The Mega-Brands That Built the World on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S2E1 and S2E2 – The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, that forever changed the way we live.
Season Two, Episode One: End of the Landlines
When Motorola introduces the first handheld portable telephone to the world, the futuristic technology sets off a fierce battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone.
The competition for the next great mobile device produces innovations such as flip phones, ringtones, and text messaging. But when a little-known tech upstart from Canada decides to combine the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone called the Blackberry, the way we use phones will never be the same again.
Season Two, Episode Two: Internet Killed the Video Store
A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, unprecedented family friendly video-store, Blockbuster. But, as the dot com boom explodes an opening appears for two software executives in California to redefine the industry and take on the media giant with their online subscription service, Netflix.
The Mega-Brands That Built the World on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand – Season Premiere / Saturday 21 December at 5.55pm
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The Mega-Brands That Built the World on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand S2E1 and S2E2
