Tucker. P. Madawick as Industrial Design Head for RCA Video Products |
| Feb. 10, 1981: |
RCA Laboratories Names Paul W. Lyons Manager of VideoDisc Testing Center |
| Feb. 12, 1981: |
RCA Introduces 9-Inch ColorTrak Receiver and Compact Modular Design in VCR Portable |
| Feb. 12, 1981: |
RCA Names Jack Sauter Group Vice President |
| Feb. 13, 1981: |
James M. Alic Elected Vice President of RCA; George D. Prestwich Becomes President of RCA Service Company |
| Feb. 19, 1981: |
Two RCA Units Join to Develop Music Video Discs for 'SelectaVision' System |
| Feb. 25, 1981: |
RCA's Opening Video Disc Catalog of 100 Titles Offers Consumers A Variety of Quality Programs |
| Mar. 9, 1981: |
RCA's First Quarter Earnings Down Considerably from Prior Year |
| Mar. 16, 1981: |
RCA to Launch Its VideoDisc System with Approximately 500,000 Albums |
| Mar. 18, 1981: |
Future Releases for RCA's VideoDisc Catalog Include Three Films Nominated for Oscars |
| Apr. 16, 1981: |
RCA Reports Lower First Quarter Earnings |
| Apr. 30, 1981: |
RCA VideoDisc Introduction 'Most Successful' Product Launch in Industry History |
| May 12, 1981: |
RCA Adds 26 New Titles to its Strong-Selling VideoDisc Catalog |
| May 12, 1981: |
Four VCR's Introduced by RCA in New Line as Industry Heads for $1 Billion In Sales |
| May 27, 1981: |
RCA to Offer Video Disc of Mel Brooks' New Film 'The History of the World: Part 1' |
| Jun. 1, 1981: |
M*A*S*H Top Selling RCA Video Disc in Initial Telephone Survey of Disc Owners |
| Jun. 1, 1981: |
RCA to Offer Video Disc of 'Pippin' |
| Jun. 11, 1981: |
RCA Announces Major Expansion of Video Disc Production Facility |
| Jun. 18, 1981: |
Original Art for RCA Video Discs Exhibited at Society of Illustrators |
| Jun. 30, 1981: |
RCA Corporation and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Form Joint Venture to Market Home Entertainment Programs Internationally |
| Aug. 11, 1981: |
RCA Expands Video Disc Catalog with 25 New Titles Catering to a Wide Range of Home Video Collectors |
| Aug. 14, 1981: |
RCA Increases Advertising Expenditures by 61 Percent for Fall Video Cassette Recorder Campaign |
| Aug. 17, 1981: |
RCA Names James M. Alic Group Vice President |
| Aug. 26, 1981: |
Alan J. Blumenthal Named Advertising Director For RCA 'SelectaVision' VideoDiscs |
| Sep. 3, 1981: |
RCA Begins National VideoDiscs Display Contest Offering $50,000 in Prize Money |
| Sep. 10, 1981: |
RCA Launches its Biggest Advertising and Merchandising Campaign for Fall |
| Sep. 14, 1981: |
RCA Consolidates All Entertainment Activities Other than NBC into Single Group |
| Sep. 16, 1981: |
RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video Signs Distribution Agreement with Dagens Nyheters AB of Sweden |
| Sep. 23, 1981: |
Arnold J. Holland Named Director of Business Affairs for RCA 'SelectaVision' VideoDiscs |
| Sep. 24, 1981: |
RCA's First Discs-Only Advertising Campaign Will Use Radio Spots for Pre-Christmas Sales |
| Sep. 28, 1981: |
M*A*S*H Heads RCA Video Discs Hit Parade; Average Household Surveyed Owns 15 Albums |
| Sep. 29, 1981: |
RCA 'SelectaVision' and Columbia Pictures in Video Disc Deal for 25 Titles |
| Oct. 12, 1981: |
RCA Demonstrates Advanced VideoDisc Player at Vidcom |
