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| 03 March 2016 |
ACMA releases captioning standards report The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released the final report on the review it has been conducting of television captioning... |
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| 25 February 2016 |
U.S. clarifies TV captioning responsibilities In a new ruling, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to improve captions by clarifying who bears the responsibility for their... |
| 11 February 2016 |
Class action launched in the US demanding captioned lyrics Nine deaf advocates and individuals have launched a class action against a number of Hollywood Studios, including Disney, Sony, Netflix, Paramount... |
| 04 February 2016 |
Audio described programs on iview in February The ABC has released the list of programs that will be available on its online service iview during February with audio description for the blind or... |
| 02 February 2016 |
Organisations receive Emmy awards for internet caption standards The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) were honoured at the 67th Annual Technology... |
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| 08 January 2016 |
Researchers seek feedback on video-on-demand accessibility A new Australian research project is asking people to take part in a survey about the use of video-on-demand sites by people with disabilities. |
| 07 January 2016 |
ACMA releases submissions to caption quality review The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has posted the submissions it received in response to its discussion paper ‘Review of... |
| 05 January 2016 |
Stan introduces closed captions The subscription television service Stan has quietly introduced closed captioning on a selection of its titles, with more to come. The service was... |
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| 24 December 2015 |
Audio description on ABC iview now available on FreeviewPlus The trial of audio description on the ABC’s iview, which commenced in April, has now been extended to FreeviewPlus. Previously, it was only available... |
| 23 December 2015 |
The most popular accessibility stories of 2015 As the year comes to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most popular articles and events regarding consumer accessibility across the web,... |
| 23 December 2015 |
ACMA releases annual caption compliance reports for 2014-15 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released reports showing the compliance of free-to-air and subscription television... |
| 04 December 2015 |
U.S. broadcasts live TV audio description for the first time U.S. cable provider Comcast, in partnership with NBC and Descriptive Video Works (DVW), will mark the International Day of People with Disability (3... |
| 03 December 2015 |
Feedback on captioning regulation wanted The lead-up to the end of the year has seen a little burst of consultation around captioning issues. The Federal Department of Communications and the... |
| 01 December 2015 |
Ofcom releases fourth caption quality report The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its fourth and final report into the quality of live captioning on television. |
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| 23 November 2015 |
US city makes captions compulsory on public TVs All television sets in public places in Portland, Oregon, will need to have closed captions switched on during business hours, after the Portland... |
| 19 November 2015 |
ACMA asks for feedback on caption quality The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a discussion paper entitled ‘Review of the Television Captioning Standard’, and... |
| 19 November 2015 |
New Zealand expands TV access New Zealand Broadcast Minister Amy Adams has announced that the government-supported captioning service will extend to Prime Television from February... |
| 18 November 2015 |
Audio description on iview now available on desktops The trial of audio description on the ABC’s online iview service which commenced in April has now been extended to desktop computers. |
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| 20 October 2015 |
Yahoo streams captioned NFL to the world American online giant Yahoo will be providing its first streamed and captioned National Football League (NFL) game live from London UK on 25 October. |
| 19 October 2015 |
Video on demand access builds up Video on Demand (VOD) is a rapidly growing platform for consuming entertainment content. Recent developments overseas are showing that action around... |