FCC rules request CC on Web TV.

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That's good news for us but the problem is :

Even TV news clips that have been edited for the web don’t fall under the requirement.
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So does it mean that CNN.com and other news clips aren't required to be captioned this year? If so, that sucks.



See Them in September! Online TV Captioning Begins Soon! | Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology

Here is the timeline for online captioned programming:

•September 30, 2012 - prerecorded programming that is not edited for Internet distribution (many prime time shows and other content recorded in advance of showing)

•March 30, 2013 - live and near-live programming that was recorded within 24 hours of broadcast on television (late-night shows, newscasts, sports events, specials).

•September 30, 2013 - prerecorded programming that is edited for Internet distribution.

•March 30, 2014 - "archival" content that is already online without captions will have to be captioned within 45 days of it being aired on television.

•March 30, 2015 - archival content must be captioned within 30 days, and

•March 30, 2016 - after 48 months, within 15 days.
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Live newscast 's CC will be nothing yet till March 30, 2013. :(

I hope that all Netflix online movies must be captioned at 100%.
 
Chevy57 said:
Live newscast 's CC will be nothing yet till March 30, 2013. :(

I hope that all Netflix online movies must be captioned at 100%.
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After a movie has been broadcast on TV (HBO, etc.) then the on-line provider will have to caption it (but the data will be provided by the TV network).
 
Today is the start day!

All NEW programming (but not live or near-live like, SNL, Leno, Conan, news) that was shown on TV (broadcast, cable, satellite, Pay-per-view) on or after April 30, 2012 MUST (as of September 30, 2012) be shown WITH captions when shown on the internet (through web browser, mobile device or other internet appliance -- Roku, Wii, Xbox, PS3 -- regardless of website or app Hulu, Netflix, Vudu, Crackle, CBS.com).

So all new episodes since April 30th should now be captioned on line. If not, you can complain on line here:

https://esupport.fcc.gov/ccmsforms/form2000.action?form_type=2000C

Find any violations? or something you THINK might be a violation? post them here.

Focus on website violations, since hardware (roku, wii, etc.) is not required to be updated until 2014, even though most *DO* have captions.
 
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