Closed Captioning

FCC seal — FCC Media Bureau Sets Aug. 1, 2026, Closed Captioning Compliance Deadline Equipment manufacturers, MVPDs must make caption-display settings readily accessible to hard-of-hearing individuals before that date

ATSC 3.0 Key Art — NextGen TV: Live Spanish Captions Debut on PMVG’s 3.0 Test Bed Station in Tenn. Initiative is a collaboration among DigiCAP, XL8, PMVG, RAPA and PBS station WCTE

Nebraska Legislature — Using AI to Improve TV Production Flow: A Media Ecology Perspective Unlike past advances that primarily enhanced or simplified existing processes, AI has the potential to fundamentally reimagine how content is conceptualized, created and consumed

Latest about Closed Captioning

ENCO To Introduce DoCaption EN848 Closed Caption Encoder at NAB Show NY

By Phil Kurz published 8 October 24

EN848 offers broadcasters dual connectivity options to deploy redundant captioning workflows

Products

Viewing of Non-English Language Film and TV Up 24% in English Speaking Countries Since 2020

By TVT Staff published 29 July 24

Increase partly attributed to success of Korean film and TV shows

Streaming

AI’s Legacy for Media Production Can Be Found in Closed Captioning

By Tom Butts published 13 July 23

Advances in speech-to-text and ASR ensure improved accuracy, context and lower latency

VoiceInteraction to Show New AI-Driven Closed Captioning, Monitoring Solutions at 2023 NAB Show

By TVT Staff published 5 April 23

Product highlights include Audimus.Media and Media Monitoring System

NAB Show

Ai-Media Adds Dynamic Captioning as LEXI Preferred Partner

By TVT Staff published 22 March 23

Dynamic Captioning’s LEXI customers will be able to build an end-to-end captioning solution thanks to Ai-Media’s caption delivery technology and infrastructure

Captioning for Sports Broadcasting and Venues

By Bill Bennett published 20 March 23

Captions aren’t just about FCC-mandated accessibility anymore

Opinions

Telemundo, Hearst TV Among Those Honored For Audio Description

By Phil Kurz published 1 December 22

The American Council of the Blind recognized the winners at a gala celebration

Awards

Senator Markey, Rep. Eshoo Introduce Legislation to Improve Video Accessibility

By George Winslow published 17 November 22

The bill would require improved closed captioning and give the FCC more authority to insure accessibility rules keep pace with new technologies

Regulatory and Standards

NAB Show NY: Verbit to Launch New Captioning System for Local News

By Susan Ashworth published 12 October 22

New VITAC captioning product for live TV based on ASR

Products

ENCO to Highlight enCaption5 Next-Gen Automated Captioning at IBC2022

By TVT Staff published 23 August 22

Latest version marks its European trade show debut

Products

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