Closed Captioning/Video Description Rules

Television stations that are affiliated with Big 4 Networks in the Top 60 DMAs have just a few more weeks—until July 1, 2018—before they must comply with expanded video-described programming...

Since November 2015, all TV stations have been required to comply with a portion of the FCC’s Audible Crawl Rule, which requires stations to video describe emergency information on a...

A couple of months ago, we reminded you of the May 26, 2018, deadline for complying with the FCC’s rule that requires non-textual emergency information that airs during non-news programming—e.g.,...

Since November 2015, all TV stations have been required to comply with the FCC’s Audible Crawl Rule, which requires stations to video describe emergency information on a secondary audio stream...

Television broadcasters who are concerned about burdensome elements of the FCC’s “new” closed captioning rules have an opportunity to weigh in with OMB (the Office of Management and Budget) by...

When television stations cover severe weather events, it is critical that they remember their obligations under the FCC’s “emergency access” rules.  The points below do not represent a full exposition...

With the new broadcast season upon us, it is a good time for television stations to take stock of the closed captioning certifications they have received from programming providers.  Stations...

For seven years now, television stations have been required to make closed captioning contact information available to consumers and file it with the FCC.  In short, stations must make available...

As of January 1, 2017, so-called montages of “Straight Lift” video clips must be captioned on the web in accordance with the FCC’s closed captioning requirements.  (Closed captioning of individual...

With the new broadcast season upon us, it is a good time for television stations to take stock of the closed captioning certifications they have received from programming providers.  Stations...