[access-uk] Re: audio description on sky
- From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 17:57:35 +0100
Hi Pete,
Not more boxes? Blimey, why can't RNIB and the BBC be content with the Sky
Narration system, which is pretty good anyway, and means you can get it on
any subscriber's box. For example, when I go and stay with my parents, I
don't have to take extra boxes with me, we can just turn on narrative on my
parents' sky box. I thinjk the RNIB and the Beeb are barking completely up
the wrong tree.
All the best
At 09:48 27/06/2004, PETE gurney spake these words of wisdom
>hello all,
>
>good news for those who have a sky satellite dish and wish they had audio=
> description for the main terrestrial stations.
>bbc, channel4 and itv are going to transmit audio description via=
> satellite, but i think it will mean changing your set top box for most=
> people.
>below is a clip from the diginews news letter.
>unfortunately they don't say when this is to start.
>
>pete.
>
>BBC, C4, ITV TO EXTEND AUDIO DESCRIPTION SERVICE
>The BBC, together with Channel 4 and ITV, announced today that they would=
> be
>making Audio Description available via digital satellite television. Audio
>Description, or AD, is a service that provides an additional audio
>commentary to describe what is happening on screen for visually impaired
>viewers.
>The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have been working closely with the RNIB (Royal
>National Institute of the Blind) and manufacturers to develop an Audio
>Description system for blind and partially sighted people known as Receiver
>Mix, the only system that fully meets the RNIB's specifications.
>This version of AD can also be decoded by receivers using a chip which can
>currently offer additional facilities such as a spoken EPG (the Electronic
>Programme Guide which provides on-screen scheduling information for digital
>viewers).
>The technology is proven and manufacturers are beginning to build it into
>the next generation of set-top boxes.
>
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