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麻豆官网首页入口 Parliament expands subtitling
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The 麻豆官网首页入口 today announced an expansion of its subtitling operation for 麻豆官网首页入口 Parliament from the current 450 hours of output per year to 810 hours.
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This will enable the channel to offer the most important of the events in Parliament in a subtitled version.
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麻豆官网首页入口 Parliament is the first parliamentary channel in the world to offer access services for the hard of hearing.
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Innovative live subtitling technology is already in use to give a constant on-screen subtitling service for the key programme The Record, and for the first two hours of the Commons business.
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The move follows representations to the 麻豆官网首页入口 by parliamentarians and the RNID.
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The channel is broadcast on Freeview, satellite and cable.
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The subtitling service is used both by viewers with hearing difficulties and in workplaces where there is monitoring of the work of Parliament.
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麻豆官网首页入口 Parliament shows all of the work of the House of Commons live and replays the sessions of the House of Lords the next day.
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The Record (at 9.00am and 11.00pm) offers a half-hour review of the most important events from the day in Parliament.
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The channel reaches a monthly audience of between 750,000 and a million viewers.
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Notes to Editors
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The subtitling service on 麻豆官网首页入口 Parliament is a voluntary commitment made by the 麻豆官网首页入口. The channel's audience share is below the threshold at which broadcasters are obliged by Ofcom to offer subtitles.
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