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Yahoo Starts Captioning! But...
Caption Action 2 Earlier today, a discovery was made: After at least five years, Yahoo has finally started to closed caption. There was no announcement from Yahoo; apparently they just started quietly. The word was put out on Twitter. People checked things out and found that Yahoo is probably using a form of automatic captioning because they noticed a lack of semantic structure and di...
Sun, Mar 31 2013

Captioned Veronica Mars Kickstarter Pitch Video
Caption Action 2 After weeks of tweeting and asking, a volunteer stepped forward and captioned / subtitled the Veronica Mars pitch video. This video can be seen on the volunteer's YouTube page at [link] . Below are "before" and "after" screenshots showing autocaptioning versus the captioned version.It was the first time the volunteer had ever done this, and it took her fifteen trie...
Sat, Mar 30 2013

Veronica Mars Movie
Caption Action 2 Veronica Mars was a show on television for a few years. In its afterlife, it has developed a cult following. A couple of weeks ago, the producer, Rob Thomas, launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to produce a movie. Warner Brothers is covering the cost of marketing and distribution but that is all; all production funds are coming from the Kickstarter campaign...
Mon, Mar 25 2013

Caption Action 2: March 2013 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for March 2013.First, a final quick reminder: THIS month is a very important milestone for internet captioning law. By the end of this month - on March 30, 2013 - live and near-live video programming must be captioned online if it is shown on regular TV. More Award Shows!This month there are two key web series festivals: th...
Fri, Mar 15 2013

Caption Action 2: February 2013 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for February 2013.First, a quick reminder: Next month is a very important milestone for internet captioning law. By March 30, 2013, live and near-live video programming must be captioned online if it is shown on regular TV. The exact language from the Federal Communications Commission consumer guide ( [link] is reproduced b...
Wed, Feb 20 2013

Caption Action 2: November 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for November 2012.This month's newsletter seems to be all about numbers. So here they are, from small to big:1. That's you! We need you to push these targets to caption:Ford, the car maker. Ford has a branded web series, "Escape My Life" which just posted its final episode. See it (or not) at [link] No captions. If you are on...
Sun, Nov 11 2012

It Has Been FIVE Years Already!!
Caption Action 2 Five years. That's how long deaf and hard of hearing people (and family and friends) have been asking Yahoo to update their video player to support closed captioning. Yesterday @yahoocare was asked about updating the Yahoo video player.Their response did not give us much hope that Yahoo would be updating the video player anytime soon. Here is the Twitter exchange: ...
Tue, Nov 06 2012

Web Series You Aren't Watching: #2. Electric City
Caption Action 2 Some web series are publicity magnets. One of them is Tom Hanks' Electric City. Electric City, which is exclusively on Yahoo with no captions, is at [link] What is it about? Here is the description from Wikipedia:"In a post-apocalyptic setting, mankind is reduced to small settlements whose main business is to produce electric power. With fossil and nuclear fuel so...
Fri, Nov 02 2012

Web Series You Aren't Watching: 1. Burning Love
Caption Action 2 Why do we have a petition asking Yahoo to update its video player to support closed captioning, now? One reason is because deaf and hard of hearing people do not have access to popular Yahoo entertainment productions like Burning Love, a reality dating parody of ABC's show The Bachelor. On the show, a "thick-headed, single man" chooses from among "demented beauties," ...
Sun, Oct 28 2012

Caption Action 2: October 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for October 2012.We like to start off with good news, so here is some that many of you have waited for. Just in case you don't know already, here it is:Netflix and the National Association of the Deaf reached an agreement whereby 100% of Netflix's programming will be closed captioned by 2014! Details on NAD's website: [link] S...
Sat, Oct 13 2012

Caption Action 2: September 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for September 2012.We are finally going to begin to enjoy the fruits of our labors. On September 30, 2012, the first aspect of the Internet captioning requirements from the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) takes effect. Starting September 30, 2012, television programs that are shown on the Internet ...
Sun, Sep 16 2012

Caption Action 2: August 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for September 2012.We are finally going to begin to enjoy the fruits of our labors. On September 30, 2012, the first aspect of the Internet captioning requirements from the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) takes effect. Starting September 30, 2012, television programs that are shown on the Internet ...
Sat, Sep 15 2012

New Blog: Captioned Web TV
Caption Action 2 As the number of captioned web television programs grows, but remains small relative to the overall amount of web television out there, we realized we have a problem. The problem is that there is no easy way to quickly find all captioned web television programs. And there is no way to quickly find a captioned web television program in your favorite category.The soluti...
Sat, Aug 11 2012

