The FCC on its own initiative extended by...
The FCC on its own initiative extended by a week the reply deadline to March 5 on whether to require video clips be captioned when the content is shown via Internet protocol, said an agency notice that was slated for…
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Thursday’s Federal Register (http://bit.ly/1bvo6Jx). The deadline for original comments was extended a week to this past Monday, at NAB’s request, said the notice signed by Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake. “Granting NAB’s request is necessary to facilitate the development of a full record.” Some stakeholders expect the agency to move to require IP video clips be captioned (see separate report above in this issue), as groups representing the deaf and hard of hearing sought such an order (CD Feb 5 p10).