TÉLÉVISION DE RADIO-CANADA’ S WORKING COMMITTEE ON FRENCH-LANGUAGE CLOSED CAPTIONING

REPORT
PRESENTED TO THE CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
April 29, 2005

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Table of Contents

Final Report

Executive Summary
Introduction
History of Closed Captioning at Télévision de Radio-Canada

Closed Captioning at RDI and Télévision de Radio-Canada

Background

Current Captioning Rates
Captioning Methods at Radio-Canada
Radio-Canada and Live TV
RDI Funding

Working Committee Recommendations

Training
Radio-Canada/La Cité collégiale Agreement
Replacement of Médiatex
Voice Recognition

Action Plan – Training, Hiring & Technology Upgrades

Appendices

Members – Working Committee on French-Language Closed Captioning
Radio-Canada/La Cité collégiale Memorandum of Understanding