by slasherindex | Nov 15, 1976
The first annual International Videodisc Programming Conference is held. Strangely, representatives from neither MCA nor RCA (the forerunners of the videodisc race) are present.Â
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 | Dec 12, 1972
A Discovision prototype, as it’s called at this time, is finally unveiled before a crowd of over 300 industry professionals and journalists. MCA plays a disc containing a seven minute montage made from 22 of Universal’s greatest hits. Still several years from...
by slasherindex | Jun 1, 1970
At a Berlin conference, Teldec and Telefunken performed the first industry demonstration of a consumer videodisc. Similar to what RCA is developing, Teldec’s was a paper-thin foil disc that could hold only several minutes. Expected to launch in 1972, it...