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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Example Sentences

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

RKO General's Phonevision has 5,000 subscribers presently watching movies in Hartford, and the company cannot decide whether to expand or give up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Going much further, veteran Producer Cecil B. DeMille sees Phonevision, or something like it, as a major future outlet for the movies.

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