On the afternoon of August 1, 1936, some 100,000 spectators filled the new Olympic Stadium in Berlin to watch the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympic Games. The next day, Deutsche Reichspost (the German federal postal system) began broadcasting television coverage of events to 18 receivers set up in halls around the city including at the Olympic Village. By the time the games ended, some 70 hours of track & field competitions had been televised.
At about the same time and on a more regular basis, the Reichspost was offering "video phone" services to customers at some post offices in Berlin and other major cities like Leipzig.
The outbreak of the war in 1939 terminated both of these projects.
Anyone able to give us more information and details about the televising of the 1936 Olympics?