[Blindtlk] FW: [CCB-L] Fw: DVS Home Video Sales Effort Ends

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: "Lori" <twilight2 at kconline.com>
To: <indiana-l at acb.org>
Subject: [CCB-L] Fw: DVS Home Video Sales Effort Ends
Date: 
Tue, 6 May 2008 10:14:14 -0400



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Watkins" <mary_watkins at wgbh.org>
To: "dvsconsumers" <dvsconsumers at mail4.wgbh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 9:48 AM
Subject: DVS Home Video Sales Effort Ends


> DVS Home Video® Sales Effort Comes to a Close
>
> Deep Discounts Offered for One Week on Remaining Inventory
>
> Boston, MA. May 6.  DVS Home Video, a project begun by Boston public 
> broadcaster WGBH in the early 90's to make movies on video accessible to

> the nation's blind and visually impaired viewers, will end as of May
12. 
> The Hollywood studios have ceased manufacturing VHS or tape versions of

> films for sale and rental. WGBH's work to make media accessible via 
> description goes on, with efforts focused on television, feature films
in 
> theaters, DVDs and online video.
>
> The DVS Home Video effort, started over a decade ago with funding from
the 
> U.S. Department of Education, resulted in more than 300 videos made 
> accessible through narration of key visual elements inserted into
natural 
> pauses in dialogue.  From the very first DVS Video's debut, the
reaction 
> of the community was immediate and actually profound.  Films came alive
in 
> a whole new way, and the eagerness for new titles only grew.  Many of
the 
> videos sold over the years were purchased by libraries and schools,
which 
> multiplied the number of individuals and families who took such
enjoyment 
> in described movies.
>
> Films are now being distributed for sale and rental on DVD, BluRay DVD
and 
> through video on demand (either rental or download to own) services via

> the Internet.  WGBH's Media Access Group, home to the Descriptive Video

> Service, has been working to transition the home video efforts to DVD
and 
> to these online movie delivery outlets.  Lack of available memory space
on 
> DVDs has been stated as the reason why more description tracks, created

> for theatrical release in the over 300 movie theaters with WGBH's
Motion 
> Picture Access® (MoPix®) systems, are not making the migration onto
DVDs. 
> WGBH maintains a list of DVDs that have description tracks on them at
the 
> Web page listed with other description-related links at the bottom of
this 
> post.
>
> Advocacy is needed from the community of description fans to make this 
> transition happen.  Please see the link below for a list of Hollywood 
> studios' home video/home entertainment divisions.  Help show the
providers 
> of video on these formats that there is a market and that you would be 
> willing to purchase movies with a description track included as an 
> optional feature.
>
> For the next week (until May 12), DVS Home Video titles remaining in
stock 
> will be sold at a deep discount. Videos that previously were available
for 
> $15.01 and above will be sold for $10.  Videos retailing for $15 and
below 
> will be now be available for $5.
>
> To access a list of available titles, please visit the Web site
>
>
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/dvs-home-video-catalogue.html.


>
> To hear a list of titles, and/or to place an order, please call:  317 
> 579-0439 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
>
> All of us at the Media Access Group appreciate the unyielding support
our 
> efforts have generated over the years, and we are looking forward to
the 
> next chapter.  Here is a list of links to information about ongoing 
> description work from WGBH:
>
> DVS on Television
> http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/services/description/ontv/
>
> DVS in Movie Theaters
> www.mopix.org
>
> DVS on DVD
> http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/accessible-dvds.html
>
> Link to Contact List for Hollywood Studios
> http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/studios.html
> (please include "Home Entertainment Division" in the address)
>
> Contact:
> Mary Watkins
> Media Access Group at WGBH
> 617 300-3700
> mary_watkins at wgbh.org
>
>
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