After the service was trialled in early 2011, Coronation Street was the first program to be regularly broadcast with audio description. It has now been joined by the popular local series Shortland Street and a variety of other programs and movies. The audio description is produced by TVNZ and funded by New Zealand On Air.
In a news item on its website, Blind Citizens NZ describes the growth of the service as “amazing” and says, “We applaud TVNZ and New Zealand On Air for getting behind audio description and continuing to increase the variety of programmes we can now enjoy.”
In Australia, the audio description trial is set to commence on ABC1 on 5 August. It will run for 13 weeks, with 14 hours of programs audio described each week between 5pm and midnight.
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