So it seems like we have been posting about Closed Captioning issues at least once a month recently, and this month is no exception as word comes now that the FCC is expecting to ratchet up enforcement of its closed captioning rules as it has now become easier for consumers to file complaints directly to the
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Reminder: Closed Captioning Contact Info Due by March 22, 2010
Just a reminder that all Video Programming Distributors — which includes broadcast television stations — must identify a contact person for closed captioning issues, both immediate issues and general complaints, and file that contact information with the FCC by March 22, 2010. As we’ve discussed previously, new FCC closed captioning rules recently went into effect…
Comment Date Set for Closed Captioning Rulemaking Proceeding – When is a Channel Not a Channel?
By David Oxenford on
The FCC’s has published in the Federal Register certain aspects of its November decision on closed captioning – most notably the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking if a broadcaster’s multicast streams should each count as a separate "channel" potentially exempt from closed captioning requirements if that channel doesn’t bring in more than $3 million…