Betamax King
Television Archivist in Atlantic Canada. Preserving a Generation of Broadcast Media from the basement of my home in the beautiful Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.
This incredible and unique time period is unlike anything we'll ever see again. I believe that recorded media from the 80's and 90's is a cultural mural representing the final generations of the 20th century - Media consumption, consumerism, lifestyle, and the role of the technology boom that saw home computing and the internet enter daily life was a time like no other. And we taped it!
It is no less important to preserve this era in media than it is to save the hieroglyphs on the walls of Giza's tombs...
All material seen here has been gently and carefully recorded from old physical media by myself.
Reach out to me if you have tapes, or other forms of media to donate to this project.
CTV - Canada AM Promo 1989
CTV - Anything But Love Promo 1989
Cheer All Temperature Laundry Detergent Commercial 1989
Fisher Price Animal Sounds Barn Toy Commercial 1989
Neo Citran for Colds Commercial 1989 "We've Always Been There"
Another World Commercial Bump Card 1989
Canadian Dairy "Butter Up and Win" Contest Commercial 1989
CTV - Bordertown Series Promo 1989
Lipton Cup-a-Soup Commercial 1992
Valvoline DuraBlend Oil Commercial 1998
Servco Cleaning Halifax Commercial 1989
MITV - 6 oclock News Special Report Promo 1989
Baxter Milk Commercial 1989 (New Brunswick)
Kodak Kodacolor Gold Film Commercial 1989
Baker's Secret Baking Pans Commercial 1989
Sears Portrait Studio Commercial 1989
Taster's Choice Coffee Commercial 1992
MITV - Something Else Promo 1989 (Stan the Man Johnson)
Benadryl Plus Cold Medication Commercial 1989
1993 Mercury Villager Minivan Commercial
Bud Light Canada Beer Commercial 1992
Kodak Gold Plus Film "Fridge Box" Commercial 1992
Alka Seltzer Plus Commercial 1998
Fisher Price Magic Scan Checkout Counter Toy Commercial 1989
I Can't Believe it's Not Butter "Tarzan" Commercial 1998
Fresh Step Cat Litter Commercial 1998
1-800-Collect "Max Jerome" Commercial 1998
Quicken QuickBooks Pro PC Software Commercial 1996
Snickers Bar "Living Room of Your Dreams" Commercial 1998