[indiana-l] Fw: [leadership] ATI dvs

[John Huffman]

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From: "peter altschul" <paltschul at centurytel.net>
To: "Acblead" <leadership at acb.org>
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:33 PM
Subject: [leadership] ATI dvs


> Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has joined Sony Pictures by 
> committing
> to release the Descriptive Video Service(r) (DVS(r)) track 
> created for
> theatrical release of films on the DVD and Blu-Ray versions of 
> those films.
> The Media Access Group at WGBH, which creates both the closed 
> captioning and
> DVS via our Motion Picture Access (MoPix) effort, is most 
> grateful to
> Universal for this major step forward.  The excitement among 
> description fans
> generated by the Sony announcement just a few weeks ago will no 
> doubt be
> echoed by the latest good news.  Any comments and feedback we 
> receive are
> shared with these studios (so hit reply and send us a note!), and 
> will also
> be used to convince additional studios' home entertainment 
> divisions to get
> on board the DVS on DVD train (and beyond this, to online
> streaming/downloading).
> 
> More about DVS can be found at this page of our site:  
> http://dvs.wgbh.org
> 
> Write to us at access at wgbh.org
> 
> Follow the Media Access Group on Facebook (we posted this great 
> info there
> first!)
> 
> Here now is a list of DVD and Blu-Ray titles that will include 
> DVS as an
> option.  Additional DVD and Blu-Ray titles and release dates will 
> be shared
> when we learn them.  We understand the DVD packages will have 
> indicate
> availability of DVS, though the print on DVD packages tends to be
> microscopic.  We'll be confirming that the DVS track is on each 
> disk, and
> will update our DVS on DVD Web site accordingly.
> 
> Land of the Lost (Universal) Available Now
> The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three (Sony) Nov 3
> The Ugly Truth (Sony) Nov 10
> Bruno (Universal) Nov 17
> Funny People (Universal) Nov 24
> Julie and Julia (Sony) Dec 8
> Public Enemies (Universal) Dec 8
> District 9 (Sony) (Dec 29)
> 
> After the first of the year:
> 
> Love Happens (Universal)
> Couples Retreat (Universal)
> Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony)
> Zombieland (Sony)
> The Stepfather (Sony)
> ...and more to come!
> 
> Mary
> 
> --
> Mary Watkins
> Director of Communications and Outreach
> Media Access Group at WGBH
> mary_watkins at wgbh.org
> http://access.wgbh.org
> One Guest Street
> Boston, MA  02135
> 617 300-3700 v/fax
> 617 300-2489 TTY
> 
> WGBH Boston informs, inspires, and entertains millions through 
> public
> broadcasting, the Web, educational multimedia, and access 
> services for
> people with disabilities.
> 
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