

And with sporting events, the red button lets you choose the games/matches you want to see. The BBC always had the best content - for example after hosting special live gigs on Radio 1, they'd record them and show them in a loop on the red button. On BBC channels you could view all the headlines and weather etc - very much like teletext but with much more modern visuals. Mostly, as people here have said, it's just things like extra behind the scenes bits or more information on the show.


Usually indicated by the red button in the top right corner of the screen. You get to them by pressing the red button on your remote control while watching their channels or certain shows. Eventually other providers caught on, and so did regular channels - all starting to offer their own interactive services. They had an entire interactive section where you could play pretty decent 2D games (usually for a small fee via your phone line) with your remote control and use similar interfaces to view and rent Sky Box Office movies. When Sky TV (satellite provider) launched their Digital service, they were able to add interactivity to some things. Here is an example of a teletext style page - navigation was done with the four coloured buttons (usually shown as a text menu at the bottom of the screen) and by typing in 3 digits for the page you want to go to (you can see them by the side of each headline or category on that screenshot). I believe it was mostly shut down last year. It was free to everyone who could access it. "Angry Birds" veterans may already know these tips, but Patel said he'd take any extra questions via Twitter.As people have said already, pretty much every TV remote control comes with red, blue, green and yellow buttons - this was because back before the Internet was popular, we had this service called teletext where you could see news, weather, lottery results and play simple quiz games on your TV. Suraj Patel, a 27-year-old New York tech entrepreneur, started playing in July (as part of a challenge with his three brothers) and earned his bragging rights in August. To help put you on the path to cracking the catchiest game of the year, spoke to an "Angry Birds" master, who has beaten every level of the game and was willing to share his own secret tips and tricks. Maybe you already have your own strategies for beating the game, but if you're like most newbies, a little expert advice might help you conquer more levels of the game as you wait at the airport or digest Christmas dinner over the holidays. You wanted to know what the "Angry Birds" buzz was all about, so you downloaded the game to your smartphone and now, like millions of others, you're an all-out pig-slaughtering, slingshot-wielding addict.
