VeeSee TV Launches In UK

A web-based television service for British Sign Language (BSL) has launched in the UK.
The VeeSee TV channel, which airs news and other programmes in BSL 24 hours a day, can be viewed on a computer or via a set-top box.
Its creator, BSL interpreter Susie Grant said she launched VeeSee TV as a response to mainstream TV's inability to cater for deaf viewers.
Ms Grant commented: "My original motivation for creating VeeSee was seeing so many talented and gifted people encounter barriers in showing what they were capable of."
The channel will also provide a news section which is updated daily and an outlet for deaf film-makers to show off their work.
The service is part of ViewTV - a portal of 900 streaming channels.
ViewTV director Jamie Branson added: "VeeSee is another example of how IPTV can cater for a market that traditional cable and satellite broadcasters have been unable to accomodate effectively."
Once the service is fully functional, subscribers will be able to communicate using webcam-to-webcam video streaming which means that they will be able to interact using BSL.
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