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The Pathé Brothers Invent the Newsreel

1908

In 1908 the French film production company Pathé invented the newsreel that was shown in theaters prior to the feature film. The news clips featured the Pathé logo of a crowing rooster at the beginning of each reel. This form of film was a staple of North American, British, and Commonwealth countries (especially Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), and throughout European cinema programming schedule from the silent era until the 1960s when television news completely supplanted its role.

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