The 'Red Button' branding is no longer used within the BBC own website.īBC Technology Ltd sell off (2004) The service can be accessed via Digital terrestrial television (DTT) (DVB-T), satellite television (DVB-S) and cable television (DVB-C). The services replaced Ceefax, the BBC's analogue teletext service, and is only available via digital television receivers. This resulted in various public consultations and government reviews to investigate their claims that its large presence and public funding distorts the UK market.īBC Red Button launched in September 1999 as a branding for digital interactive television services provided by the BBC, and broadcast in the United Kingdom.

Throughout its short history, the online plans of the BBC have been subject to harassment from its commercial rivals.

It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as: BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site CBeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize.

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