This led to the emergence of the home entertainment consumer electronics industry starting in the 1950s, largely due to the efforts of Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (now Sony) in successfully commercializing transistor technology for a mass market, with affordable transistor radios and then transistorized television sets.
The growth of this industry can be linked to the initiatives of Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (now Sony), which successfully introduced transistor technology to the consumer market through the creation of affordable products like transistor radios and television sets in the 1950s, marking a significant turning point for the home entertainment industry.