Thread: Sky News - Signing for the deaf?
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Old 21-01-2006, 14:24   #3
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Re: Sky News - Signing for the deaf?
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Originally Posted by lsainsbury
Hello,

I've just put Sky News on - there screen is "split" with some woman doing signing for the deaf viewers! Is there a way to get back to normal Sky News or is this a new feature fron Sky News?
You can't turn it off, it's inserted at broadcast. Ofcom require channels with over 0.05% audience share to have a certain % of hours signing each day.

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/cond...p-o=2,100000,0
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