ACMA consults on sunsetting of Television Captioning Standard – The ACMA has opened a consultation on a proposal to remake the Broadcasting Services (Television Captioning) Standard 2013.
The Standard applies to:
- commercial television broadcasters
- subscription television broadcasters and narrowcasters
- national broadcasters.
It sets out mandatory requirements for the quality of captioning. Captions must be readable, accurate and comprehensible so that they are meaningful to viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Standard is due to sunset on 1 October 2023.
We have published a consultation paper and research report on the ACMA website. This is accompanied by a short Auslan and captioned video encouraging deaf and hard of hearing people to provide their views.
The paper invites comment on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Standard, and other matters relevant to how captioning quality may be assessed in future. We welcome your submissions by 5 pm (AEST) on 13 June 2023.
Media Release – ACMA
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