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Baton Rouge School of Court Reporting (brscr.com) announces it has joined with TFC Credit Corporation to offer tuition financing options to help meet students' financial needs. Baton Rouge, LA (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Baton Rouge School of Court Reporting (BRSCR) announces it has joined with TFC Credit Corporation to offer tuition financing for its current and prospective students. According to Karen Vornkahl, Administrative Director of the school, the partnership will give students...
LOS ANGELES, LAS VEGAS and TORONTO, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Variety, the world's leading publication for business entertainment news, is pleased to announce that it has formed a strategic relationship with Los Angeles and Toronto based Ortsbo Inc. ("Ortsbo"), the leader in real time experiential language services, to power Variety conferences, summits and events, allowing entertainment, business and sports professionals global remote access to conference content via Ortsbo's...
CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Vela Research today announced a major feature update release for the ArgoNavis Decoder, a powerful multi-format MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder solution, designed for the content distribution, ad insertion, local origination, medical imaging and education applications of broadcasters, cable operators, and other demanding users worldwide. This system is ideally suited for mezzanine file playback, digital signage, studio contribution,...
MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveTV is proud to announce that, for the first time in the history of inflight entertainment, closed captioning is now available for live television content onboard an aircraft. This system enhancement is a major step forward in delivering the excitement of inflight entertainment to those passengers with hearing disabilities and continues to drive towards LiveTV's goal of a fully realized "At Home in the Air" experience for each of...
NCRA Encourages Maximum Accessibility for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing VIENNA, Va., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Court Reporters Association submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission that strongly support the findings of the FCC's Video Programming and Accessibility Advisory Committee's (VPAAC) assertion that regulations related to closed captioning "should address caption completeness, placement, accuracy and timing." In short, the metric of success...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Heidi Thomas, a national broadcast captioner based in Atlanta, has been appointed as a director to the Board of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). NCRA is a 19,000-member association representing court reporters and providers of captioning and realtime transcription services for the legal, broadcasting, business, government, and educational communities throughout the United States (www.ncra.org). Thomas began serving a...
AURORA, Neb., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A leading Captioned Telephone service provider, Hamilton CapTel, will celebrate a milestone at AARP's Life@50+ National Event & Expo in Los Angeles, Calif. Sep. 22 - 24, 2011. To date, Hamilton CapTel has facilitated over 12 million captioned phone conversations for individuals with hearing loss. Along with having their own booth exhibit at the conference, Hamilton CapTel will participate with TV Ears and HearUSA to bring exclusive product...
VIENNA, Va., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Christine J. Willette has been elected to the office of Director of the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), a 19,000-member association representing court reporters and providers of captioning and realtime transcription services for the legal, broadcasting, business, government, and educational communities throughout the United States (www.ncraonline.org). Willette works as a freelance court reporter and is the owner of Willette...
VIENNA, Va., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the National Court Reporters Association have elected Nancy Varallo as the organization's Vice President. NCRA is a 19,000-member association representing court reporters and providers of captioning and realtime transcription services for the legal, broadcasting, business, government, and educational communities throughout the United States (www.ncraonline.org). Ms. Varallo is owner of Court Reporting Management Services, LLC,...
Responding to growing demand from non-Maori speaking viewers, TV ONE's iconic Te Reo news and current affairs programme Te Karere will carry English subtitles on its live 4pm news bulletin (PRWEB) August 01, 2011 Responding to growing demand from non-Maori speaking viewers, TV ONE's iconic Te Reo news and current affairs programme Te Karere will carry English subtitles on its live 4pm news bulletin Non-Maori speaking viewers will be able to appreciate and understand the live news...
