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Reminder for TV Stations: Keep Closed Captioning Contact Information Current in All Locations March 20, 2017

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...

TWO WEEK COUNTDOWN REMINDER: Montages of “Straight Lift” Video Clips Must Be Closed Captioned Online as of January 1. December 16, 2016

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...

TV Stations: Remember to Obtain Closed Captioning Certifications from Programming Providers September 13, 2016

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...

Looming Deadline: Video Description of Non-Textual Emergency Information Starts in 6 Months June 2, 2016

The FCC’s Audible Crawl Rule requires television stations who provide emergency information to viewers through visual-only means during non-newscast programming (for example, through an on-screen crawl) to video describe...

FCC Proposes New Video Description Rules April 29, 2016

The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”) relating to video description of television programming. The Notice’s proposals seek to expand the availability of video-described programming for...

FINAL REMINDER: Nov. 30 Deadline for Compliance with Audible Crawl Rules for Emergency Information November 10, 2015

The deadline for compliance by television stations with the new Audible Crawl Rules is rapidly approaching. As we have advised previously, the new rules require that “emergency information” provided visually...

Don’t Forget to Get Closed Captioning Certifications for New Programs September 1, 2015

It is common for television stations to acquire new programming in September, which means that now is a good time to refresh your memory about the FCC’s requirement that video programming distributors...

FIVE-MONTH COUNTDOWN REMINDER: Single “Straight Lift” Video Clips Must Be Closed Captioned Online as of January 1, 2016 August 10, 2015

As of January 1, 2016, so-called “Straight Lift” video clips must be captioned on the web in accordance with the FCC’s closed captioning requirements. As we previously reported, the FCC...

Reminder: Video Description Requirements Extend to Big Four Affiliates in Markets 26-60 as of July 1, 2015 May 14, 2015

As of July 1, 2015, the FCC’s video description requirements will extend to Big Four affiliates in Designated Market Areas (“DMAs”) 26-60. Currently, affiliates of Big Four networks in the...

FCC Public Notice Clarifies Closed Captioning Certification Process and Advises How to Report Non-Certifying Programmers May 14, 2015

The FCC recently released a Public Notice relating to the requirement that television stations use their “best efforts” to obtain certifications from each video programmer stating either that (i) the...