Edward Argar – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Edward Argar on 2016-01-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will set out for broadcasters the level of progress it expects to see on the provision of subtitles and audio-descriptions for on-demand content before it reviews the legislation in that area.

Mr Edward Vaizey

The Authority for TV On Demand (ATVOD) are currently preparing the report "Provision of Video on Demand Access Services 2015". This report, combined with meetings with broadcasters, content providers and platform operators, will inform Government’s next steps.