FCC video description rules are now effective for ABC, CBS,...
FCC video description rules are now effective for ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC broadcast affiliates in the top 25 TV markets and for multichannel video programming distributor systems with more than 50,000 subscribers, the agency said (http://xrl.us/bndo8v). MVPD systems carrying…
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programming from the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, TBS, TNT, USA and the broadcasters must provide about four hours weekly of primetime and/or children’s programming with video description, the FCC said. “Now, more than 21 million visually-impaired Americans will be able to access television programming with video description,” Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said (http://xrl.us/bndo8z). The FCC also launched the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP) to meet the communications access equipment needs of low-income members of the deaf-blind population, the agency said (http://xrl.us/bndpge). The NDBEDP will receive up to $10 million annually in funding, the FCC said. The commission has already selected 53 applicants to become certified distributors of the equipment, it said. The FCC will annually allot $500,000 of the funding for promotional outreach efforts, it said. “This is an important moment towards ensuring that individuals who are deaf-blind are able to fully utilize our nation’s communications systems,” said Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.