Comments are due to the FCC July 23, replies...
Comments are due to the FCC July 23, replies Aug. 22, on whether multichannel video programming distributors’ linear video via consumer devices needs to carry video descriptions of emergency on-screen crawls, the agency said in a notice in Friday’s Federal…
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Register. “We also seek comment on whether, under this approach, an MVPD should be required to ensure that any application or plug-in that it provides to the consumer to access this programming is capable of making the emergency information audible on a secondary audio stream.” Types of devices mentioned in the NPRM approved by commissioners last month (CD April 10 p6) include tablets, laptops, PCs and smartphones, the new notice said (http://1.usa.gov/10tf2MA). Comments are due in docket 12-107. Related rules for MVPDs and TV stations to make such emergency crawls accessible to those with vision impairments take effect June 24, except for what needs Office of Management and Budget approval, another commission notice said in the Federal Register (http://1.usa.gov/11fAqE1).