Czech Television, Prague, 2.9.2014

Television without barriersCzech experience

Presented by: Mgr. Vladimír Salzman

Head of Accessibility Services Department

• subtitles off-line• subtitles on-line (LIVE)• automated subtitles on-line (LIVE)• automated subtitles - respeaking on-line (LIVE)• titles in picture off-line• sign language interpreter (on-line and off-line)• audio description (on-line and off-line)

Automatizované živé skrytévyužitím stínového mluvčího

Current technological possibilities of production

• off-line production: at all programme, if the time line of production and kind of genre permits

• text file including subtitles arises after final cut of programme (timecode)

• separate text file including subtitles is assigned to the programme (broadcast system PROVYS) and then automatically broadcasted

Subtitling off-line

• news programme• one-time political and cultural events• subtitles are broadcasted manually in real time• crew of 2 people, in action during the whole day• broadcasting on-line (repeat + iBroadcasting off-line)• 20 programme per day (news channel CT24)

Subtitling on-line (LIVE)

• automatic transcript of voice to subtitles• just for voice of one person• necessary absence of traffic or music• especialy developed vocabulary• CT uses this system mostly for live broadcast of discusion in

parlament• broadcasting on-line

Automated subtitles on-line (LIVE)

• implemented element of respeaker• applicable for milieu with more responders• system is independent of disturbing elements (noise)• especialy developed vocabulary for genre• CT uses this system mostly for political discussions and sport

live

Automated subtitles - respeaking

• czech titles for foreign programme in native language version (documents, performed movies)

• titles are implemented directly into the picture• broadcasting off-line

Titles in picture

Sign language interpreter in picture

• CT uses sign interpreter in picture mostly for programme special devoted to hearing impaired viewers by content, or if it is not possible to produce subtitles

• broadcasting on-line• broadcasting off-line

• audio description off-line: used mostly for performed movies, series, children programme…

• audio description on-line (LIVE): used for live news and sport broadcast

• first tests 2011, standard operation 2013

Audio descrition for visually impaired people

STATISTIKA - ÚNSTATISTIKA - ÚNOR 2013STATISTIKA - ÚNOR 2013

OR 2013

• SUBTITLING:

70 % programme on each channel (CT1, CT2 CT24, CT sport, CT:D, CT art)

• SIGN LANGUAGE:

2 % programme on each channel (dtto)

• AUDIO DESCRIPTION:

10 % programme on each channel (dtto)

Duty by law for public broadcaster in Czech

First half-year 2014

• Subtitling………………………………. 71,7 %• Sign language………………………… 3,2 %• Audio description………………………15 %

Statistics, Czech TV

Financial costs for all services for viewers with handicap:

about 28 milion CZK,

1 milion euro / 1 year

One-year financial costs, Czech TV

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