“One page of the Times Newspaper, to be transmitted during shutdown.” That, so the story goes, was the remit given to BBC engineers in the late 1960s: find a way to transmit a printable page of text ...

The Munich-based IPTV operator Waipu has come up with something special to make the changeover easier for cable TV users: teletext. In future, the classic information panels can be displayed on the ...

Teletext, an information service available on ITV, Channel 4, Five and a selection of Freeview channels, will cease broadcasting in January 2010. The service, first launched back in 1993, arrived as a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. LAS VEGAS: Standards are wonderful. Unfortunately, a standard does not a business make. It might ...

"For nostalgia buffs and children of the 90s", says Telekom in its announcement of the new teletext service, the old information service has been available via Magenta TV for a few days now. The ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VMMa), one of Belgium's leading broadcasters, will launch a trial of ...

It is 40 years ago this week since Ceefax was introduced to television audiences, and to mark this anniversary we would like to hear about your teletext memories Ceefax succumbed to the digital ...

Kids these days are missing out. Oh yes, they have the world at their fingertips thanks to 'the internet' (pfft) but they just won't ever know the joy of sitting cross-legged in front of your tea, ...

Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) has been fined £225,000 (E267,000) by media regulator Ofcom for closing the Teletext TV service. DMGT, which announced last July that it would shut Teletext’s TV ...

A range of travel suppliers have been signed up to advertise on Teletext’s 24-hour digital TV channel. First Choice, Carnival – including P&O Cruises – Medhotels, Freedom Direct and Hays Travel are ...