It has already announced a cut to free licence fees for some over-75s, a move criticised by the UK parliament last month.This year’s Championship might have a different format to the traditional version but more eyes than ever before will be able to witness the action thanks to a new deal with the BBC. It comes as the BBC is facing increasing political and financial pressures. The decision does not affect the majority of red-button services, which include video elements like extra games at Wimbledon.
Keeping the red-button text services “would require significant technical effort and cost” he added, which would mean transferring money from other services.
Instead, the BBC will launch a new connected TV app, called BBC Sounds. But the corporation said it will retire the latter two, as it carries out a revamp of iPlayer that was announced last month. Currently, the BBC offers three smart TV apps: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport and BBC News. It also unveiled plans to consolidate the range of apps it offers on smart TVs. The Beeb said it will remove the text-based element of its red button service - which currently allows users to access text-based news and other information by pressing the red button on their TV remote control. The BBC has unveiled a number of changes to the interactive services it offers on UK TV which it is set to introduce next year.įrom the end of January 2020, the British broadcaster will make three significant changes to its interactive services on TV, accessed in the UK through the “red button” on TV remotes. Red button: BBC to revamp interactive services
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