Most of our video-on-demand content on CBC Gem contains a described video (DV ) audio track.
Described video is not yet supported on our live streams.
To enable or disable described video on the CBC Gem app or website, please follow these instructions.
Android mobile app
iPhone or iPad
Web browser
Apple TV
Fire TV / Android TV
Xbox
LG Smart TV / Samsung Smart TV
Roku
Android mobile app
On the bottom right of the video player, select the settings option.
From here, you can toggle Described Video on and off. When the toggle is grey, Described Video is disabled. When the toggle is red, Described Video is enabled.
iPhone or iPad
On the bottom right of the video player, select the settings option.
From here, you can toggle Described Video on and off. When the toggle is grey, Described Video is disabled. When the toggle is red, Described Video is enabled.
Web browser
On the bottom right corner of the video player, there will be an icon that looks like a D.
Selecting this icon will enable described video, and de-selecting it will disable it.
Please note, you can also enable or disable described video by pressing D on your keyboard.
Apple TV
To enable described video on the CBC Gem app for Apple TV, you will need to select English AV from the Audio Options menu.
You can access this by swiping up on the Apple remote (or clicking up if you're using Apple's newer Siri remote) to display the video controls, selecting the Audio Options icon, and then English AD under the Audio Track header.
To disable described video select English.
Fire TV and Android TV
To enable described video, select Enable Described Video found below the video controls. To disable described video, select Disable Described Video.
Xbox
To enable described video, select Enable Described Video found below the video controls. To disable described video, select Disable Described Video.
LG Smart TV / Samsung Smart TV
To enable described video, select Enable Described Video found below the video controls. To disable described video, select Disable Described Video.
Roku
To enable described video, you will need to access the Options menu on your Roku device by selecting the asterisk button found on your remote:
In the Options menu, select Accessibility & captions, then select Audio track. From here, select English (2 of 2). To disable described video, select English (1 of 2).