ESPN Seeks FCC Exemption From Video Rules For The Blind

Jan 19, 2024 | Ted Hearn | Add comment

FILE - The ESPN logo is seen prior to an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 16, 2013, in Cincinnati. Hours before the fall's first “Monday Night Football” game, Disney and Charter Communications have settled a business dispute that had left some 15 million cable TV customers without ESPN and other Disney channels. Disney said that because of the deal, the majority of its ESPN customers would have service restored to Charter's Spectrum cable system right away. Charter confirmed the deal Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)

Cable’s most highly rated national sports channel is seeking an exemption from federal rules that require the provision of narrated audio descriptions to assist millions in the TV audience who are blind or visually impaired. Disney-owned ESPN — the home of the iconic Sports Center, NFL games and the College Football Playoffs — filed for the exemption today with the FCC. In recent weeks, Fox News and MNBC have filed for identical three-year exemptions.

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ESPN Seeks FCC Exemption From Video Rules For The Blind

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