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| 29 May 2014 |
Skype Translator offers real time voice translation Microsoft has demonstrated a new application, Skype Translator, which provides near real-time voice and caption translation of different languages. |
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| 02 December 2013 |
Highlights of 2013: cinema access advances Throughout December Media Access Australia will bring you a summary of the biggest developments in access to media and technology seen in 2013. The... |
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| 13 February 2013 |
UK cinemas consult on closed caption technology The UK’s Cinema Exhibitors’ Association (CEA), representing around 90 per cent of cinema operators, is undertaking research into technologies that... |
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| 31 January 2013 |
Persistence pays off for Californian accessible cinema fan A Californian teenager who lobbied his local cinema and council to get captioned movies shown at his favourite cinema complex has been rewarded and... |
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| 16 August 2012 |
Event Cinemas add seven accessible locations Event Cinemas commences captioned and audio described movie sessions at seven new locations from today, bringing the national total of accessible... |
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| 08 June 2012 |
Accessible movie goers asked for feedback In a bid to gain feedback from movie goers, Media Access Australia has today launched an online questionnaire which will provide industry with... |
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| 02 November 2011 |
US cinema chain installs closed caption technology in all its locations Midwest US cinema chain Marcus Theatres has announced its completion of digital cinema installation, including CaptiView to show closed captioned... |
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| 07 October 2011 |
Cinema access expands nationally: seven more locations announced Under the Federal Government’s Cinema Access Implementation Plan the major cinema chains of Hoyts, Village, Event/Greater Union/Birch Carroll &... |
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| 29 September 2011 |
Accessible cinema technologies – now and the future Cinema and DVD project manager, Ally Woodford, talks through the technologies currently affecting access to movies in Australia. |
| 16 September 2011 |
Community forum on CaptiView in cinemas to be held in Melbourne CaptiView is an individual closed captioning device which has received mixed reviews from Deaf and hearing impaired users. Melbourne community group... |
| 01 September 2011 |
WA invests $4m in classroom accessibility technology The West Australian government has promised $4m for interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in the state’s public schools. IWBs, which use touchscreen... |
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| 18 July 2011 |
Cinemas change from open to closed captions A number of major cinema complexes have made the change from open captions to closed captions in recent weeks. This provides more opportunities to... |
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| 27 April 2011 |
US cinema chain to provide CaptiView captions America’s third largest cinema chain, Cinemark, will install CaptiView closed caption equipment for Deaf and hearing impaired patrons in all its... |
| 21 April 2011 |
Enjoy this long weekend with an accessible movie Go to the movies this Easter long weekend for some accessible entertainment. There are many films available with both captions and audio description... |
| 13 April 2011 |
New closed captioned cinema location in Sydney Event Cinemas Top Ryde City is the latest cinema complex to introduce closed caption technology to its sessions. |
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| 14 March 2011 |
New cinema caption eyewear being trialled in the USA Equipment manufacturers in the USA are developing a new caption viewing system to compete in the developing market for closed captions. |
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| 23 February 2011 |
US cinema chain expands captioning following litigation The Regal cinema chain, the largest in the US, has pledged to provide closed captions as it converts its cinemas to digital, beginning with cinemas... |
| 15 February 2011 |
New captioned cinema location in Melbourne Hoyts at Forest Hill in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will be the next major cinema to offer closed captioned sessions as part of the Cinema Access... |
| 11 February 2011 |
Accessible cinema rollout - the first six weeks It's been six weeks since the Cinema Access Implementation Plan began to roll out in major Australian cinema chain locations. Media Access Australia... |
| 07 February 2011 |
Ofcom releases results of text relay services research UK media and communications regulator Ofcom has released the results of its research into Britain’s telephone text relay services. |