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The Mega-Brands That Built America

The Mega-Brands That Built America is the newest series in History's "That Built" franchise, telling the origin stories of some of the most successful businesses in history: from mega-stores like Costco and Walmart to sporting goods giants like Spalding and Wilson, titans like Ivory Soap, Schick and Gillette, to shipping giants like Fedex and UPS, and countless more of the biggest brand names in history. Each story is told through the "That Built" franchises' signature blend of expert interviews and archival, mixed with original premium recreations. Through the eyes of the visionaries and entrepreneurs behind the brands, the series takes viewers on a journey; starting with how it all began, following the innovations, the failures, and all the incredible achievements that forever changed the way Americans live. It's everything you didn't know about the colossal brands you know so well.

Started:
  • 2023-07-23
Ended:
  • --
Genres:
  • History
Airs on:
  • Sunday
Running
Type: Documentary
Seasons: 2
Selected by: 8 PPL
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Season 2
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #9  Lunchbox Legends 8th Jul 2024 4 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 9 - "Lunchbox Legends"
Lunchtime is one of the most enjoyable meals of every kid's day, but before the 1960s it was just another meal. Then, three very different food visionaries take matters into their own hands to create lunch time favorites loved by children everywhere, from sandwiches, to fruit snacks, and a build-it-yourself pre-packaged lunch that has become a supermarket staple.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #8  Sneaker Head-to-Head 1st Jul 2024 4 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 8 - "Sneaker Head-to-Head"
Two sneaker companies become industry titans through a decades long battle for global dominance, as they unleash iconic footwear that will bring sneakers mainstream and make them part of the fabric of American culture.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #7  Rentals to Riches 24th Jun 2024 4 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 7 - "Rentals to Riches"
A down-on-his-luck car salesman has the visionary idea to start the first rental car company in America, and when he joins forces with cab company owner John Hertz, they spread their revolutionary business across the country. But when WWII veteran Warren Avis starts his own rental car company, fierce competition between the two gives rise to a new industry with a 0 billion annual market.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #6  Clash of the Computer Titans 10th Jun 2024 5 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 6 - "Clash of the Computer Titans"
A game designer named Steve Jobs starts a personal computer company in his parents' garage on his way to bringing computers mainstream. But when he commissions the help of a software design company run by Bill Gates, it's the beginning of one of the biggest rivalries in the history of American industry.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #5  Music on the Move 3rd Jun 2024 5 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 5 - "Music on the Move"
In the 1950s, rival electronics companies aim to make music portable for the first time ever. What follows is a decades-long rivalry that prompts the creation of iconic products like the Pocket Radio, Cassette Tape, Walkman and the CD, alongside the rise of two of the biggest companies in the world.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #4  Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel 20th May 2024 6 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 4 - "Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel"
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.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #3  Easy Money 13th May 2024 6 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 3 - "Easy Money"
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 everything kicking off the trillion dollar a year credit card industry.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #2  Internet Killed the Video Store 6th May 2024 6 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 2 - "Internet Killed the Video Store"
A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, unprecedented family friendly video-store, Blockbuster. But, as the dot com boom explodes an opening appears for two software executives in California to redefine the industry and take on the media giant with their online subscription service, Netflix.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #1  End of the Landlines 29th Apr 2024 6 months ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 2, Episode 1 - "End of the Landlines"
When Motorola introduces the first handheld portable telephone to the world, the futuristic technology sets off a fierce battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone. The competition for the next great mobile device produces innovations such as flip phones, ringtones, and text messaging. But when a little-known tech upstart from Canada decides to combine the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone called the Blackberry, the way we use phones will never be the same again.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
 
Season 1
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #4  Dirty Work 14th Aug 2023 1 year ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 1, Episode 4 - "Dirty Work"
James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a revolutionary new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs in the late 1800s, when Americans rarely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #3  A Whole New Ballgame 7th Aug 2023 1 year ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 1, Episode 3 - "A Whole New Ballgame"
The evolution of America's most beloved sports of baseball, basketball and football are made possible by the innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #2  The World Delivered 31st Jul 2023 1 year ago 01:00 - 02:03 us Show
Season 1, Episode 2 - "The World Delivered"
A century ago, shipping packages was slow and shipping overnight was impossible, until two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all; a tenacious Yale graduate creates a world-famous express delivery service.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
+ The Mega-Brands That Built America #1  Battle of the Superstores 24th Jul 2023 1 year ago 02:03 - 03:06 us Show
Season 1, Episode 1 - "Battle of the Superstores"
Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores in the world battle to be the first to innovate, build, and revolutionize the industry. And one of the top businessmen of the 20th century, Sam Walton, will construct the world's largest retail empire.
Type: Documentary | Network: History | Status: Running | Rating: unrated [ Login to vote ]
 
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