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Sixty Years On: 1964 Tokyo Olympics First Satellite TV Broadcast Remembered

Original: On this day in 1964, the Tokyo Olympics opened, and a Hughes satellite called Syncom 3 carried the world's first live in

Anniversary posts are recalling 10 October 1964, when the Tokyo Olympics opened and the Hughes-built Syncom 3 satellite relayed the first live international Olympics television coverage across the Pacific. Commentators note the milestone as a turning point in global broadcasting, contrasting one satellite's single transpacific feed with today's worldwide live streaming on personal devices.

Why now: The date marks the anniversary of a landmark moment in both Olympic and satellite broadcasting history.

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• On this day in 1964, the Tokyo Olympics opened, and a Hughes satellite called Syncom 3 carried the world's first live international Olympics TV broadcast. One satellite got the Games across the Pacific. Now the whole world streams live to my phone. (Sources: Boeing, the White… · ChrisPirillo · 6

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