Teletext on 4 has been the name of two different text and teletext

Teletext

Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...

 services on Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 and S4C

S4C

S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...

 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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.

First incarnation

When Teletext Ltd.

Teletext Ltd.

Teletext Ltd was the provider of teletext and digital interactive services for ITV, Channel 4 and Five in the United Kingdom.-Origins:Teletext Ltd started providing teletext services for ITV and Channel 4 on 1 January 1993, replacing the previous Oracle service which had lost the franchise...

 first launched in 1993, its service on Channel 4 and S4C (the equivalent of Channel 4 in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

) was called 'Teletext on 4' (its ITV

ITV1

ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...

 service was known as 'Teletext on 3'). The Teletext on 3 and Teletext on 4 branding was soon dropped, though, and the service became known simply as 'Teletext' on both channels.

Second incarnation

Teletext on 4 was the name of Channel 4's text service on digital versions of Channel 4 and its teletext service on analogue versions of Channel 4 on pages 400-499. It provides further information about Channel 4 programmes and a subtitles for programmes. The service is run by Teletext Ltd.

Teletext Ltd.

Teletext Ltd was the provider of teletext and digital interactive services for ITV, Channel 4 and Five in the United Kingdom.-Origins:Teletext Ltd started providing teletext services for ITV and Channel 4 on 1 January 1993, replacing the previous Oracle service which had lost the franchise...

 on behalf on Channel 4. Teletext on 4 launched in 2003, replacing Channel 4's previous ancillary teletext service, FourText

FourText

FourText was the British Channel 4's ancillary teletext service from 1982 until 2003.-Content:FourText provided listings and information about Channel 4's programmes, such as previews of programmes and further information related to the programmes...

. It closed, along with Teletext Ltd's main service, in 2009.

External links

• Teletext on 4 at Channel4.com