[nabs-l] FW: Video Description

[David Andrews]

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>From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
>Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 9:21 AM
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>The following short mention was in a broadcasting newsletter I read. 
>It concerns video description, also known as audio description on television.
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><http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/jichCHzrmkpCoGdwfDqKfcfCSmBO?format=standard>FCC 
>votes in favor of expanding video description requirements
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>FCC votes in favor of expanding video description requirements
>(Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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>The Federal Communications Commission has voted unanimously in favor 
>of increasing the required number of hours of video descriptions 
>from 50 to 87.5. The new requirement -- which goes into effect in 
>July 2018 -- also increases the window for video descriptions from 
>prime time to anytime between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m.
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