[nabs-l] FCC Releases Video Description Rules

[Joshua Lester]

Awesome!
Hopefully, the Christian television channels will do the same, with
their movies.
I know, that Daystar, TBN, and VTN, (a local Christian channel in
Arkansas,) show Christian movies, on the weekends.
I hope this will apply to them, later on.
Blessings, Joshua

On 8/29/11, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> I know that this is a little late, but just incase people did not hear from
> another source...
>
>
>
> On August 25, 2011, the Commission released a Report and Order to adopt
> rules requiring video description for certain television programming. Video
> description is narrated descriptions of a television program’s key visual
> elements inserted into natural pauses in the program’s dialogue.  Video
> descriptions improve access to television programs for millions of Americans
> who are blind or visually impaired.
>
> The Commission adopted rules requiring video description in 2000, but those
> rules were struck down by a federal court in 2002.  In 2010, Congress
> enacted the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act
> (CVAA), which required reinstatement of those video description rules, with
> certain modifications.
>
> These video description rules require ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC affiliates in
> the top 25 market areas and cable and satellite television providers with
> more than 50,000 subscribers to provide video description.  ABC, CBS, Fox,
> NBC, USA, the Disney Channel, TNT, Nickelodeon, and TBS are each required to
> provide 50 hours of video-described prime time or children’s programming per
> calendar quarter.  Full compliance with the rules is required on July 1,
> 2012.
>
> Report and Order:
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A1.doc
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A1.pdf
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A1.txt
>
>
> Copps Statement:
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A2.doc
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A2.pdf
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A2.txt
>
>
> Clyburn Statement:
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A3.doc
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A3.pdf
> http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0825/FCC-11-126A3.txt
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