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  2. Closed captioning - Wikipedia

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    The term closed indicates that the captions are not visible until activated by the viewer, usually via the remote control or menu option. On the other hand, the terms open, burned-in, baked on, hard-coded, or simply hard indicate that the captions are visible to all viewers as they are embedded in the video.

  3. Audio description - Wikipedia

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    Example of audio description with Steamboat Willie. Audio description (AD), also referred to as a video description, described video, or visual description, is a form of narration used to provide information surrounding key visual elements in a media work (such as a film or television program, or theatrical performance) for the benefit of blind and visually impaired consumers.

  4. Subtitles - Wikipedia

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    The "CC in a TV" symbol Jack Foley created, while senior graphic designer at Boston public broadcaster WGBH that invented captioning for television, is public domain so that anyone who captions TV programs can use it. Closed captioning is the American term for closed subtitles specifically intended for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

  5. Captions took over TV. Why can't they win the silver screen?

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    Captions are an old-school accessibility function that first came to movies in the Eisenhower era, but with the rise of in-home streaming services, there's been a twist: Words on the screen have ...

  6. Electronic program guide - Wikipedia

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    In 1981, United Video Satellite Group launched the first EPG service in North America, a cable channel known simply as The Electronic Program Guide.It allowed cable systems in the United States and Canada to provide on-screen listings to their subscribers 24 hours a day (displaying programming information up to 90 minutes in advance) on a dedicated cable channel.

  7. You would be surprised at who is watching TV with captions ...

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    Seventy percent of Gen Z TV watchers were watching shows with captions, survey finds. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways ...

  8. Broadcast television systems - Wikipedia

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    Most commonly, the audio and video are combined at the transmitter before being presented to the antenna, but separate aural and visual antennas can be used. In all cases where negative video is used, FM is used for the standard monaural audio; systems with positive video use AM sound and intercarrier receiver technology cannot be incorporated ...

  9. Pornhub adds closed captions for viewers with hearing loss - AOL

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    Over 1,000 clips across a number of genres will offer "descriptive and interpretative text" for those who "are not able to hear the video's original audio." Pornhub adds closed captions for ...