| Oct. 12, 1981: |
RCA Video Disc Player Owners Buying More Discs than Anticipated |
| Nov. 5, 1981: |
RCA Reaches Major VideoDisc Milestone with Shipment of its Two Millionth Disc |
| Nov. 17, 1981: |
Peter Vadasdy Named President of RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video |
| Nov. 18, 1981: |
RCA VideoDiscs, RCA Records and MTV Set Precedent with Rock And Roll Jam Session Starring Bob Welch |
| Nov. 19, 1981: |
RCA Wins First 'Golden VideoDiscs' Ever Awarded by ITA; Six RCA Albums Cited for Reaching $1 Million Sales Level |
| Jan. 25, 1982: |
RCA 'SelectaVision' VideoDiscs And Monarch Entertainment To Develop Music Video Programming |
| Jan. 27, 1982: |
RCA Offers Eight New Video Disc Titles in Feb. |
| Jan. 28, 1982: |
'Airplane!' Leads RCA's VideoDisc Hit Parade |
| Feb. 9, 1982: |
Video Disc Households Owning Players Over Eight Months Now Have Average of Almost 23 Albums, RCA Survey Shows |
| Feb. 10, 1982: |
RCA Introduces New VideoDisc Player with Optional Retail Price of $349.95 |
| Feb. 25, 1982: |
RCA Will Expand Its Video Disc Catalog in Mar. with Eight Entertainment and Educational Albums |
| Mar. 3, 1982: |
RCA Demonstrates 'Next Generation' VideoDisc Player at ITA |
| Mar. 16, 1982: |
Video Disc Owners Buying an Average 30 Albums in First Year of Video Disc Ownership |
| Mar. 17, 1982: |
RCA and KVC Complete Home Video Production of Jane Fonda's 'Workout' Exercise Program |
| Mar. 23, 1982: |
RCA Honors Eubie Blake Whose Music is Featured on Stereo Video Disc of Broadway Musical, 'Eubie!' |
| Mar. 30, 1982: |
RCA and Warner Home Video in Video Disc Agreements |
| Apr. 8, 1982: |
Howard Ballon Named Director of Marketing for RCA "SelectaVision" VideoDiscs |
| Apr. 27, 1982: |
RCA To Offer 'On Golden Pond' On Video Disc In May |
| May 4, 1982: |
RCA Will Offer 10 New Diverse Video Disc Titles In May |
| May 4, 1982: |
Home Entertainment Saga |
| May 7, 1982: |
RCA Breaks Ground For $19 Million Manufacturing Facility To Supply Key 'CED' Video Disc Material |
| May 11, 1982: |
Retailers Report Strong Demand For RCA Video Discs |
| Jun. 6, 1982: |
RCA Unveils its Stereo Video Disc Player and Catalog at Consumer Electronics Show |
| Jun. 6, 1982: |
Sales of CED Video Disc Players and Discs Exceeded $90 Million in First 12 Months |
| Jun. 6, 1982: |
RCA Video Discs Feature Dual Sound Tracks |
| Jun. 28, 1982: |
Columbia Pictures And RCA Form New Joint Venture to Market Home Video Programs in U.S. and Canada |
| Jul. 16, 1982: |
RCA Begins Early Shipments of New Stereo Video Disc Player |
| Aug. 25, 1982: |
RCA to Present A Video Translation of the Bible by the Genesis Project on its Video Disc System |
| Aug. 30, 1982: |
Rapid Growth Of RCA VideoDiscs System Reflects Strong Support at Dealer Level |
| Sep. 1, 1982: |
'STAR WARS' to Highlight RCA Promotions for VideoDisc System this Fall |
| Sep. 8, 1982: |
Sugar Ray Robinson Makes Boxing History Again Through the Magic of RCA's Video Disc System |
| Sep. 14, 1982: |
Video Disc Owners Are Super Salesmen of RCA's Home Entertainment Product |
| Sep. 28, 1982: |
H. J. Mendelsohn Named Division Vice President, Marketing for RCA VideoDiscs |
| Oct. 12, 1982: |
RCA VideoDiscs and Berkley Books in Joint Promotion for 'James Bond' |
