Events
- January 15 – Tyne Tees Television, the ITV franchise for North East England, goes on air.
- May 28 – Launch of Lebanon's first television station, Télé Liban.
- July 13–17 – The Hate That Hate Produced introduces the Nation of Islam to white Americans
- July 24 – The Kitchen Debate takes place in Moscow, captured on color videotape.
- October 27 – Anglia Television, the ITV franchise for Eastern England, goes on air.
- October 31 – Ulster Television, the ITV franchise for Northern Ireland, goes on air.
- November 29-The Grammy Awards are first televised as part of NBC's Sunday Showcase.
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