Caption Action 2: August 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for August 2012.Caption Action 2 is taking aim at a specific target: Yahoo! Inc. Why Yahoo? Yahoo has known for years that they needed to update their video player to support closed captioning. However they have not, to date, updated their video player to support closed captioning. Meanwhile, Yahoo has become a source of origina...
Sat, Aug 04 2012

Caption Action 2 Petitions Yahoo!
Caption Action 2 Caption Action 2 has decided to take on Yahoo. Why Yahoo? For years the deaf and hard of hearing community has been asking Yahoo to update its video player to add support for closed captioning. When we recently asked Yahoo about it, the response was that they were "working hard" to get it done but could not give an exact date. Our feeling is that we have waited long e...
Sun, Jul 29 2012

Caption Action 2: May 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for May 2012. In the last newsletter, we reported that we were going back to previously contacted web series producers to ask again, for captions. There have been a few successes. Some producers have responded to say that they will caption, though they haven't started yet. One of them is the producer of travel web series: Ot...
Wed, May 23 2012

Caption Action 2: February 2012 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for February 2012. There have not been many new captioned web series in the past few months. We are going back to some of the hundreds of producers who were contacted previously, to ask again for captions. Newly added is: Divine: The Series [link] dark, supernatural web series about a priest who sees the the resurrection of ...
Wed, May 23 2012

Caption Action 2: November 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for November 2011. We now have four captioned web series: two professional, slick productions and two traditional web series. First, the professionally done ones: A Wendy web series, sponsored by Macy's. [link] The character is Wendy from Peter Pan, and Peter, called Pete here. To see the videos, click on "videos" in the men...
Wed, May 23 2012

Caption Action 2: September 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for September 2011.We skipped the August newsletter. Caption Action 2 took a bit of a summer break.Coming Up:Alloy Entertainment, producer of branded web series, is now on board with closed captioning! After being nudged by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Alloy promised to closed caption its upcoming Wendy web series. Wendy ...
Sun, Sep 11 2011

All My Children and One Life to Live Move to Internet
Caption Action 2 The soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live have been cancelled on regular television, but fan demand has resulted in the licensing of the shows to the company Prospect Park.Prospect Park will be continuing the shows online, but it is not definite that the same actors will participate. The question is, now that AMC and OLTL are becoming web series, will they ...
Fri, Jul 08 2011

Caption Action 2 Takes On Facebook!
Caption Action 2 A new fight has been launched to get Facebook to update its video player to add closed captioning support. Why now? The answer is, because Facebook is clearly positioning itself to become a major player in the original web video content arena.This past week alone, two high-profile web series have been announced for Facebook: Aim High, and Teen Wolf.Aim High is a profe...
Thu, Jun 30 2011

blip.tv's Player Now Has Closed Captioning!
Caption Action 2 In a previous post when we slammed blip.tv, we said that their player didn't have CC. blip.tv contacted Caption Action 2 and told us that the reason they had relaunched with no captions is because they had some technical issues that could not be resolved in time for the relaunch. They were forced to revert back to an older player. blip.tv promised to update their vi...
Tue, Jun 28 2011

Caption Action 2: June 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for June 2011.Two New AdditionsMay was a disappointing month. There was only one new addition to the list of closed captioned web series: Anyone But Me. The description: "Anyone But Me is an award winning, critically acclaimed drama about a new generation of gay, straight, and ethnically diverse teens struggling with identity an...
Wed, Jun 01 2011

Webby Awards Host's Web Series Lacks Captions
Caption Action 2 This week, the big news in the web series biz was that the Webby Awards will be held on June 13, 2011. The selected host is Lisa Kudrow, whose web series "Web Therapy" is an award-winning web series, having won two webby awards this year: best comedy and best individual performance. The series' description is "Lisa Kudrow stars as a therapist with limited patience for...
Sat, May 28 2011

Blip.TV Redesigns Web Site, Does Nothing to Improve...
Caption Action 2 Today there was big news in the web series industry. Blip.TV announced it had redesigned their website to showcase the best, most professional web series. Not only that, Blip had raised $18 million in new funds.(Nostalgia Chick, courtesy of Blip.tv)Blip.TV claims it has support for closed captioning. A message on the Blip.TV support forum from Blip.TV staff on Februar...
Tue, May 17 2011

Kids' Web Series Ruby Skye PI Begins Captioning!
Caption Action 2 This week, a children's web series, Ruby Skye P.I. became the first closed captioned children's web series (for kids aged 8 to 14) added to the master list of captioned web series. This was significant because Ruby Skye P.I., about a teenage girl detective, is an award-winning web series. At the Los Angeles Web Series Festival, Ruby Skye won eight awards:Outstanding I...
Fri, May 13 2011

