Digital TV
Red Bee Media asks for feedback from caption users
My Kitchen Rules features a great deal of text on screen as well as other important visual information. Red Bee wants to show people a few options for the positioning of captions, so they can choose what they like the best.
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ACMA posts preliminary caption exemptions
Accessible Christmas gift ideas for 2014
AMI launches audio described French-language channel
According to AMI, the service, primarily intended for the blind or partially sighted, will provide general content in French via satellite and cable companies to their subscribers.
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Senate committee seeks submissions about caption changes
The proposed changes are part of the Broadcasting and Other Legislation Amendment (Deregulation) Bill 2014, which was read into the House of Representatives on 22 October 2014. They include:
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Discovery Kids on Foxtel – learning and access all in one
Ofcom report highlights live captioning issues
Caption quality: International approaches to standards and measurement
Media Access Australia has released a white paper entitled Caption quality: International approaches to standards and measurement. It focuses on issues surrounding the live captioning of TV programs, the difficulties in measuring caption quality effectively, and some of the solutions that have been proposed.
The white paper, which is the first in a planned series, was written by our Project manager for television, Chris Mikul, and sponsored by Red Bee Media Australia.
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The Deafness Forum Captioning Awards 2014
Paralympic skier Michael Milton was the inspirational guest speaker at the event, which was attended by representatives from the television industry, caption providers, DVD distributors and community organisations.
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