The FCC Does NOT Require This Session to be
Closed Captioned and Video Described
HPA Tech Retreat
February 20, 2013
Ken Brady, SVP, Media Technology & Operations
Turner Broadcasting
Drew Lanham, SVP/GM, Media & Entertainment
Nexidia, Inc.
Why did we do this?
Simple Answer
Because the FCC said so
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Timeline
Pre-produced Programming – September 30, 2012
Live Programming – March 30, 2013
Substantially Edited – September 30, 2013
Library Backfill – March 30, 2014
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The Compliance Equation
• Two networks
required DVS (400 hours/quarter)
• 29 live channel feeds
• 100+ sites and apps
• Even though NOT required, want CC on CLIPS, especially NEWS and
SPORTS
• Volume of compliance reporting was enormous across broadcast and
digital
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The Compliance Equation
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The Compliance Equation
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The Compliance Equation
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The Compliance Equation
The Compliance Equation
The Compliance Equation
The Compliance Equation
Just use CAPS!!
Channels x Apps x Partners x Sites = MILLIONS of files monthly
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Concerns
• Number of Humans required to measure compliance
• Huge array of distribution partners and platforms now required
to certify
• How to carry CC from LIVE captioned programming
• Current production tools do a poor/fair job of dealing with CC
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Nexidia Applications
Nexidia QC
• Automates caption and video description QC at each step of
the workflow, including receiving, edit, or compliance – before
or after playout
Nexidia CC Director
• Automates repurposing of on-air captions for IP distribution and
a variety of other downstream uses for captions.
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Closed Caption QC
Video Description QC
Nexidia QC – Captions & Video Description
• Automation of caption and video description review for
regulatory compliance
• Significantly reduces manual efforts
• Allows for quick and easy QC of captions and video description
during each step of the workflow (receiving, edit, before and
after play-out)
• Processes hundreds of hours of content per hour on a twelve
core server
• Released January 2013
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Nexidia CC Director
Nexidia CC Director (Alignment Step)
Nexidia CC Director (Alignment Step)
Nexidia CC Director
Nexidia CC Director
Nexidia CC Director
• Automates requirements for the CVAA IP distribution
• Allows editors to quickly retrieve a caption file for new clips
• Returns captions for any length of clip or program
• Queries and responses small (kilobytes), so caption retrieval is fast even if
a caption recipient is in a different geographic location.
• Ancillary uses include SEO, metadata for search, ad targeting, etc..
• Available in July 2013
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Thank you.
Overview
• CVAA affects every device, website, distributor, producer, and
network that carries long form broadcast content.
• Increased media attention and regulatory scrutiny regarding the
need for captioning
• All signs point toward broad captioning requirements for most
video content distributed to end users for web usage
• Distributors required to pass through the captions to end users
without diminishing caption quality
Challenges
• Satisfy immediate requirements of FCC CVAA mandate for long
form programming
• Automate the repurposing of closed captioning for IP based
video
• Solution for clips being required in the future
• Large and growing number of distribution partners and platforms
requiring CC information
• Legacy processes, systems and workflows do a poor job of
dealing with Closed Captions
• Challenge to capture and retain live captioned programming
• Eliminate manual effort for caption and video description
compliance