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FCC Exacts $3.5 Million Penalty from Streamer Pluto TV

By John Eggerton last updated

ViacomCBS OTT provider settles claim of accessibility rules violation

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Advocates, Industry Spar at FCC Over Strict Caption Mandates

By Gary Arlen published

Sides split over effectiveness of current accessibility rules

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New Tech Brings New Tools to Captioning

By Gary Arlen published

Voice recognition, AI part of push to make live subtitles more accurate

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Closed captioning on Acorn TV's Jack Irish

Keeping Closed Captioning Ahead of the Curve

By Gary Arlen published

FCC seeks to update policies as technology evolves and assistive services expand to more platforms

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NAB to FCC: Audible Accessibility Waiver Still Needed

By John Eggerton published

Says five years in there is still no practical technological fix

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Amazon Fire TV Touts New Accessibility Feature for Vision Impaired

By Daniel Frankel published

Text banner more easily highlights program info for users with narrow fields of vision

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Comcast Eyes Disability Market With New Remote Tech

By Daniel Frankel published

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Xogo Wins CableLabs Innovation Showcase

By Jeff Baumgartner published

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NBC to Offer Video Descriptions for ‘Hairspray Live!’

By Jeff Baumgartner published

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Comcast, NBC Add Video Descriptions to 'The Wiz Live!'

By MCN Staff published

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