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May 2015
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26 May 2015 UK regulator releases caption quality report
The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released the third of four planned reports on the quality of live captioning on television.
21 May 2015 NZ increases funding for captioning and audio description
NZ On Air, the New Zealand Government’s broadcast funding agency, has announced that it will increase its funding for captioning and audio...
05 May 2015 Report on the state of captioning in Europe released
The European Federation of Hard of Hearing People (EFHOH) has released a report which looks at the levels of captioning on television, video-on-...
March 2015
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24 March 2015 Netflix launches in Australia with captions
The US-based video-on-demand (VOD) service Netflix launched in Australia today. The good news for Deaf and hearing impaired viewers is that virtually...
16 March 2015 New caption quality rules take effect in the US
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has introduced new quality rules for closed captions on television which come into effect in the US on 16...
February 2015
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03 February 2015 Irish regulator announces new TV access targets
The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced new targets for captioning, audio description and signing on television for 2015-2018.
January 2015
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30 January 2015 Don’t make consumers the TV access police
Media Access Australia is concerned that the proposed approach to reforming captioning regulation is going too far in shifting responsibility towards...
28 January 2015 Consultation paper provides opportunity to comment on TV captioning regulations
The Federal Government today released a consultation paper which proposes a number of changes to the regulations governing free-to-air television....
December 2014
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18 December 2014 TV & Video highlights of 2014: Captions on Plus7
In April, the Seven Network’s Plus7 became the first commercial TV catch-up service in Australia to provide closed captions on its major programs.
18 December 2014 AMI launches audio described French-language channel
The Canadian accessibility company Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) has launched AMI-télé, the world's first French-language channel to present its entire...
16 December 2014 Senate caption inquiry posts submissions
Submissions to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications which is reviewing proposed changes to captioning regulations have now...
November 2014
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18 November 2014 US cable company introduces talking TV guides
Comcast, one of the largest cable TV suppliers in America, has introduced the industry’s first ‘voice enabled television interface’, allowing blind...
11 November 2014 Discovery Kids on Foxtel – learning and access all in one
Engaging educational TV that is 100% captioned is a boon for students with diverse learning needs. Discovery Kids on FOXTEL, launched last week,...
05 November 2014 Government postpones changes to captioning regulations
After lobbying from consumer groups, the Government has referred to a Senate committee a bill which would change captioning requirements for...
October 2014
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22 October 2014 Government proposes to end caption reporting by free-to-air broadcasters
A bill was today introduced into the House of Representatives by the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, which would remove the...
20 October 2014 The New Zealand Captioning Awards
Individuals and organisations which have contributed to the advancement of captioning will be honoured at the New Zealand Captioning Awards, to be...
07 October 2014 Repealing captioning red tape: Captioning of repeats on multichannels
In the fifth part of our series on red tape repeal, we look at the digital multichannels, which are currently exempt from the normal caption quotas...
01 October 2014 Repealing captioning red tape: Caption quotas
In the fourth part of our series on red tape repeal, we look at the confusing state of caption quotas for Australian TV, and how they can be...
September 2014
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29 September 2014 Repealing captioning red tape: Caption reporting
In the third part of our series on red tape repeal, we look at calls to end the requirement that broadcasters must report on how much captioning they...
24 September 2014 Repealing captioning red tape: Caption quotas on subscription TV
In the second part of our series on red tape repeal, we look at the issue of caption quotas on subscription television, and the importance for...

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