FCC Seeks Comments on Video Description

The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau seeks comment on recent developments in the video description marketplace to inform a report to Congress required by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) on the availability, use, benefits, and costs of video description, which must be completed no later than October 8, 2019. As mandated by Congress, the FCC seeks public comment on specific issues related to video description in television programming:

• The types of described video programming that are available to consumers;
• Consumer use of such programming;
• The costs to program owners, providers, and distributors of creating such programming;
• The potential costs to program owners, providers, and distributors in designated market areas outside of the top 60 of creating such programming;
• The benefits to consumers of such programming;
• The amount of such programming currently available; and
• The need for additional described programming in designated market areas outside the top 60.

Docket 11-43. Comment: Apr 1, 2019; Reply Comment: May 1, 2019