Some NBC and Fox Online Shows have Closed Captioning

Lance Pickett notes that some TV networks are adding closed captioning to the Web-based versions of their TV show episodes:

I'm a big fan of NBC's Heroes and I was very excited when I found out that NBC offered Closed Captioning on selected shows (Heroes is one of them)! I'd like to personally thank NBC for making Closed Caption possible on some shows, especially Heroes.

Fox also has some online videos with Closed Caption options available to a limited selection of online videos. But hey, it's a start! I'm just excited to see the CC technology grow. I will continue to hope that the CC video libraries online will continue to grow.

So again, my sincere thanks to the studios that offer Closed Caption. Anyone reading this can check it out at www.nbc.com andwww.fox.com. I prefer the NBC Captioning style and TV shows selections better. Now, if only I could figure out how to get those shows with CC into my AppleTV or iPhone.

Bravo. And thanks to R. Brian W. for the tip.

Discuss this Article 2

gorath
on Oct 1, 2008
It certainly is good to see CC finally meaking some headway into the digital media environment. But, (please accept my apologies if this is a dumb question from someone who doesn't require CC himself), how useful is closed captioning, or subtitles, on a display the size of something like the iPhone mentioned in the quote? I'd have thought that having to concentrate on text that small would detract from the enjoyment of the show? If I watch foreign language films, I tend to read the subtiles almost subconsciously, as they are large enough to not require much concentration, but I am honestly curious as to whether or not it works on a screen as small, relatively speaking, as an iPhone.
subzerohitman721
on Oct 1, 2008
I definitely approve of this move. CC is a great thing when you can't have audio for some reason or someone who has hearing difficulties. Right now, Apple could do a better job with both subtitles and Closed Captioning.

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