This document provides an overview of television studio production and highlights important milestones in the development of television. It discusses key differences between studio and field productions, with studio productions taking place in a controlled indoor environment using permanent equipment. Important early developments included the establishment of black and white TV in 1939 and the first nationwide color broadcast in 1954. Major milestones also included the introduction of satellite transmission in 1962, VCRs becoming commercially available in 1975, the birth of HDTV from 1998-2000, and the rise of internet streaming video from 2005-2008. The document suggests interactive video and ultra high definition will be important future developments.