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Ceefax

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Ceefax
A teletext service of the British Broadcasting Corporation established in 1974 and widely viewed as an institution in Britain, boasting 20 million viewers a week by its thirtieth anniversary in 2004. A play on the words "see facts," the service was a precursor to Internet journalism and 24/7 news reporting.


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The BBC could not be bothered to put the results of the Arc meeting on the Ceefax service.
CEEFAX It is easy to forget in these days of the internet and hundreds of TV channels that, until a few years ago, Teletext and Ceefax were the standard way to get information at the touch of a button.
With pitiless brevity, Ceefax detailed a host of careers that had gone awry.
 
 
 
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