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SWR launches HbbTV teletext for smart TVs

April 8, 2025 22.25 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

German public broadcaster ARD’s South-Western regional affiliate SWR has introduced a modernised version of its teletext as an HbbTV-based service.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, TV Tagged With: ARD, Red Button, SWR, Teletext Edited: 15 April 2025 13:19

Deutsche Telekom adds teletext to MagentaTV

May 22, 2024 09.13 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German telco Deutsche Telekom now also offers teletext on its TV platform MagentaTV.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: Deutsche Telekom, MagentaTV, MagentaTV One, Teletext Edited: 22 May 2024 09:14

TeraVolt develops HbbTV teletext client for ARD

January 13, 2022 11.23 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

German service provider TeraVolt has been commissioned by public broadcast network ARD to develop a client system for all HbbTV-based ARD teletext services.

Filed Under: HbbTV, Newsline, Standards Tagged With: ARD, Frauke Langguth, HbbTV, Oliver Koch, Teletext, TeraVolt Edited: 13 January 2022 14:18

RTL Nederland drops teletext service

January 11, 2017 09.29 Europe/London By Robert Briel

As of April 1, 2017 RTL Nederland will stop offering news via teletext (RTL Text).

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: RTL Nederland, Teletext, The Netherlands Edited: 11 January 2017 09:29

VRT terminates Teletext service

June 1, 2016 07.59 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Belgian Flemish language public broadcaster VRT has pulled the plug out of its teletekst service on May 31.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Belgium, Teletext, VRT Edited: 1 June 2016 08:04

VRT ends telextext on June 1

April 20, 2016 10.24 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Belgian Flemish language public broadcaster VRT will pull the plug out of its teletekst service on June 1.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Belgium, Teletext, VRT Edited: 20 April 2016 10:25

Teletext Holidays joins Virgin TiVo

July 6, 2012 10.38 Europe/London By Julian Clover

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 […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Teletext, TiVo, UK, Virgin Media Edited: 6 July 2012 10:38

ORF Teletext reports record viewership

April 18, 2012 09.23 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Good old analogue teletext is doing well with viewers in Austria. Public broadcaster ORF said it now reaches 2.22 million viewers a week.

Filed Under: Newsline, Research Tagged With: ORF, Teletext Edited: 18 April 2012 09:26

Management buyout for Teletext

December 14, 2011 10.18 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The Daily Mail and General Trust has announced plans to sell its majority stake in Teletext Ltd to the operator’s management.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Teletext, UK Edited: 6 July 2012 10:36

Teletext fined £225,000 for early closure

May 27, 2010 15.47 Europe/London By Julian Clover

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.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Teletext Edited: 28 May 2010 11:48

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