The Stretch TV project improves the usability comprehensibility of television programs, slowing them down so as to present them at the optimal speed for the elderly and for those who suffer from sensory and cognitive disabilities. Reviewing a slowed television program can allow many people to enjoy it optimally, better understanding of the content and eliminating the frustration that stems from the fact not fully grasp what is being said. The slowdown is made so as to guarantee the intelligibility, timbre of the voice and quality of speech, maintaining synchronization with the video signal of the television program. Since the intelligibility of a program is extremely subjective, the viewer is offered the choice between different percentages of slowdown. Stretch TV is a service offered by Rai on its RaiPlay video on demand platform applied to TV newscasts. To access this service you need a SmartTV – HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Television) connected to Internet. The viewer can slow down the viewing of television content via a remote control button. Another application of Stretch TV regards the foreign languages in the educational field, fostering a better understanding of foreign languages and their learning. Listening to a film in a foreign language known, in slow motion, significantly increases the understanding of the dialogues and the history represented.

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• Western Europe and North America

• Older persons

The Stretch TV project improves the usability comprehensibility of television programs, slowing them down so as to present them at the optimal speed for the elderly and for those who suffer from sensory and cognitive disabilities. Reviewing a slowed television program can allow many people to enjoy it optimally, better understanding of the content and eliminating the frustration that stems from the fact not fully grasp what is being said.