Blog: Rio 2016 Olympic Games Captioning Coverage

1 Aug 2016

We're busy gearing up for our most exciting captioning event yet! Next week 200 of New Zealand’s best athletes take to the world stage for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
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Blog: Captioning sound effects, non-verbal utterances and music

25 Jul 2016

Dialogue forms the core of what we as viewers hear in a TV programme, but sound goes beyond simply what is spoken in order to tell a story.
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Media release: Rio 2016 Olympics captioning coverage announced

20 Jul 2016

For the first time ever, Able are offering captioning services for free-to-air coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Prime, making the games accessible for Kiwis who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing.
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Blog: Able celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

11 Jul 2016

Last week was Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), and to celebrate, we took some time to think about how we treat Māori content.
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Blog: Audio described movie bonanza

15 Jun 2016

A chef rat, a barbarian warrior, a scheming raccoon and a scientist who turns into a monster are just some of the protagonists featured in audio described movies playing on TV2 for the next two Saturday nights.
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Anzac Day programming

24 Apr 2016

We have a special line-up of captioned programming to commemorate Anzac Day tomorrow, all on TV ONE.
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News: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

8 Apr 2016

We’re excited to announce that Able will be providing captioning for some of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games coverage!
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Blog: A Day in the Life of a Captioner

28 Mar 2016

Captioning at Able involves thinking about how a sound should read. Closed captions keep time with speech, objects making sounds and music playing. What’s on screen shows the viewer a story, and captions show what happens audibly.
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Blog: Able’s new-look website

21 Mar 2016

Able’s website has undergone a recent facelift!
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Highlights: Hyundai Country Calendar - 50 Golden Years

5 Mar 2016

To celebrate Hyundai Country Calendar’s epic milestone of 50 Golden Years, Jim Hickey presents a special hour-long programme.
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