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US online movie service uses remote DVD technology with support for captions

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A new American streaming video service uses old-fashioned technology to deliver the latest release films to devices, with support for closed captioning.

Zediva has an interesting approach in that it has a data centre in California that has hundreds of DVD players set up like an automated jukebox. When you ‘rent’ a movie from Zediva, you are actually renting the DVD player with the movie loaded.

You can access various features such as closed captioning, subtitles, director’s commentary and languages if included on the DVD. It is not yet understood if this includes audio description, which is usually a special feature not currently enabled by Zediva.


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Latest audio described DVD figures and titles – March 2011

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Audio described DVD titles on new release shelves during the month of March 2011 stand at 32% of all titles.

The DVD titles released since January 2011 with audio description include:


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Media Access Australia debunks myth of ‘boring’ accessible websites with new site

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We have officially launched our new accessible website, showcasing the latest web technologies and innovative design and meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 ‘AA’ standard.

CEO of Media Access Australia, Alex Varley said, “Media Access Australia’s core business is about accessibility. We are out there talking to the community, to business and government about the need for accessible websites and our new site shows it can be achieved. Many people won’t see the accessibility features and that is the point. They are there for the people that need them and you don’t need to put a big label highlighting an accessibility feature, it is part and parcel of standard website design which includes everybody.”


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