[nfbwatlk] Fw: DVS Home Video Sales Effort Ends

Fri May 9 03:32:46 CDT 2008

Hi,
The Lion King was already gone.  They talked during the song at the end, 
though, which I would have preferred them not to do.
Thanks
Lauren
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From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:52 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: DVS Home Video Sales Effort Ends


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Cindy Van Winkle
> To: wcb-l at wcbinfo.org
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:58 PM
> Subject: [Wcb-l] DVS Home Video Sales Effort Ends
>
>
> You'll want to act fast if you're interested. Once gone, they're gone. I
> just placed my order and 2 movies which were there earlier today were no
> longer available.
>
> Announcement
>
> DVS Home VideoR 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
> AccessR (MoPixR) 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
>
>
> -end-
>
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