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BBC Red Button
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<p>BBC Red Button is a brand used for digital <a href="/facts/Interactive_television/09p5bXuj">interactive television</a> services provided by the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>, and broadcast in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a>. The services replaced <a href="/facts/Ceefax/nqVev3M9">Ceefax</a>, the BBC's analogue <a href="/facts/Teletext/Jog0HW8t">teletext</a> service. BBC Red Button's text services were due to close on 30 January 2020, but the switch-off was suspended on 29 January 2020 following protests. </p>