Broadcasting
Legislation/regulations
Analogue TV
Article 74 of the equal opportunities Law no. 2005-102 states that television channels whose annual audience is over 2.5% of the overall television audience in France must provide fully accessible programmes by 2010.
The Conseil SupĂ©rieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) regulates the broadcasting sector. Apart from Article 74, there appears to be no regulation relating to subtitling, sign language interpretation or audio description.
Digital TV
The equal opportunities Law no. 2005-102 refers to public online services whatever the communication medium used. Thus it should apply to Digital TV as well. Nevertheless, it is unclear how the decrees will address this issue.
Other initiatives
No other initiatives identified.
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