UK regulator begins consultation on speaking TV program guides
The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has begun a consultation process in which it is asking for feedback on how electronic program guides (EPGs) with a ‘text-to-speech’ function would benefit blind...
View ArticleCall for Japanese news to have English subtitles
An expert panel at Japan’s ministry of communications has called for broadcasters to provide English-language subtitles for news bulletins in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.In its report, the panel...
View ArticleOfcom releases access requirements for 2015
The UK communications regulator Ofcom has released its list of TV channels which will be required to provide access services – captioning, audio description and signing – in 2015.Ofcom conducts an...
View ArticleOfcom consults on sign language requirements
The UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched a review of the signing arrangements it has in place for TV channels with low audience levels.In 2007, Ofcom announced that channels with an audience...
View ArticleBecome a Captions Champion
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View ArticleEnrol now for the Professional Certificate in Web Accessibility
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View ArticleAccess iQ – web accessibility know how
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View ArticleQ&A with Wendy Youens
In our latest Media Access Australia ‘experts in access’ Q&A, we talk to Wendy Youens, CEO of the New Zealand access company Able, which provides captioning and audio description services for...
View ArticleACMA releases free-to-air TV captioning compliance reports
Most Australian broadcasters exceeded their captioning targets in 2012-2013, according to compliance reports released today by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), although there...
View ArticleCaption reports hide great access story
Why is it that our communications regulator seems satisfied to hide great achievements in access by our free-to-air television stations? Commentary by Alex Varley.Developments that benefit viewers,...
View ArticleHow fast should captions be?
A recent article by Diana Sanchez, General Manager of Red Bee Media Spain, looks at one of the perennial areas of debate about captioning— the optimum speed for captions on television.In the article,...
View ArticleACMA finds Nine cricket coverage breached caption quality rules
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has found that segments of Channel Nine Cricket broadcast in January 2014 breached its caption quality standard.The ACMA’s standard, which came...
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Repealing captioning red tape: Improving caption regulation
The next round of the Federal Government’s repeal red tape campaign is due to take place next month and is likely to include captioning issues. We have contacted a number of interest groups including...
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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 consumers of knowing in advance how much will be captioned...
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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 have done.Under current arrangements, at the end of...
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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 simplified to benefit consumers and broadcasters.Quotas for...
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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 but are required to caption previously repeats.The...
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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 held in Auckland on 27 November.The awards are...
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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 requirement that free-to-air broadcasters need to report...
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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 broadcasters and subscription TV providers.Last week, Deaf...
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