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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian White (Labour), on Thursday, 4 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 39 members in total.


PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTERS AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION

That this House welcomes the decision by Channel Five to mark the International Day of Disabled Persons on 3rd December by becoming the first UK public service broadcaster to offer audio description services on digital satellite television, alongside Sky's own services; encourages the other public service broadcasters to follow Channel Five's lead in meeting their obligations under the Communications Act 2003 to make their service accessible to blind and partially sighted people; and therefore calls on BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to offer their audio described programmes on BskyB in time for Christmas so that the two million people in the UK with a sight problem can enjoy Christmas television programmes along with their sighted friends and family.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
215 
Session
2003-04
Subjects
Disability Audio recordings Digital broadcasting Channel Five Broadcasting Public service broadcasting Satellite broadcasting
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk