The staff at Able were formerly located in the studios of TVNZ, which owns TV One and TV2. However, as TV3 and FOUR are owned by another company, MediaWorks New Zealand, it was decided earlier this year to transfer them to an independent company. The CEO of Able, Wendy Youens, was formerly Access Services Manager at TVNZ.
There has been captioning on New Zealand television in 1984, while audio description commenced in 2011 and is now up to 10 hours a week. Both services will continue to be funded by NZ On Air, the government’s broadcast funding body. Able is also offering commercial services, including the captioning of advertisements and online content.
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