CRTC calls for comments on live programming closed captioning standards

OTTAWA – The CRTC is seeking input on a proposed plan to update the English-language closed captioning quality standards relating to the accuracy rate for live programming.The Commission said Wednesday that it is also wants feedback on the 2016 Working Group’s proposal to amend and update the English-language closed captioning quality standards relating to the accuracy rate for live programming, set out in Broadcasting Regulatory Policy 2016-435, and to finalize the accuracy standard for live English-language closed captioning in Canada.Interventions are due by March 18, and only parties that file interventions may file a reply to matters raised during the intervention...