Got this from another list, so I haven't experienced this first hand.
Figured this would be of interest to those in the United States that have access to the
"Watch ABC" app on the iOS platform.
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Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 1:24 PM
Subject: [adp-list] Streaming Video Description Spreads!
Hello all,
I was playing around with the various network apps on my iPhone, when I came
across something really cool on the Watch ABC App.
It’s important to preface this by saying that in the Settings, General,
Accessibility section of my iPhone, under the media heading, I have the “prefer
video descriptions when available” option enabled. This will theoretically
automatically play video descriptions when enabled.
In practice, this has done nothing in the past, but when I started to watch an
episode of The Middle on the Watch ABC app, it started playing with
description! I checked the other shows that offer description, and found that
they all play with description now. These include:
The Middle, Nashville, Modern Family, Fresh off the Boat, Shark Tank, Blackish
and The Goldbergs.
There are a few episodes available that don’t have description, but most of
them do.
Anyway, this is huge, folks! I have played with all the other network apps,
NBC, Fox and CBS, and as far as I can tell, ABC is the first to offer
description in their app. I’m so excited that video description is spreading!
A few small caveats:
The app wants you to verify your cable provider to watch the latest episode of
a show, and aside from the fact that my provider, Time Warner Cable, is not in
the list, the list is inaccessible. There is a list of smaller providers that I
can reach, but it’s not the main list. There are some control accessibility
issues, but I’m sure if we point them out, they can update the app to fix those
issues.
Again, we should definitely thank ABC for making video description available on
their app. They should be nominated for an ADP award for being the first of the
networks to do it. This is so exciting!
Enjoy!
Chris
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