Record number of Teletext users thanks to the Winter Olympics
Between February 12 and 28, news and results from the Winter Games were accessed 25 million times via Teletext.
This results in a daily average of almost 1.5 million users and an increase of 30 percent compared to January, Teletext writes in a press release on Friday. The record was set on February 21 with around 1.83 million hits. On this day, two Swiss athletes won a medal: Mike Schmid won gold in ski cross and Silvan Zurbriggen took bronze in the super combined.
Not only the Teletext pages on television were used diligently by Olympic fans, but also the Teletext.ch website. During the Olympic Games, it recorded over 15.7 million page views. According to the company, the Teletext mobile portal Txt.ch received over one million hits during the Olympic weeks.
Not only the Teletext pages on television were used diligently by Olympic fans, but also the Teletext.ch website. During the Olympic Games, it recorded over 15.7 million page views. According to the company, the Teletext mobile portal Txt.ch received over one million hits during the Olympic weeks.
