Teletext reports record number of users following Winter Olympics
The Swiss athletes' successes in Turin had a very positive impact on Teletext viewership figures.
The success of the Swiss athletes in Turin has had a very positive impact on teletext usage figures. On February 19, more than 2.2 million Swiss people accessed teletext information, which can be accessed via the SRG SSR idée suisse channels and via the Internet at www.teletext.ch. Over the entire duration of the Olympic Games, Teletext recorded a total of 14.7 million page views on the Internet, which is in line with the increasing usage trend. With the new record on February 19, Teletext has gained 18 points compared to the daily peak of 1.8 million users on August 21, 2005. On that day, users were interested in information about the flood disaster.
