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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"It happened again in midweek and again on Friday, and Ceefax have now sent me copies of the three notices they received from the PA, timed and dated, saying the game was postponed.

RUGBY UNION: Cov call foul in fixtures mix-up

Scottish football is not broadcast in Holland so Mols religiously checks Ceefax every weekend to find out how close he is to realising his Champions League dream.

Football: Gers are great to watch .. but not on Ceefax; DUTCH OF THE JITTERS: NEW RANGER MICHAEL MOLS IS WORRIED ABOUT HIS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DREAM

Ceefax was joined by ITV's Oracle - now Teletext - later that year.

30 constantly updated facts about CEEFAX; AS BBC'S INFO SERVICE REACHES ITS 30TH BIRTHDAY.

1974 Ceefax, the teletext service of the BBC, started.

ON THIS DAY

London controllers pulled the plug on Scottish Ceefax pages yesterday morning to allow maintenance work.

BBC pull plug on Scottish Ceefax

"I got my knuckles very firmly rapped because you weren't couldn't do that then."Ceefax starts in 1974 with just 30 pages of text (a decoder is needed)

I ran over time.. they rapped my knuckles

A spokesman for the BBC in London defended the Scottish Ceefax blackout, saying: "It is felt that it is better to have something from another area than a blank screen."

Now Beeb pulls plug on Ceefax

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