Sky Text was the digital teletext service operated by

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(BSkyB) in the

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. It was available on

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Channel 206 and

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. The text service ceased on 30 October 2013 and skyinteractive.com, skytext.sky.com are no longer available to view.

History

It was originally launched by Sky Channel in 1985. In 1995, Sky Text was briefly renamed as Fastext. The Fastext brand was retained in the header row of the service even after the renaming to Sky Text. A digital teletext counterpart with the same name launched in December 2000 on Sky Digital. It was initially only available in the sports channels and was also accessible to non-subscribers of such channels. The teletext counterpart, along with its channel specific variations, ended its services in June 2001 along with Sky's shutdown of its analogue satellite broadcasts. The "one-version" service continued on Sky Digital until October 2001. Meanwhile, the service continued on cable, with its only contents being

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. The digital text counterpart was relaunched in August 2002 with a new navigation system while its teletext counterpart lost its graphics and reduced the number of advertisements.

Sky Text on Freeview

In December 2004, Sky Text was launched on Freeview. On 19 September 2012, Sky Text moved from 108 to 206. On 30 October 2013, Sky Text ceased broadcasting on Freeview Channel 206. On 3 December 2013. Sky Text was removed from the EPG on channel 206.

Features

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References

External links

Sky Text
at skyinteractive.com
Sky Text HolidaysSky Text screenshots and information
Teletext

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