In 1974, Joseph Flaherty, then vice-president at CBS Inc., asked if Sony could develop a U-matic model specifically for commercial television. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... For other uses, see CBS (disambiguation). ... Sony ) is a Japanese leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional market. ... Sony U-matic VTR BVU-800 A U-matic tape U-matic is the name of a videocassette format developed by Sony in 1969. ...

The same image quality as 16mm film was required with similar weight and size. The price of silver, and therefore, film was escalating. General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

In reality, CBS had years earlier combined the industrial U-matic system with an industrial hand-held video camera to achieve both the mobility of 16mm cameras and the real-time image processing capabilities of video. As a result, CBS was able to deliver images from President Nixon's visit to Moscow in 1974 faster than the competing networks. However, the U-matic had originally been developed as a home video system so many specifications needed to be improved to make it suitable for broadcast use. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ...

Sony introduced the Broadcasting Video (BV) series in 1976. The system incorporated a small color camera tied to small recording package. This created a new method of news reporting dubbed Electronic News Gathering (ENG). By introducing ENG, television stations were able to reduce film and processing costs, reduce turn-around time from the field camera work to the newsroom editing, and lay off the obsolete film staff. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...