The Mega-Brands That Built America

  • Premiered: Jul 2023
  • Episodes: 8
  • Followers: 15
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Season 2
2x1
End of the Landlines
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 28, 2024
The technology battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone, from flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone.
2x2
Internet Killed the Video Store
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 2024
A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, family-friendly video store, Blockbuster; an opening appears for two software executives in California to take on the media giant with their online subscription service, Netflix.
2x3
Easy Money
Episode overview
Air date
May 12, 2024
In the middle of the 20th century, a small piece of plastic revolutionizes the world of commerce as Diners' Club, Bank of America, and American Express race to change how people pay for .. show full overview
2x4
Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel
Episode overview
Air date
May 19, 2024
Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world, by setting the modern standard for hospitality. Despite setbacks, economic downturns, and international conflict, these rivals will stop at nothing to be number one.

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