If the Internet invented clickbait, then ClubCall and its competitors were the masters of phonebait. With increasingly juicy teletext headlines, they lured many a football supporter into their premium rate hotlines relaying pre-recorded news, gossip...
Life in the 80s and 90s was hard. If you wanted to know something you’d have to put on clothes and walk to a library, only to find that it was closed for Christmas. Thankfully, knowledge-hungry types with teletext televisions had access to a...
It’s exactly nine years since Teletext Ltd hosted its last edition of analogue teletext. On 14 December 2009, the ‘world’s largest TV text service’ said its final farewells with a selection of stories and art looking back at...
Tonight on Teletext Artist Spotlight we’ll be highlighting the work of Little Cat, who has recently discovered the vibrant world of teletext art and the Edit-TF editor. Join us on a journey through their experiences of the format as we find...
Update 4/12/18 – ARD Text have now distributed their entire print run of these postcards! We’ll let you know if and when more become available. ARD Text have announced two new postcards for the 2018 Christmas period. Following the...
Teletextart: Hi Kathrin. Thank you so much for agreeing to answer a few questions for us! I believe your piece ‘Lindsay Lohan’s Mug Shot Cabinet’ is a compelling work of teletext art which fully deserved the prestigious 2013...
Alright, it’s time to get real. Now Selfie: Sisters of the Amniotic Lens has been removed from the Steam store, I can reveal that the whole thing was an elaborate ruse. Yes, they fooled you into thinking it was a video game, when in fact it...
Voting for the Bloktoberfest Teletext Art Comp has now closed, and the results are in. But before announcing the winners, we would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone who participated in this year’s Teletext Fest. Whether you dropped into...
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