Make every screening
a captioned screening
Cinemas providing WatchWord ‘always-on’ captions range from community venues with a single screen to multiplexes
What is WatchWord?
WatchWord broadcasts closed captions to any number of cinema screens - so caption users can just enjoy the movie whenever they like
Cinema system elements
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One server for multiple screens
A single server pulls the closed captions from your projection network and distributes them to connected devices in every screen in the venue
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Smart glasses
Smart glasses offer line-of-sight captions and guests can personalise the size, colour, position, and language of the text using the intuitive app
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Wi-Fi network
A local Wi-Fi network is required serving your foyer and all screens. This can be a sub-section of the corporate Wi-Fi system or a simple access point
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A software licence
An active licence is required to run the WatchWord software and to benefit from updates and support
DCP captioning
WatchWord gives audiences access to synchronised multilingual captions included with the Digital Cinema Package (DCP)
Rapid to setup
WatchWord installation takes less than a day by any of the UK’s experienced cinema integrators
“Easy for our audiences to use, and it’s easy for our staff to use” - C. Tejada
Easy to adopt
WatchWord has an intuitive front of house management system and it takes less than a minute for guests and staff to familiarise themselves with the glasses
Zero shrinkage
WatchWord has been deployed in over 50 venues in the UK and USA without a single loss of valuable user hardware
Join in
Join the cinemas that have already
increased accessibility by providing WatchWord