Submitted on Tuesday 14th August 2018
Rejected on Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
TV broadcasters must collaborate to end age related discrimination
The Equality Act made it an offence to discriminate against people based on their age/physical infirmity
Access to the broadest range of content is essential to the elderly
My FIL subscribed to Sky. He needs on-demand content but if it doesn't originate from Sky then subtitles are absent
Sky say this is beyond their control - the content providers e.g. BBC ITV C4 & C5 do not provide subtitles. We know that the content is subtitled because if viewed via the providers own catch up services, they are present
However, using a computer to connect to the individual catch up services is not a workable solution due to the technological barrier
There is a lack of will in the industry, enforcement or detail in the current legislation, so the broadcasters avoid the spirit of the law
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
The Digital Economy Act 2017 granted new powers to Ofcom to set on-demand subtitle quotas for broadcasters. Following Ofcom's consultation on this, the Government is now drafting regulations to put these quotas into effect.
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