Konstantin Perskiy — Russian electrical engineer, the man who coined the term “television” 110 years ago

In this paper, we describe how the term “television” and its related terms were introduced. We explain why and how this neologism was coined and briefly consider past and present definitions of television. We also briefly present a biographical information about K.D. Perskiy. The past international projects, related with term “Television” and some results of R&D on cable TV networks in these projects, reflecting rapid development of new information and communication technologies in sphere of broadcasting are outlined. Finally the basic tendencies which, in opinion of the author, will define development TV Broadcasting the nearest decade are considered.