The BBC has come under fire from BBC Breakfast viewers as they accused the broadcaster of killing Ceefax.The hit morning show was back on Monday, September 23 with Jon Kay and Sally Nugent at the helm. During the programme, the presenters took viewers down memory lane as they shared a report on the iconic TV page service, Ceefax.Ceefax became the world’s first teletext information provider and a forerunner to the current BBC Red Button service. Celebrating what would have been its 50th anniversary this week, first chief editor of Ceefax Ian Morton-Smith appeared on the report.Talking openly, he mentioned that Ceefax once had 22 million users before it came to an end in October 2012. He then said: “And then, of course, came the internet and killed it stone dead.” But viewers at home were in disagreement.Taking to X, one fan said: “LIARS! The internet DID NOT kill Ceefax / Teletext – the @BBC did. It is still in use on satellite TV throughout Europe. The BBC tried a fancy version of…
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