German service provider TeraVolt has been commissioned by public broadcast network ARD to develop a client system for all HbbTV-based ARD teletext services.
RTL Nederland drops teletext service
As of April 1, 2017 RTL Nederland will stop offering news via teletext (RTL Text).
VRT terminates Teletext service
Belgian Flemish language public broadcaster VRT has pulled the plug out of its teletekst service on May 31.
VRT ends telextext on June 1
Belgian Flemish language public broadcaster VRT will pull the plug out of its teletekst service on June 1.
Teletext Holidays joins Virgin TiVo
One of the UK’s most iconic brands is to maintain its presence on TV screens through a deal with Virgin Media. Teletext Holidays, which is slated to leave Freeview DTT in September is launching a dedicated app on Virgin’s TiVo service.
ORF Teletext reports record viewership
Good old analogue teletext is doing well with viewers in Austria. Public broadcaster ORF said it now reaches 2.22 million viewers a week.
Management buyout for Teletext
The Daily Mail and General Trust has announced plans to sell its majority stake in Teletext Ltd to the operator’s management.
Teletext fined £225,000 for early closure
The UK regulator Ofcom has called up the highest ever number on Teletext Limited after the news and information service closed its public teletext service ahead of schedule.
Early finish for analogue Teletext
Teletext has pulled the plug on its news and information services one month earlier than planned. It brings an end to the commercial service on ITV, Channel 4 and Five, which began as the test service Oracle in 1975.