ABC Trial of Audio Described TV Shows on iView
Are you watching any Audio Described TV shows on ABC online catch-up TV service
i-View?
Which Audio Described TV shows on ABC i-View are you watching?
Here is what is currently available:Australian StoryBushwacked!DCI
BanksDegrassiFather BorwnHoopla DooplaThe IT CrowdThe Killing SeasonMapp and
LuciaMiss Fisher's Murder MysteriesOctonautsOliviaPolldarkRedesign My Brian
with Todd SampsonRoald Dahl's Esio TrotRoss Kemp Extreme WorldSame But
DifferentScott & BaileyStill Open All HoursTop Of The LakeTree Fu Tom8MMM
Keep checking as new AD shows are added each week.
ABC LAUNCHES TRIAL OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON IVIEWTuesday, 14 April 2015
The ABC has today launched a trial of audio description on its online catch-up
TV service iview. The trial will last 15 months, during which 14 hours of audio
described programs will be added to iview each week.
The audio description is initially available on iPads and iPhones only, and
people will need to download the latest version of the iview app to receive it.
The trial will be extended to desktop PCs in mid-May, Android devices in June,
and to HbbTV enabled TVs (which are connected to the internet) in July.
The programs to have audio description during the first week of the trial
include the new British drama Poldark, the Redfern Now telemovie, New Tricks,
Tattoo Tales and the children’s program Bubble Bath Bay.
To locate audio described programs, go to iview, click on ‘Programs A-Z’ and
then the tab for ‘Audio Described’ programs. When you select one of them, you
will be given the option to ‘Play with AD’. There is also an FAQ page in the
‘Support’ section, an instructional video on YouTube (link is external) and a
help line to call: 02 8333 3248 (this is a message bank, but the ABC has
promised that people who leave a message will receive a call back).
On completion of the trial, the ABC will report to the government on the
delivery of audio description online, and how people access it.
http://www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/news/abc-launches-trial-of-audio-description-on-iview
Audio Description FAQs:http://iview.abc.net.au/support/audio-description
For more information about Audio Described TV visit AD on TV
at:http://www.audiodescription.com.au/