Markíza TV canceled teletext after 25 years. RTVS will join her later – Živé.sk

The most watched commercial broadcaster on the Slovak market, Markíza, today canceled teletext. He did so after 25 years.

“After a quarter of a century of existence, Markízatext has fulfilled its historical role; from the beginning of 2022, teletext broadcasting will only serve as a platform for providing closed captions for viewers with hearing impairments,” Markíza specified.

Television stated that only a minimum of viewers use teletext and that it wants to offer content via hybrid television, for example – but the television must be connected to the Internet, it must support HbbTV and the function must also be provided by the TV provider.

JOJ cannot be disturbed, RTVS gradually does

Teletext continues to be offered by JOJ and RTVS. JOJ says he is not considering terminating the service yet. The public institution is planning this, but it does not have a shutdown date yet and in 2022 it will probably not happen.

“Teletext provided by RTVS is the most used teletext service in Slovakia with high traffic, but we are aware of the need to modernize the platform for providing information and especially closed captions for television programs,” the institution described for Živé.sk.

In the first half of this year, it wants to make closed captions available through DVB subtitles. Subsequently, he wants to launch a new platform within hybrid TV, which is to gradually replace the rest of the teletext. It does not yet have an exact date when teletext will end.

TA3 news television does not operate teletext.