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Revision as of 00:20, 2 February 2012
| Country | Canada |
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| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
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AMI TV is a Canadian English language digital cable specialty channel owned by Accessible Media. AMI TV broadcasts general entertainment programming with an "open" format—using described video as the primary audio track, and providing closed captioning for all programming.
AMI TV is licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) as a must-carry service on the basic package of all digital cable, satellite television, and licensed-IPTV providers in Canada.
History
On March 27, 2007, the CRTC held a public hearing to consider twelve applications from applicants who were requesting mandatory distribution for their television services in the basic package of all digital television service providers in Canada. Among those twelve applicants, was the National Broadcast Reading Service (the operators of VoicePrint, a radio reading service, which is also a service with mandatory carriage), who proposed a service known as The Accessible Channel, a 24-hour English-language channel which would be devoted to providing programming of interest to those who are blind or visually impaired, in a format which would be accessible to those individuals—by providing all of its programming with described video. Unlike other broadcasters offering described video, The Accessible Channel would use the described video feed as the primary audio track, allowing viewers who cannot properly use or access the second audio program to still view programming with described video.[1] Of the twelve applications received, four were ultimately approved by the CRTC—The Accessible Channel would be one of them.[2]
The CRTC's standard conditions of license for digital specialty services at the time imposed a requirement that The Accessible Channel air 90% of its programming with closed captioning. Nearing the channel's launch, the NBRS announced that to further position the channel as an inclusive channel for those who are visually or hearing impaired, it would provide close captioning for all of its programming as well. The NBRS announced that December 3, 2008, would act as the channel's "soft launch". A gala was held with the objective to raise awareness of The Accessible Channel's launch in January 2009. December 3 was the date chosen to coincide with the United Nations´ International Day of Disabled Persons.[1] The channel subsequently launched on January 29, 2009 as The Accessible Channel, often referred to as TAC or TACtv in various media.[3]
The National Broadcast Reading Service rebranded itself to Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) in 2010. In January 2012, The Accessible Channel was rebranded AMI TV, aligning its brand with its parent company.
High definition
In February 2009, the CRTC approved a high definition feed for AMI TV, then known as The Accessible Channel.[4]
References
- ^ a b Accessible Channel Launches with "Open Format'; Broadcaster Magazine; 2008-12-01
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2007-246; CRTC; 2007-07-27
- ^ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2010-821 CRTC 2010-11-05
- ^ http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-55.htm
External links
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