The FCC released a consumer guide on video description availability...
The FCC released a consumer guide on video description availability rules that go into effect July 1 in accordance with the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010(http://xrl.us/bncuvc). Affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC in the top…
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25 TV markets and the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, TBS, TNT and USA will provide about four hours of prime time and/or children’s programming with video description per week, the FCC said. TVs or set-top boxes’ secondary audio feature provides the video descriptions, and consumers should check their TV manual or a customer service department for assistance, the guide said. Video description availability will be published through program guides and websites of networks, broadcasters and subscription-TV systems, the FCC said. The agency will provide links to these websites and other video description information as available on the FCC website (http://xrl.us/bncuqq), it said.