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Media Access Australia releases report on Accessible Regions Campaign

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Media Access Australia today released the findings of its Accessible Regions Campaign. The campaign has found that the quality of captioning on regional news and current affairs programs is severely lacking.

The Accessible Regions Campaign

Between October and December 2010, Media Access Australia conducted an Accessible Regions Campaign, which focused on ensuring that regional news and current affairs programs are broadcast with quality captions.

In the past, regional broadcasters have had a much poorer record on meeting captioning requirements than their metropolitan counterparts. Metropolitan broadcasters are subject to a far higher degree of scrutiny than regional broadcasters, which naturally means that there is less pressure on them to meet their targets.

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Canadian coalition creates Access 2020

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A coalition of Canadian accessibility organisations has formed to achieve full captioning and audio description on television content in Canada by 2020. The aptly named Access 2020 will use the CRTC (the Canadian media regulator) hearings into vertical integration in May 2011 as the starting point for this new policy approach.

Access 2020 is taking the view that 1% of TV ownership transactions from now until 2015 should be spent on accessibility research, standards development and third-party monitoring of access.  The crux of the argument is that media organisations gain significant benefits from being allowed to vertically integrate, and consumers should also receive benefits, including proper disability access. 

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Draft Terms of Reference for Convergence Review released

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The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today released draft Terms of Reference for the Convergence Review due to commence in 2011.

The Australian Government has recognised that Australia’s media and communications regulations are becoming outdated as the ways we access content converge together (mainly via the Internet).

Therefore, the Government intends to fundamentally review the policy and regulatory frameworks that apply to the converged media and communications in Australia.

According to the draft Terms of Reference, the Committee will:

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Australian consumers have rights to access electronic media and the industry has responsibilities to provide access through a range of Australian and international access policies.

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