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| 12 October 2015 |
American regulator denies captioning exemptions to churches In the USA, religious television is very popular with lots of churches having their own television shows and channels. Under American rules these... |
| 07 October 2015 |
Looking forward with access at BCA Media Access Australia’s Director of Digital Accessibility, Dr Scott Hollier, will be presenting on developments in access technology for blind and... |
| 06 October 2015 |
At home in the caption lab BBC senior engineer Mike Armstrong works with caption viewers in a replica of an everyday lounge room to try and get the most realistic reactions to... |
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| 15 September 2015 |
Audio description trialled on Thai TV Audio description has reached television in Thailand, with a trial of the service commencing on the Thai PBS channel earlier this year. |
| 09 September 2015 |
European group looks at the accessibility possibilities of HbbTV HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) is a digital platform which provides seamless integration of traditional broadcast TV and content delivered... |
| 09 September 2015 |
Audio description on TV campaign launched A campaign calling for a permanent audio description service on Australian television was launched at Parliament House in Canberra on 8 September... |
| 07 September 2015 |
US cable company launches talking TV guide The cable television company Comcast has added a ‘talking guide’ to its new X1 set-top box, allowing blind and vision impaired viewers to easily find... |
| 02 September 2015 |
UK catch-up TV service ramps up audio description UK television network ITV has announced an increase in the amount of programming available with audio description on its ITV Player service for... |
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| 26 August 2015 |
Audio description – three ways Audio description for television, streaming video and cultural events is a major conversation topic among access advocates for people who are blind... |
| 21 August 2015 |
ACMA to host a conversation on live captioning The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is holding a one-day event on 15 September, Live captioning: let’s talk, that will provide... |
| 18 August 2015 |
Greens Senator calls for audio description on TV The Senate has supported a motion introduced by the Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert, calling on the Federal Government to amend the... |
| 18 August 2015 |
A world of access at Media for All Access to media is a growing feature at international conferences. A problem for Australian audiences is that these conferences are usually located... |
| 17 August 2015 |
Petition started to bring audio description to TV Stephen Jolley, who has been blind since birth, has started a petition on Change.org, asking the Minister for Communications, Malcolm Turnbull, to... |
| 12 August 2015 |
Making access work in the New World Access to media through audio description and captioning is well established through most of Europe, North America and the English-speaking world.... |
| 10 August 2015 |
U.S. Government makes captions compulsory in airports The Department of Transport has issued a ruling which will make it compulsory to turn on captions on all televisions and audio-visual displays in... |
| 03 August 2015 |
Blind viewers are dreaming of streaming Video-on-demand (VOD) or streaming video services are seen as the new way of delivering content to people where they can choose how and when to view... |
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| 24 July 2015 |
Ofcom consults on accessibility of on-screen TV guides The UK communications regulator Ofcom has issued a consultation paper outlining changes it is proposing to make electronic program guides (EPGs) more... |
| 13 July 2015 |
Study will review disabled consumer experiences with video on demand Curtin University academic Katie Ellis will investigate disabled consumer experiences of subscription video-on-demand (VOD) services in Australia in... |
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| 26 June 2015 |
UK Labour MP supports VOD access campaign Labour MP Lillian Greenwood has submitted a private member’s bill to the House of Commons in support of Subtitle It!, a campaign to improve the... |
| 05 June 2015 |
ACMA releases caption compliance reports for 2013-2014 The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released the annual captioning compliance reports for free-to-air and subscription... |