{"id":15492,"date":"2025-08-05T17:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=15492"},"modified":"2025-08-12T21:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:07:31","slug":"wp-fcc","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/wp-fcc\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC Requirements for Closed Captioning of Online Video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-resources.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained 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class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Captioning<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-large is-style-large--3\">FCC Requirements for Closed Captioning of Online Video: Are You Compliant?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--4\">This white paper provides a detailed overview of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) closed captioning requirements and all subsequent updates made to the rules in recent years.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Topics include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recent FCC-related closed captioning lawsuits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quality standards for closed captioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>User controls for online video closed captioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Closed captioning requirements for online video clips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>FCC exemptions for closed captioning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div id=\"form\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-chartreuse has-border-color has-neutral-90-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1a9b7be wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-chartreuse--5\" 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style=\"border-width:1px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fcc.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fcc-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fcc-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/fcc-376x376.webp 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center tribe-has-stacking-order is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0;flex-basis:50%;--tribe-stacking-order:0\">\n<p class=\"has-balanced-text is-style-overline is-style-overline--7\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>EXCERPT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-balanced-text is-style-large is-style-large--8\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-balanced-text is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Over the past several years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has steadily built up their closed captioning rules for IP video programming. This brief will provide you with a compilation of FCC captioning updates, as well as resources for compliance. It is important to note that as of now, any video in a distributor or provider&#8217;s library that previously appeared on TV with captions must be captioned within 15 days of being placed online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-balanced-text is-style-default\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">The regulations described in this brief apply to all online video programming that previously aired on television with captions, in accordance with the CVAA. 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