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Now TV & Audio Description

LazyZog — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:32:30 GMT

Hi all,

When viewing a Now TV channel through the program guise is it possible to get Audio Description?

I know Now TV itself doesnt offer AD, but it also doesn't offer recording, which through some magic Now TV through BT does, so I'm hoping the same magic might apply to AD.

I'm leaving TalkTalk & am trying to decide between BT & Sky, my two main must haves being the ability to record non freeview channels and Audio Description.

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

NigelB72 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:14:30 GMT

The only magic BT do with NowTV is take the linear stream and rebroadcast it via Multicast to the EPG which enables recordings. Any Audio Descriptions would need to embedded in the source stream from NowTV, which they don't offer at the moment.

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

LazyZog — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:22:44 GMT

Thanks so much for your reply.

Looks like it'll be Sky for me then.

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

ken2222 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:31:52 GMT

May go the same way after Christmas can't get into Netflix can't watch Now TV on demand with all the problems they got it now got

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

zulu17 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:03:11 GMT

The EPG linear channels provided are recordable on the BT TV (Youview) box and IF the broadcaster provides Audio Description have AD.

THe EPG guide identifies which programmes have AD,

The OFCOM requirements for AD delivery on Apps differ from those for linear channels.

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

LazyZog — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:30:52 GMT

I think my newbie brain melted. Sorry If I'm asking the obvious here, but;

If that means that:

Watching Sky Arts on Sky = linear channel so there might be AD

Watching Sky arts on the Now TV app = app, so no AD

Does if mean that watching Sky Arts on Mow TV through the BT EPG is linear & may have AD, or is app based & won't?

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

NigelB72 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:35:23 GMT

@LazyZog Audio Descriptions aren't currently provided by NowTV so since BT are using the NowTV feed rather than the Sky feed, this would mean no Audio Descriptions until NowTV implement it. There's no issue with either the NowTV or BT TV hardware supporting it so I'd imagine that it's a software restriction at the moment.

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

LazyZog — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 19:38:34 GMT

Thanks!

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

zulu17 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:23:29 GMT

@NigelB72 You are mistaken -

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

zulu17 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:42:52 GMT

@LazyZog

Cuureently a quick snapshop of some of the chasnnels currently

Sky One SWAT has AD

Sky Witness 911 doesn't

Sky Atlantic Britannia has AD

Gold Vicar of Dibley guide says AD but doesn't appear to be

Comedy Central Friends has AD

Sky Comedy Curb Your Enthusiam doesn't

SyFy Eureka doesn't

Sky Crime Dennis Nilsen doesn't

Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year doesn't

Fox NCIS has AD

Discovery UFOs The Lost Evidence doesn't

MTV Teen Mom 2 doesn't

National Geograhic Ice Road Rescue doesn't

Sky Documentaries ; Rolling Stone doesn't

Sky History Curse of Skinwalker Ranch doesm't

Sky Nature Reef Wrecks doesn't

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

NigelB72 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:52:28 GMT

@zulu17 I googled it and Went on this information from the NowTV forums

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

LazyZog — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:05:19 GMT

Google & the Now TV forum is where I started too.

Then I called BT and the guy I spoke to said yes to AD on Now TV channels through the EPG.

@zulu17 would I be right in assuming you've checked on Now TV through the BT EPG which of those snapshot channels have AD?

Re: Now TV & Audio Description

zulu17 — Wed, 18 Nov 2020 21:11:52 GMT

yes they were from the live channels from the EPG .