FCC, Closed Captioning

Readily Accessible Closed Captioning Requirements Take Effect on September 16, 2024

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/26/2024

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Closed Captioning Display Settings Report and Order (Order) takes effect on September 16, 2024. Subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval, covered...more

FCC Adopts New Accessibility Rules for Closed Captioning Settings

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/26/2024

On July 18, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted a Report and Order ("R&O") imposing new rules on manufacturers and multichannel video programming distributors ("MVPDs") requiring them...more

April Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: DE & PA

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/13/2023

Television stations licensed in Delaware and Pennsylvania must file license renewal applications by Monday, April 3, 2023. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) public notice rule, a...more

The FCC Adds Teeth to Internet Protocol (IP) Closed Captioning Rules

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 10/28/2021

It’s the end of the day and you find yourself with a little downtime to catch up on your favorite streaming show. Whether it’s because each episode vacillates between the loudest of explosions and the quietest of dialogue or...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ October 2021

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 10/18/2021

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. ...more

FCC Enforcement Bureau Fines Pluto and ViacomCBS $3.5 Million for Violating Closed Captioning Rules

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/8/2021

On September 29, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Enforcement Bureau released an Order adopting a Consent Decree to resolve an investigation into Pluto, Inc., and its parent company, ViacomCBS Inc., over...more

New Rules Impact PEG Access Stations’ Responsibilities Regarding Closed Captioning

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 8/25/2016

Additional Reporting and Compliance Requirements - The Federal Communications Commission published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday, imposing new reporting requirements on public, educational and...more

Update: FCC Divides Closed Captioning Compliance Responsibility, Imposes New Obligations Directly on Programmers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/26/2016

UPDATE: The FCC released its Second Report and Order on February 19, 2016. The advisory below has been updated to reflect the details of the order. At its Open Meeting on February 18, 2016, the Federal Communications...more

FCC Divides Closed Captioning Compliance Responsibility, Imposes New Obligations Directly on Programmers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/19/2016

Yesterday, at its February Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission revisited its closed captioning rules to answer open questions regarding which entities in the video programming production and distribution...more

FCC Continues to Modify Accessibility Rules Governing Program Guides and Closed Captioning

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/30/2015

The FCC has amended its accessibility rules to add new requirements for audible on-screen program guides and activation mechanisms for closed captioning and video description. It also proposed additional rule changes that...more

Broadcast Station Reminder -- Quarterly Filings and Requirements: Issues/Programs Lists; Children’s Programming; Commercial...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/1/2015

By April 10, 2015, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license, and the programs aired during January, February...more

FCC Captioning Quality Rules Likely to Be Effective Mid-March

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/19/2014

The FCC is expected to announce soon that the bulk of its new closed captioning quality rules will take effect on March 16, 2015, rather than January 15, as originally projected. The specific rules at issue, which were...more

IP Video Closed Captioning Reminder: Archival Programming That Airs on TV with Captions Must Be Captioned Online Within 45 Days of...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/28/2014

The next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) is set to take effect for closed-captioning video programming...more

FCC Adopts Closed Caption Quality Standards

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/27/2014

On Feb. 24, 2014, the FCC released the text of the Report and Order (R&O), Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), which it adopted at its February Open Meeting, addressing the petition of...more

FCC Issues Closed Captioning Quality Standards for Television Programs

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/21/2014

At its February 2014 Open Meeting today, the FCC approved new regulations governing the quality of closed captions that must appear in television programming. As noted in our earlier advisory, the long-awaited rules stem from...more

Ninth Circuit Asks California Supreme Court to Decide in GLAD v. CNN Whether State Disabled Persons Act’s “Public Accommodations”...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/14/2014

Court Also Holds Failure to Closed-Caption Online Videos is Not Intentional Discrimination Under State Unruh Civil Rights Act, and that Website Decisions Whether to Caption Occur in Furtherance of First Amendment Rights Under...more

Goodbye to Closed Captioning M¡s+@ke§?—FCC to Address Captioning Quality Standards

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/6/2014

In its Tentative Agenda for its Feb. 20, 2014 open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) states that it will adopt a Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding...more

Closed Captioning Reminder: Prerecorded Video That Airs on TV with Captions But is Edited for Internet Distribution Must Be...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/30/2013

The next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) is set to kick in for closed-captioning video programming delivered via...more

FCC Generally Affirms IP Closed Captioning Rules on Reconsideration, Seeks Further Comment on Limited Issues

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/18/2013

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) affirming, modifying and clarifying certain aspects of its closed captioning rules for...more

Closed Captioning Reminder: Starting March 30, 2013, Video Programming That Is or Was Aired Live or “Near Live” on TV Must Be...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/1/2013

The time is drawing near for the next phase of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements implementing the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) for closed-captioning video programing...more

FCC's New Closed Captioning Rules Kick Into Gear

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/10/2012

New FCC regulations on closed captioning of IP-delivered video programming have caught many by surprise even though they have been in the works for the past two years. Many of those who will be directly impacted by the new...more

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