Telemeter (Pay Television) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Telemeter was an earlier pay TV service developed by the International Telemeter Corporation. It was active from 1953 to 1967. The Telemeter system used a coin-to-box machine connected to any TV set. When the right change was deposited into the box, a scrambled TV signal sent through coaxial cables was unscrambled and rendered visible. Unlike most early pay TV methods, Telemeter did not lease spectrum space. Rather it used wires which provided a direct link between the subscriber and the television studio. The system, didn't interfere with the closed-spectrum TV signals but rather used a closed circuit system working with a film chain. The service was offered into three channels available to its subscribers.