TelePrompTer Corporation

TelePrompTer Corporation
IndustryTelevision
PredecessorH & B American Corporation
Founded1950 (1950)
FounderIrving B. Kahn
Fred Barton, Jr.
Hubert Schlafly
Defunct1981 (1981)
FateMerged into Westinghouse Broadcasting
SuccessorWestinghouse Broadcasting
SubsidiariesFilmation

TelePrompTer Corporation was an American media company that existed from approximately 1950 until 1981. The company was named for its eponymous primary product, a display device invented by Hubert Schlafly which scrolls text to people on video or giving speeches, replacing cue cards or scripts. Branded as the "TelePrompTer", the name has become a genericized trademark as "teleprompter".