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The Teletext Museum. |
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TELETEXT GALLERY
THE END OF ORACLE
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In December 1989 ORACLE began their campaign to retain the franchise to provide the teletext service for ITV, Channel 4 and S4C... |
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With the publication of the Broadcasting Bill ORACLE was literally fighting for its life. |
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March 1990 and the (sadly doomed) campaign is in full swing. |
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They succeeded in persuading the government to allow a bidding contest (like the controversial ITV 'contest' for franchises) but tragically were themselves outbid... |
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In
1992 the ITN teletext service brought us the news which signalled its eventual
demise.
I wonder why the ITN logo was sometimes cyan and sometimes white? |
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Even the NTL Engineering Information pages would disappear... |
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... with the NTL unable to secure co-operation with Teletext Ltd |
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Viewers wrote in with their memories and wishing ORACLE staff well. |
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So
it's goodbye from them... Click here for our section devoted to the last day of ORACLE |
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...and it's goodbye from them! |
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Granada's
ancillary service survives for a few seconds past midnight on 1-Jan-1993.
Michael Banbrook - who was with Intelfax at the time - comments: "Prior to Border and Grampian upgrading their kit, we had to dial into the old ORACLE inserters. The pages were still in existence! It was a bit spooky and kind of Marie Celeste recalling the final lot of pages from that fatal night in 1992." |
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ORACLE | The end of ORACLE
Their last day: ITV
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gone!
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