Netflix is a hugely popular service which accounts for up to a quarter of all Internet traffic in the US, but according the NAD’s suit, as of June 2011 only 5% of the ‘Watch Instantly’ titles had closed captions.
One title – Universal’s The Eagle – was audio described internationally but not released here with description, and 11 titles were captioned internationally but not released here with captions.
The DVD titles released in Australia since September 2011 with audio description include:
It is pleasing to see major distributor Paramount Home Entertainment join Roadshow Entertainment as a local producer of audio described titles. This will add to Australia’s position as a world-leader in audio description on DVD.
The DVD titles released in Australia since July 2011 with audio description include:
