{"id":5604,"date":"2019-11-18T22:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T04:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5604"},"modified":"2019-11-18T23:05:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T05:05:28","slug":"stream-wars-begin-appletvplus-and-disney-have-set-sail-and-peacock-hbo-max-are-coming-comcast-and-spectrum-are-paddling-along-but-the-stream-is-filling-up-and-accessibility-and-audio-description-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=5604","title":{"rendered":"\u202aThat Blind Tech Show: Stream Wars Begin! AppleTVPlus and Disney Have Set Sail and Peacock and HBOMax are Coming. the Stream is Filling Up and Accessibility and Audio Description is Getting the Love! \u202c"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5019\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5604-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the That Blind Tech Show Team as they wade through the stream of new Streaming Media companies floating their boat and offering up a pretty good line of shows with audio description and accessible means of accessing from AppleTV, iOS, Android, Computers, Fire Sticks and most anywhere you can imagine. What a change from just a couple years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the big names building their own smorgasbord<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;For us to choose from, which one will you board? Maybe a few? Is the cable ready to be cut or will Comcast and Spectrum up their game another notch to join in this new frontier of Stream Wars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some links we mentioned in the podcast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/friends-reunion-special-works-at-hbo-max-1254331\">Friends Reunion Talks going on with HBO Max<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acb.org\/adp\/\">ADP List Audio Description Project by the ACB<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/2019\/11\/new-streaming-services-2019-2020.html\">Discovery\/BBC 2020&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for listening.<br>Send us Feedback via&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ThatBlindTechShow@gmail.com\">email<\/a><br>Follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindtechshow\">@BlindTechShow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That Blind Tech Show is produced in part with Blind Abilities Network<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a>&nbsp;on the App Store.<br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/193468111470902\/\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/assistivetechnologyfortheblind\/\">Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5021\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5604-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/36TBTS.mp3 Show Summary: Join the That Blind Tech Show Team as they wade through the stream of new Streaming Media companies floating their boat and offering up a pretty good line of shows with audio description and accessible means of accessing from AppleTV, iOS, Android, Computers, Fire Sticks and most anywhere you can imagine. 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