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Traditionally, closed captioning was a service provided for and only used by the hearing impaired. However, as more sophisticated televisions made closed captioning easier to access, more people without hearing loss began to avail themselves of the option, especially to help with understanding unfamiliar accents. The closeness with which the closed captioning transcript hews to the soundtrack varies according to many factors. | Traditionally, closed captioning was a service provided for and only used by the hearing impaired. However, as more sophisticated televisions made closed captioning easier to access, more people without hearing loss began to avail themselves of the option, especially to help with understanding unfamiliar accents. The closeness with which the closed captioning transcript hews to the soundtrack varies according to many factors. | ||
It's unclear exactly how many [[DWU|''Doctor Who'' universe]] episodes enjoyed closed captioning on initial transmission, although all have closed captioning in their [[DVD]] releases. Because closed captioning began only in | It's unclear exactly how many [[DWU|''Doctor Who'' universe]] episodes enjoyed closed captioning on initial transmission, although all have closed captioning in their [[DVD]] releases. Because closed captioning began only in 1972, however, it's safe to assume that the earliest possible series to have closed captioning was [[season 10]]. However, even this was unlikely because closed captioning in 1972 was limited to a single [[PBS]] station in the [[United States]]. | ||
In the [[BBC Wales]] era, closed captioning of original transmissions is ubiquitous. [[Red Bee Media]] are the main supplier of closed captioning for both [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]-televised and [[iPlayer]] transmissions in the [[United Kingdom]]. | In the [[BBC Wales]] era, closed captioning of original transmissions is ubiquitous. [[Red Bee Media]] are the main supplier of closed captioning for both [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]-televised and [[iPlayer]] transmissions in the [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||