| Oct. 14, 1982: |
Planned 1983 European Introduction of 'CED' VideoDisc System |
| Oct. 17, 1982: |
Video Disc Sales To Top $200 Million in The United States Despite Economy |
| Oct. 29, 1982: |
Red Auerbach and the Great Stars of the NBA Teach Basketball Basics on New RCA Video Disc |
| Nov. 26, 1982: |
RCA and MCA in Video Disc Deal for 20 Films |
| Dec. 10, 1982: |
Retail Exposure Plays Key Role In Motivating Video Disc Buyer |
| Dec. 14, 1982: |
At The Ronald McDonald House, Tony Bennett And Walt Disney Cartoon Heroes Bring Christmas Early to Afflicted Children |
| Jan. 6, 1983: |
'Chariots Of Fire' and 'An Officer And A Gentleman' to Spearhead RCA's New Video Disc Titles in 1983 |
| Jan. 7, 1983: |
RCA Plans to Add Interactive Capability to New "CED" Videodisc Player in Second Half of 1983 |
| Jan. 7, 1983: |
RCA Looks for Video Industry Sales Records in 1983 with Continuation of Innovative New Products |
| Jan. 24, 1983: |
David M. Arganbright Named Staff Vice President, Business Management and Control, VideoDisc Project, For RCA |
| Feb. 25, 1983: |
RCA VideoDiscs to Produce Music Video Program of Lou Reed Live at the 'Bottom Line' |
| Mar. 14, 1983: |
RCA VideoDiscs and McDonald's in Joint Promotion in Michigan and Southern California |
| Apr. 6, 1983: |
'King Kong' Revisits Empire State Building to Show Classic Movie on RCA Video Disc |
| Apr. 7, 1983: |
RCA Signs Entertainer Gene Kelly as Spokesman for VideoDisc System |
| May 4, 1983: |
Random Access Player Highlights RCA's New VideoDisc Line |
| May 4, 1983: |
Sales of Video Disc Albums to Set New Unit and Dollar Highs in 1983 |
| May 25, 1983: |
RCA and Hitachi To Launch 'CED' Video Disc System in the United Kingdom in Fourth Quarter Of 1983 |
| Jun. 6, 1983: |
Video Industry Outpacing National Economy; Will Reach Record Retail Sales in 1983 |
| Jun. 6, 1983: |
'The Muppet Movie' Becomes RCA's Best Selling Disc; Eighteen Titles Awarded Gold Video Awards by RIAA |
| Jun. 6, 1983: |
RCA Survey Shows Consumers Use Video Disc Players an Average of 8.5 Hours A Week and Repeat Programs |
| Jun. 8, 1983: |
Two RCA Laboratories Scientists Receive IEEE Award for Contributions to Video Disc System |
| Jun. 14, 1983: |
RCA VideoDiscs Appoints C. J. Mitchell And R. D. Klinger As Division Vice Presidents |
| Aug. 12, 1983: |
RCA Unveils First Video Disc Player with Programmable Capability |
| Aug. 24, 1983: |
RCA to Expand Videodisc Marketing Activities in Consumer, Educational and Institutional Markets |
| Aug. 31, 1983: |
'An Officer And A Gentleman' Paces Sales of RCA Video Discs So Far This Year |
| Sep. 14, 1983: |
Video Disc Owners Now Have Access to 1,000 'CED' Programs of All Kinds |
| Sep. 16, 1983: |
RCA Kicks Off Fall Video Disc Sales Campaign with New Three-Pronged Consumer Offer |
| Oct. 19, 1983: |
RCA VideoDiscs Restructures Business Affairs Department |
| Oct. 27, 1983: |
RCA Offers Free Six-Pack of Stereo Discs with Purchase of Any Stereo Video Disc Player |
| Nov. 23, 1983: |
RCA Adds Two Sales Executives to RCA VideoDisc Division |
| Dec. 5, 1983: |
RCA Signs Video Disc Agreement with Bally Midway for First Arcade Use of New Random Access Player |
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