die Bildschirmzeitung
Translation
teletext, videotex, on-screen newspaper
Examples
Früher las man Nachrichten in der Bildschirmzeitung.
In the past, people read the news on teletext.
Die Sportergebnisse stehen auf Seite 200 der Bildschirmzeitung.
The sports results are on page 200 of the teletext.
Grammar Patterns
to read ((sth.)) on the teletext You can read the news on the teletext.
Similar Words
Synonyms: der Videotext, der Teletext
Etymology
A compound of 'Bildschirm' (screen) and 'Zeitung' (newspaper). Literally a 'screen newspaper'.
Memory Tips
Picture a newspaper's pages appearing one by one on an old TV screen, a pre-internet information service.