Hoyts Cinemas has installed audio description on nine screens across three states. In NSW, the Penrith, Eastgardens and Erina complexes have had audio description added to their current caption-capable screens. Hoyts Cinemas in Garden City, Western Australia and Norwood, South Australia have also had this addition.
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In 2007, the CRTC mandated 100% captioning of programs other than commercials and promos. It also instructed the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to establish caption working groups for the English-language and French-language markets. The new standards adopt the recommendations of the French-language Closed Captioning Group. The CRTC released these recommendations in August, and requested comments from interested parties.
The new standards include the following:
The five locations will commence closed captioned screenings only, with audio description added at a later date. The locations are:
The Village Cinemas chain is part of the Cinema Access Implementation Plan, which includes the instalment of closed captioning devices such as CaptiView, as well as audio description equipment, in major cinema chains nationally.
