by slasherindex | Oct 1, 1976
Legislature staffer Jim Lowe publishes the first issue of “The Videophile Newsletter.” In it, collectors trade videos recorded off broadcast television and offers technical advice on using the machines. Its list of subscribers grew dramatically over the following...
by slasherindex | Oct 1, 1976
Joel Jacobson’s Home Cinema Service begins offering prerecorded U-matic and Betmax cassettes of public domain and adult films through advertisements in Videography Magazine.
by slasherindex | Sep 9, 1976
JVC launches their first VHS VCR in Japan with a cost of approximately $1060.
by slasherindex | Jun 1, 1976
Paramount partners with Sony to release prerecorded videocassettes on the Betamax format. The joint-venture is called “The Sony-Paramount Home Entertainment Center.” They plan to first test the market, but ultimately, nothing comes of the agreement.
by slasherindex | Apr 1, 1976
In a last ditch effort to sway Matsushita to adopt Betamax, Sony reveals in a meeting that they’ve finally made a 2-hour cassette. In response during that same meeting, JVC (a subsidiary of Matsushita) unveils their VHS (Video Home System) format for the first...