EEG ICAP SOFTWARE
Suppliers of the required software and hardware technology interviewed for this article all report increased business, due to the new law, and that their customers are finding new ways to leverage financial and operational benefits (if there are any) of supporting those with hearing disabilities. The FCC breaks this down into the basic components that make captioning understandable and useful to the audience: 1) the captioning’s word accuracy and completeness with respect to the audio program 2) its accuracy of synchronization with the audio program and 3) its placement on the screen to maximize readability and minimize disruption to the visual program.īroadcasters have to be most careful with captions during live sporting events.īill McLaughlin, Vice President of Product Development at EEG Enterprises, in Farmingdale, N.Y., said the new Report and Order defines the criteria for acceptable closed caption quality in much more detail than any previous document, and includes a detailed set of “Best Practices” to ensure that the highest possible level of captioning is achieved on both live and pre-recorded programming.
EEG ICAP TV
In 2010, this requirement was extended to all programming delivered online that was also being delivered over traditional TV platforms.The new rules in 2014 modify these past mandates to address the issue of closed caption quality. In fact, the FCC has required most television programming to be captioned since 1997. Failure to comply with the new captioning regulates may result in fines, penalties, and/or rejection of a show by a broadcast facility or MPVD operator.
The rules apply to both HD and SD TV shows, films, commercials, live news broadcasts, and Video on Demand (VOD) libraries.
New York-With the government mandate for adding closed captions to all video content, whether delivered on television or online now past, TV stations and video distributors have been working hard to comply. Broadcasters and video distributors are finding new ways to leverage financial and operational benefits of supporting those with hearing disabilities.
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