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Video Description Mandate for the U.S.?
A set of proposed amendments to the Communications Act of 1934 (Bill S.2686) including Sen. McCain’s proposed Television Information Enhancement is about to pass through the U.S. Congress. One element would authorize the FCC to require broadcasters to provide video description with their programming. A prior such FCC mandate was struck down in the courts based on the ruling that the FCC did not have the authority to create such a mandate. With the passing of this bill, the FCC will have the required authority to enforce such a mandate.
(Washington, D.C. - May 2006)
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Softel-USA at NAB2006!
Softel-USA again expanded our presence at NAB 2006 with our largest booth ever. It was a hectic four days with strong interest in the Beta version of Swift v6 and a significant expansion in the scope and capabilities of our caption broadcast control line, Swift TX. Most importantly, Softel-USA staff met with numerous existing and potential customers working with them to find ways to expand or improve their captioning and subtitling capabilities.
(Las Vegas, NV - Apr 2006)
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TV Guide
TV Guide has added the ability to capture captions from live material for later editing and re-broadcast with Softel-USA’s all-new live capture add-on feature to the Swift TX caption broadcast control systems.
(Tulsa, OK - Apr 2006)
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Turner Entertainment
Turner Entertainment continued to expand their state-of-the-art time-of-air captioning system to two new channels. The Swift TX systems will also support broadcast of XDS ancillary data.
(Atlanta, GA - Mar 2006)
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AccuWeather
AccuWeather, the leader in weather forecasting, joined Softel-USA’s family of Swift 5 users. Enrolling in a Care contract for timely software updates and access to Softel-USA’s Care Team, AccuWeather can be assured that the future looks bright.
(State College, PA - Mar 2006)
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CBS
CBS Broadcasting, the winner of the 04-05 ratings race, renewed their Care contract to keep their High Definition caption transmission equipment in top form.
(New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA - Mar 2006)
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CaptionMax
CaptionMax the better, faster, nicer, captioning company added even more Swift 5 workstations to their operations to keep up with expanding demand for their services.
(Minneapolis, MN and Burbank, CA - Mar 2006)
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SDI Media
SDI Media is continuing to protect their investment in Swift workstations by renewing their longstanding Care contract. The company also expanded their operations yet again with an additional Swift 5 workstation.
(Los Angeles, CA - Mar 2006)
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