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FCC Ruling Raises Need For Realtime Captioners

Closed captions on TV shows in the US, are regulated by new FCC (Federal Communications Commission) controls since March 2014.  The four critical elements are: accuracy, synchronization, completeness, and placement. The accuracy clause means TV stations must give captioners speakers’ names in advance, a challenge since captioners are not paid for prep time. Tips for synchronising content