In Dutch, "autocue" became a genericized trademark as there is no Dutch word for teleprompter. His opening speech was marred by a brief delay after his teleprompter broke. Dano is also heard sometimes interviewing President Obama's teleprompter. He traveled across the country to make speeches, never needing a teleprompter or a script. Unable to read a teleprompter, he had to memorize his lines before a show. Still another account of the VVS appearance said he had spoken without notes or teleprompter. Using a teleprompter is similar to using cue cards. The two read the weather forecast and messed with the teleprompter. During the live taping, a message from Derek runs on Jamie's teleprompter. Kamal-Mreeh spent three months training with a teleprompter to deliver the news in Hebrew. That is when I first saw a TELEPROMPTER! The first personal computer-based teleprompter, Compu=Prompt appeared in 1982. The TelePrompTer acquisition also brought animation producer Filmation into the Group W fold. The Filmation studio was purchased by the TelePrompTer Corporation in 1969. In 1979, Viacom sold a 50% ownership interest in Showtime to the TelePrompTer Corporation.