Caption Action 2: May 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 More Web Series CaptioningThis past month saw some increase in captioned web series. We are now posting the master list of captioned web series at [link] on the captioned web series page. New to the list since last issue:BROKEN TOYGHOULSHARD DRIVE 13KIDS REENACTMICROWAVE P**NOUT WITH DADPIONEER ONE (Producer is from a deaf family)SEEKING SIMONESIX FIGURESSOLOSPACE H...
Tue, May 10 2011

Caption Action 2: April 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for April 2011.The tide seems to be turning. We are finding out that sometimes in order to get a web series captioned, all you have to do is ask. Starting with this issue, every issue will carry a master list of captioned web series at the bottom. While the list is growing, it is just a tiny segment of the huge number of web ser...
Sun, Apr 10 2011

Caption Action 2: March 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for March 2011.Two New Captioned Web SeriesWe like to start off with good news, so here is some: two new web series are captioned! The first one is The Vamps Next Door, at [link] about a family of vampires. What is interesting about this web series, is that the producers are very interested in giving actors with disabilit...
Mon, Mar 07 2011

Caption Action 2: February 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for February 2011.It Starts with StudentsAs web series grow in popularity and are increasingly becoming the face of television online, colleges are teaching students how to create web series. After reading this article in The Seattle Times, Caption Action 2 contacted the professor who was interviewed, Ross Brown. Professor B...
Sun, Feb 13 2011

We've Got To Get Through to Major Networks!
Caption Action 2 A popular trend now is for major networks to have companion web series for their popular shows. The regular show is closed captioned online, but not the companion web series! Under the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, we have NO LEGAL WAY to force the captioning of the companion web series.This week, NBC launched its companion web series for Th...
Sat, Jan 22 2011

Caption Action 2: January 2011 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for January 2011.Caption Action 2 Hits 15,000 MembersCaption Action 2 now has over 15,000 members. The slow but steady growth of Caption Action 2 reflects increasing awareness among people of Internet television and the lack of captions on Internet television.Web Series ContactsDecember through early January was a rather fruitle...
Wed, Jan 12 2011

YouTube Buying Next New Networks. What Does It Mean?
Caption Action 2 Today the New York Times reported that YouTube is in talks to buy Next New Networks. What does this mean for the deaf and hard of hearing community? First we have to look at why YouTube is doing this and its significance, then look at what it could mean for the deaf and hard of hearing community.Why and Significance of the PurchaseYouTube buying Next New Networks cou...
Wed, Dec 15 2010

Caption Action 2: December 2010 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for December 2010.New York Times on Web SeriesYou know the web series business has arrived as an entertainment industry, when the New York Times takes note. In November, the New York Times launched an occasional feature in their ArtsBeat section, a column called Watchlist. It started November 12. Check it out via the watchlist t...
Wed, Dec 08 2010

Number One Web Series is Now Captioned!
Caption Action 2 Thanks to Sebastian Andrade, The Annoying Orange is now closed captioned! After Caption Action 2 began making noise about no closed captions on Annoying Orange, Sebastian contacted CA 2 and let us know about his captioned videos on DotSub, where his moniker is SpongeSebastian. Then Sebastian reached out to the producer of The Annoying Orange, offering to share his cap...
Wed, Nov 03 2010

Dateline: 2012
Caption Action 2 Today a very reliable source pointed Caption Action 2 to a timeline for the implementation of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, developed by a law firm and posted on the Internet. This timeline is a downloadable PDF file. According to this timeline, we can expect Internet closed captioning regulations to be published in Spring 2012.So what d...
Thu, Oct 14 2010

Vampire Mob Begins Captioning!
Caption Action 2 Today Vampire Mob ( [link] notified us that they were starting to closed caption! The first captioned episode from the first season is up, with more to come.Caption Action 2 first contacted the producer of Vampire Mob on September 5. At that time, Vampire Mob was using Vimeo for their web series. On September 22, Vampire Mob's producer wrote back that he was the on...
Fri, Oct 01 2010

Help Get The Annoying Orange to Caption!
Caption Action 2 Today Mashable/Visible Measures came out with their new monthly list of top web series. For the seventh straight month, The Annoying Orange was #1. This is the web series that Caption Action 2 has tried to get to closed caption, but they have not responded at all. Getting the top web series to closed caption is critically important because if we can not get the top we...
Thu, Sep 30 2010

