The founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service - the world's first teletext service - has died at the age of 85. Colin McIntyre, who worked for the BBC for 30 years, died in hospital on Thursday ...

As the UK turned off its analogue television signals forever, the Ceefax service was also broadcast for the last time. Ceefax first appeared on teletext-receiving televisions in 1974 - with on-air ...

Long before we had internet newsfeeds or Twitter, Ceefax delivered up-to-the-minute news right to your television screen. Launched by the BBC in 1974, Ceefax was the world’s first teletext service, ...

When Ceefax was launched in 1974, McIntyre updated all 24 news pages on his own, feeding punch tape into machines. By the time he retired in 1982, Ceefax had a 20-strong team. It went on to attract 22 ...

Colin McIntyre's work set the standard for teletext services around the world The founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service - the world's first teletext service - has died at the age of 85. Colin ...