Browsing All posts tagged under »subtitles«

Subtitle fail: Divine intervention on the football pitch as God comes off the bench to help Bolton Wanderers score

December 17, 2012 by

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On a Sunday morning, I often sneak a look at the football highlights as my wife has a well-deserved lie […]

Deaf News: Action on Hearing Loss survey shows 46% of deaf people unhappy with news subtitles

December 13, 2012 by

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  The UK charity Action on Hearing Loss is calling on producers of television news programmes to ensure that timely […]

Tyron Woolfe: Pre-recorded Subtitles Rule. Broadcasters take note.

November 21, 2012 by

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Let’s get it clear. Pre-recorded subtitles mean subtitles appear on a programme with perfect timing, and the words on the […]

Steve Claridge: Can automated captioning ever work?

November 9, 2012 by

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Way back in 2009 I was ludicrously excited about Google’s effort to provide automatic captioning on Youtube videos. I thought […]

Deaf News: Netflix to offer 100% captioning in the USA, but the UK trails behind

October 15, 2012 by

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After being sued by America’s National Association of the Deaf, the video streaming company Netflix have agreed to offer captions […]

Charlie Swinbourne: RIP Ceefax and page 888

April 19, 2012 by

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Technological advancements have given Deafies a great many improvements to our lives, and also, in many cases, a drawer at […]

Ian Noon: Rubbish subtitles – an update

March 14, 2012 by

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In the past couple of weeks, I’ve found myself unexpectedly in the Daily Mail, the Metro, Digital Spy and the […]

The Secret Deafie: I wanted to drop-kick a box-office assistant

March 2, 2012 by

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The Secret Deafie is a series of anonymous columns written by different writers. Our third contributor tells us about an […]

Donna Williams: the heavenly delights of deaf life

February 17, 2012 by

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Donna Williams is a deaf writer and blogger living in Bristol and studying part-time in Cardiff. As well as being […]