DEAF AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Star announces sign language commentary for India matches at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Disney Star has joined hands with India Signing Hands (ISH), a Mumbai-based broadcast company, to add Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpretation to its feed. There will be an audio descriptive feed for the visually impaired fans. The announcement was made on the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which is observed on the third Thursday of May.
Star Sports records 51 crore IPL viewers in 51 matches as race to playoffs intensifies
Disney Star, the broadcaster of the Tata IPL, has achieved remarkable viewership milestones as the tournament nears its finals. Star Sports, which airs the tournament, has garnered 51 crore viewers in the first 51 matches, a 5% growth from the previous high of 2019. The broadcaster also saw an 18% growth in minutes of total watch time, with 35,600 crore minutes spent. The IPL continues to attract fans with high-scoring matches and intense games.
Star Sports garners 47.5 cr viewers in the first 34 IPL matches; Dhoni fever adds to the new high
Disney Star has reported a 5% increase in TV viewership for the Tata IPL, with a cumulative reach of 47.5 crore viewers in the first 34 matches. The broadcaster also saw an 18% growth in minutes of total watch time, with 24,500 crore minutes spent. The Mumbai Indians vs. Chennai Super Kings match saw 6.3 crore concurrent viewers, setting a new benchmark for viewership concurrency.
IPL 2024 smashes viewership records: 45 crore viewers tune in on Star Sports for 26 matches so far
According to BARC data, Disney Star has amassed a cumulative reach of 44.8 crore viewers over the first 22 days, comprising 26 matches of TATA IPL 2024. This surge in viewership translates to a staggering total watch-time of 18,800 crore minutes.
IPL 2024 smashes viewership records: 40 crore tune in on Star Sports for first 18 IPL matches
The broadcaster also recorded a staggering 12,380 crore minutes of watch time, indicating a notable 15% growth compared to the 2023 edition. Additionally, the TVR (Television Viewership Rating) witnessed a 17% increase compared to the previous year.
Record 35 cr tuned in to watch first 10 IPL matches on TV
As per Broadcast Audience Research Council data for 2+ age groups across urban and rural markets, the overall watch time for the tournament has jumped 29% to 8,028 crore minutes, compared to the previous year. In the previous edition, 30.7 crore viewers tuned in to watch the first 10 matches of the IPL, which translated to a watch time of 6,230 crore minutes.
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IPL 2024 smashes viewership records: 35 crores tune in on Star Sports for first 10 IPL matches
IPL: The Indian Premier League is breaking TV viewership records as fans tune in to Star Sports to witness a season of massive runs and new heroes emerging. With over 35 crore viewers on TV for the first 10 matches, the tournament has seen a surge in watch-time and ratings, making it a blockbuster event.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella caps a decade of change and tremendous growth
Microsoft's stock has soared by more than 1,000% since Nadella took the helm in 2014, compared to the more gradual 185% growth of the broader S&P 500. Microsoft now has a market value of $3 trillion - more than any US publicly traded company, including its longtime rival Apple.
Debit cards' downward spiral; OTTs on inclusivity quotient
Online shoppers are increasingly swiping credit cards or using digital payments over debit cards, data shows. Numbers on this trend and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Making content more accessible for disabled: OTTs
The OTT service providers were responding to a letter sent by the ministry of information & broadcasting (MIB) last month. The ministry had written to two industry bodies that represent these companies after the Delhi High Court issued an order to make films and other content accessible to persons with disabilities.
ICMR releases National List of Essential Assistive Products
The NLEAP is a list of 21 assistive products and technologies that are deemed essential for individuals with functional impairments to improve their quality of life and participation in the society.
AirAsia India introduces in-flight safety manual for visually impaired guests
"Different types of wheelchair facilities are available to pre-book for persons with disabilities to access the ramp up to the ladder point or the aircraft door as well as to reach the cabin," it mentioned. Wheelchairs to assist guests to be seated inside the cabin are narrower, allowing easier manoeuvring in the aisle of the aircraft, the release stated.
Google celebrates 306th birth anniversary of Charles-Michel de l'Epee, father of the deaf with doodle
He devoted his life to developing the world's first sign alphabet for the deaf.
Railways replaces 'viklang' with 'divyang' in concession forms
The terms "blind", "deaf and dumb" and "physically challenged" will also be replaced with less derogatory alternatives.
These millennials have a tech solution to your health problems
Parents can use the app to approach a doctor for advice and learn more about the condition their child may have through videos, podcasts and other content.
Meet Tony Giles, the visually impaired backpacker who has travelled to 125 countries
When Giles was nine months old, doctors discovered that he had a rare disorder that made him very sensitive to light.
Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ to be available for the visually and hearing impaired on TV
The film will be aired as a part of a move to provide audiences with a sensory handicap access to entertainment.
This app plans to hook visually impaired to Rio Paralympics
Newz Hook is the first ever mobile news application designed to provide easy access to news for the deaf and the blind. From current affairs to business, from science to sports, this app covers news across topics.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative Accessible India off to a weak start
Centre has been unable to find eligible accessibility auditors for the buildings – the first step in the flagship campaign which had to be completed by January-end.
World Disability Day: Arm-twisting norms a severe letdown
Many of the disabled who are selected are allocated lower services than their ranking merits on the plea that the nature of their disability prevents them doing the job in most services.
Delhi University training nurses on use of sign language in hospitals
In the first phase of the project, DU had trained over 2,000 police personnel in order to sensitise them about the problems faced by deaf in communicating with police.
Top government websites are not disabled-friendly
This is despite Indian government's guidelines for all government websites to comply as per the international accessibility standards.
How entrepreneurs like Shilpi Kapoor, Ferdinand Rodricks are making technology, information more accessible to differently-abled
BarrierBreak runs a website signntalk.com, which helps the hearing impaired communicate with the rest of the world using sign language.
Hearing impaired increasingly becoming employees of choice for a host of companies
With their commitment and skills, they are becoming employees of choice for a host of companies, from fast food chains to BPOs.
Gokak to recruit 400 hearing and speech impaired personnel
As part of its corporate social responsibility agenda, Gokak Textiles Limited today announced its plan to recruit 400 hearing and speech impaired personnel to work in their company.
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