- 1895: First public screening of motion pictures by the Lumière brothers in Paris
- 1896: First commercial screening of motion pictures in New York City
- 1903: First feature-length film, The Story of the Kelly Gang
- 1927: First "talkie," The Jazz Singer
- 1930s: Rise of the Hollywood studio system
- 1950s: Introduction of widescreen and 3D films
- 1970s: Rise of the blockbuster film
- 1990s: Introduction of digital filmmaking
Radio
- 1895: First radio transmission by Guglielmo Marconi
- 1920: First commercial radio station in the United States
- 1926: First national radio network in the United States, NBC
- 1930s: Golden age of radio, with popular programs such as Amos 'n' Andy and The Shadow
- 1940s: Introduction of FM radio
- 1960s: Rise of transistor radios and talk radio
- 1990s: Introduction of digital radio
Television
- 1873: First television transmission by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird
- 1927: First public demonstration of television by Bell Telephone Laboratories
- 1930s: First experimental television broadcasts
- 1941: First commercial television station in the United States, WNBT
- 1950s: Rapid growth of television ownership in the United States
- 1960s: Introduction of color television
- 1980s: Rise of cable television and satellite television
- 1990s: Introduction of digital television
Internet
- 1969: First connection between two computers, known as ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet
- 1980s: Development of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee
- 1990s: Commercialization of the Internet and rapid growth in the number of Internet users
- 2000s: Rise of social media and mobile Internet