By John McCarthy

The BBC is set to axe its Red Button service in a bid to implement £150m of cuts.

The Red Button, the corporation’s answer to the outdated Ceefax, granted users multiscreen viewing during select sports events and festivals, also providing access to sports results, travel information, weather forecasts and more.

Many of these features are now widely provided on mobile devices, making the department vulnerable to the cuts – unlike Strictly Come Dancing and the BBC drama wing which escape the savings.

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Source: The Drum