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 | Mar 17, 1975
The Teldec TeD (Television Disc) becomes the first consumer videodisc to reach the market. It’s an 8 or 12-inch in diameter disc which at most contains 10 minutes of video. In its first three months, 6,000 units (each costing $600) and 50,000 discs are...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1975
At least three major studios, including Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox and Paramount, enter into agreements to have their films available for the upcoming Discovision (laserdisc) format. The studios preferred this disc format over videocassette, as their players...
by slasherindex | Jan 1, 1974
Time Life begins advertising the availability of “telecourses” for Sony’s U-matic system. The programs are mostly business related, included training for secretarial work, professional communication and a 4-hour course on speed reading with TV...
by slasherindex | Aug 22, 1972
At VidExpo ’72, Video Programs International LTD demonstrates their prerecorded adult videocassettes line (probably 3/4″). These are likely intended for commercial businesses such as motels. This same month, the Cartridge Rental Network also makes available...