Phonevision

American  

[fohn-vizh-uhn] / ˈfoʊnˌvɪʒ ən /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a system of transmitting television signals over telephone lines so that callers can see each other on small television receivers.

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Phonevision

A precursor to cable, the service used a technology called Phonevision to deliver first-run movies and live sporting events through phone lines and a decoder installed in the home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

But Zenith, too, had a stake in the backlash: The company was pushing its own alternative to broadcast TV, an early version of pay-per-view called Phonevision.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2012

Phonevision, now awaiting an FCC decision, originally used a special unscrambling signal transmitted to the set via a telephone-line attachment, and depended on the phone company to do the billing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Projecting the returns against a TV audience of 10 million, he estimated that movie producers could average $1,250,000 on each Phonevision film.

From Time Magazine Archive

With these words, Zenith Radio's gravel-voiced President Eugene F. McDonald Jr. this week began a trial run of his much-delayed Phonevision.

From Time Magazine Archive