Hi Erika,
I don’t watch much free to air TV, but I did watch the whole Poldark series,
which has unfortunately finished. The audio description was great. I used my
iPad which was very easy to manage. I might have a look at Australian Story.
Hope they read the bits at the end that we never get to hear.
Wendy.
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Subject: [insightsa] ABC Trial of Audio Described TV Shows on iView
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 Story
Bushwacked!
DCI Banks
Degrassi
Father Borwn
Hoopla Doopla
The IT Crowd
The Killing Season
Mapp and Lucia
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Octonauts
Olivia
Polldark
Redesign My Brian with Todd Sampson
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Ross Kemp Extreme World
Same But Different
Scott & Bailey
Still Open All Hours
Top Of The Lake
Tree Fu Tom
8MMM
Keep checking as new AD shows are added each week.
ABC LAUNCHES TRIAL OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON IVIEW
Tuesday, 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/
