Phonevision

[ fohn-vizh-uhn ]

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.

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

It’s not unreasonable, Podrazik said, to think that a widely adopted Telemeter or Phonevision system could have ushered in a wave of more sophisticated TV, just as HBO’s “The Sopranos” influenced both free- and pay-TV content after debuting in 1999.

From Los Angeles Times

Phonevision came and went in various cities before finally disappearing in 1969.

From Los Angeles Times

Another early pay-TV experiment was called Phonevision.

From Los Angeles Times

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