Owners, providers and distributors of video programming that’s delivered using...
Owners, providers and distributors of video programming that’s delivered using IP and providing “live” and “near-live” programming will be subject to the FCC’s closed captioning rules March 30. The definition captures all programming performed simultaneously or recorded within 24 hours…
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of its first transmission to a video programming distributor, said Paul Cicelski, a broadcast attorney at Pillsbury Winthrop, who has several clients who would have to adhere to these rules. The requirement is part of the FCC’s implementation of rules governing closed caption requirements under the Communications and Video Accessibility Act. The FCC intentionally decided not to provide a specific threshold for the length or number of clips aired “that would constitute ’substantially all’ of a program,” he said in a blog post (http://bit.ly/14GnEmy). Parties should keep in mind that the commission “will not allow them to game the system by simply shaving off a few minutes ... of a full length program in order to avoid the IP captioning obligation,” he said. By Sept. 30, all pre-recorded programming that’s edited for Internet distribution will need to be captioned for online viewing, he said.