Catheters, Not Accurate Captions
Caption Action 2 Even the Federal government is getting into web series now. But they can't be bothered to spend a few dollars for accurate closed captions. An example of this can be seen in the new (actually two months old) Federal web series $100 Note Podcast on the YouTube US Currency channel.Caption Action 2 learned about the existence of this web series from a review on the Tu...
Fri, Sep 24 2010

Guest Blog: Creating Captions for Streamed Netflix Videos
Caption Action 2 Carolina Maria wrote the following guest blog for Caption Action 2, about creating subtitles for Netflix streamed videos.Watch Streaming Movies in Netflix with Subtitles/Captions!Netflix is a rental service of videos that provides its subscribers with two options:1. Pick movies or any other video you wish to watch and they will mail the movies to your residence.2....
Mon, Sep 13 2010

Caption Action 2 Newsletter: September 2010
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for September 2010.FINAL ACTIONS IN CONGRESSThis month should bring a final vote by the House on the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act. The House is expected to pass S 3304, which passed the Senate in August.As you know, S 3304 leaves out a very important and fast-growing area of entertainment: origina...
Sat, Sep 04 2010

Come On, Google, Do The Right Thing!
Caption Action 2 Google has jumped into the web series biz, producing its own web series, Google Beat. Google Beat is about search engine term popularity, and has a human host. Google Beat is on YouTube of course - but they are using the inaccurate automatic captioning. (For instance, in the picture below, are they talking about what we are eating for breakfast, not what we are heari...
Sat, Aug 28 2010

Runic Films Willing to Caption, But...
Caption Action 2 Yesterday, Caption Action 2 contacted the producers of a children's web series, eScape. The premise of eScape is given in a press release: "eScape tells the story of a group of campers seemingly abandoned by their counselors. They soon discover they are trapped within a video game that grants them amazing abilities. But in the real world, this game is the object...
Sat, Aug 21 2010

Revision3 Pledges to Caption All of its Web Series!
Caption Action 2 One of the many web series producers Caption Action 2 contacted about captioning their web series, was Revision3.com. (Memory refresher: the HR 3101 and S 3304 bills do not require original web television programming to be captioned). Revision3.com is a website that produces and broadcasts only original web series programs, some as long as an hour.Caption Action 2 c...
Wed, Aug 18 2010

Industry Wins. Deaf Pay the Price.
Caption Action 2 How high a price are we paying for Congress not requiring original web television programming to have closed captions? The price is already high, and getting higher by the day! Caption Action 2 is still learning just how high that price is.Professionally produced web television is exploding on the Internet. More money is being poured into it, and the quality has incr...
Thu, Aug 12 2010

We've Won. And We've Lost.
Caption Action 2 We've won...We've kind of won.The hard work of the National Association of the Deaf and the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology has resulted in the Senate modifying S 3304 so it is more like HR 3101! So now the big push is on to get the Senate to pass S 3304! Passage seems very likely - the full details can be read here:Senate Improves S. 3304, Action...
Fri, Aug 06 2010

Caption Action 2: August 2010 Newsletter
Caption Action 2 This is the Caption Action 2 newsletter for August 2010!HOUSE VOTE!On July 26, 2010, in keeping with the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the House of Representatives voted and passed HR 3101, 348 to 23! Happily, the version of HR 3101 that passed the House also restored the $10 million to help deaf-blind people purchase equipment.BUT.We can't ...
Sun, Aug 01 2010

HR 3101 Will Pass - Next Stop: Senate!
Caption Action 2 In a voice vote earlier today, the House passes HR 3101 by voice vote, and is expected to pass it tonight.Amy Cohen Efron posted about it, HR3101 PASSED UNANIMOUSLY!, on her blog.Next stop is the Senate.What does this mean for Caption Action 2 when the Senate passes the bill also? Simply put, our job is done. The blog and the Facebook group will be closed.Great job, e...
Mon, Jul 26 2010

Next Stop For HR 3101 - Full House Floor!
Caption Action 2 This morning, HR 3101 went through its second markup. It was a great day for everyone, especially the deaf-blind. Here's what happened;- the $10 million deaf-blind provision was restored- Rep. Baldwin suggests addition of adding captioning to Public, Educational, and Government channels.Now it's on the way to the House floor for a full vote!The video of the markup is ...
Wed, Jul 21 2010

Second HR 3101 Markup 7/21 At 10am!
Caption Action 2 HR 3101 will have its second markup tomorrow morning (June 21) in Rayburn Room 2123 at 10 AM.Keep an eye on this blog and on COAT's website for more:COAT Looks Forward to House Energy & Commerce Committee Markup of H.R. 3101
Tue, Jul 20 2010