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Old 09-12-2019, 12:44   #4
RWCable
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Re: Does anyone use the BBC Red Button text service?

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus View Post
I believe it already is automated.

The bandwidth and equipment it takes to transmit costs. If they view it as not enough people using it to justify those costs, as they seem to, then it is liable to being axed.
But.... is the cost not negligible in the grand scheme of things? Especially considering they will continue to broadcast MHEG onscreen information + graphics on many radio channels throughout the country, Red Button live events and also TV subtitles on all channels.... wouldn't it be squeezing some extra value for money out of the existing engineering/maintenance to keep this (essentially 45-year old and now automated) useful service going?

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