[access-uk] Re: Audio Description for Scotland
- From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:21:30 +0100
Hi Peter
Good point, although with the very low level of audio Description on TV
anyway I imagine it will be a while before they get round to describing
regional programmes. I suppose the question is whether this issue is an
unavoidable problem with the sky platform, because of a bad implementation
of AD or whatever. Someone more knowledgeable than I am will have to answer
that one.
James
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Beasley" <p.beasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 11:10 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audio Description for Scotland
> don't you think it is unfair that programs made for any particular region
> other than London cannot be audio described on Satalite television? This
> situation does not arise on Freeview from what I understand.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 10:49 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Audio Description for Scotland
>
>
> Hi Andy
>
> This is really an academic point, since if you have access to digital
> cable/satelite for AD you will be able to receive the broadcast from
> London
> which carries the AD by tuning into the London Channel on Sky, which you
> will be able to receive even though you are in Scotland. a bit confusing
> at
> first, but simple enough to get used to. I expect this requirement to be
> watching the london version for Ad has something to do with the
> technicalities of delivering the AD.
>
> James
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:35 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Audio Description for Scotland
>
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Further to an earlier message, I have been advised that in order for me
>> to
>> watch I~TV's The Royal in Audio Description, then I should have tuned
>> into
>> ITV London and not to ITV Scotland.
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>> If the situation was reversed, then I'm sure there would be plenty of
>> mail
>> on this list asking why this should be the case, and rightly so.
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>> Surely, you'd think that an ITV programme which was being screened both
>> north and south of the border at the same time, would both have audio
>> description?
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>> This happens a lot to me. I'm all set up to watch an advertised AD movie
>> only to find out that it's not described up here in Scotland.
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>> For my TV listings, I use the Guardian at:
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/
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>> I also use the Audio description TV guide at:
>> http://www.tvhelp.org.uk/audes/schedule.php
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>> Unfortunately, both of these are mainly concerned with English
>> broadcasts,
>> and although both may advise that a particular programme is being
>> screened
>> with description, this is not always the case for us Scottish viewers.
>>
>> I subscribed to My Digiguide and although this service does give a fairly
>> comprehensive coverage as to what's on, it's quite a difficult site to
>> use
>> properly.
>>
>> Is there any Scottish list members who uses an alternative TV listing
>> that
>> actually works for them? If so, then I'd be very interested in checking
>> it
>> out.
>>
>> However, for all of my English friends on the list, you really cannot
>> beat
>> the Guardian. I've been using it for several years quite happily, though
>> I'm frequently let down as I was this evening.
>>
>> Any advise very welcomed.
>>
>> Andy
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