Aberdeen Broadcast Services | Blog https://www.abercap.com/blog More than just a captioning company. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:11:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.4 Silent No More https://www.abercap.com/blog/2019/02/11/silent-no-more/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2019/02/11/silent-no-more/#respond Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:03:42 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1952 It is not every day you get to observe acts of pure kindness and dedication of service in today’s world. […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2019/02/11/silent-no-more/feed/ 0 The (Slowly) Improving Quality of Web Closed Captions https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/09/05/the-slowly-improving-quality-of-web-closed-captions/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/09/05/the-slowly-improving-quality-of-web-closed-captions/#respond Wed, 05 Sep 2018 17:19:44 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1943 There’s a growing trend on social media and sites like Reddit and Quora to showcase the captioning errors from television […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/09/05/the-slowly-improving-quality-of-web-closed-captions/feed/ 0 On the importance of grammar. https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/07/25/on-the-importance-of-grammar/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/07/25/on-the-importance-of-grammar/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:54:48 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1913 “The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.” – Qui-Gon Jinn One could imagine the kinds of responses people might […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/07/25/on-the-importance-of-grammar/feed/ 0 FCC Updates the Compliance Ladder for Closed Captioning Complaints https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/01/24/fcc-updates-the-compliance-ladder-for-closed-captioning-complaints/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/01/24/fcc-updates-the-compliance-ladder-for-closed-captioning-complaints/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2018 01:13:24 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1875 Last month, the FCC amended a few sections of Title 47 CFR 79.1: the rule pertaining to closed captioning of […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2018/01/24/fcc-updates-the-compliance-ladder-for-closed-captioning-complaints/feed/ 0 New City Ordinance Turns on the Captions in Rochester https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/09/26/new-city-ordinance-turns-captions-rochester/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/09/26/new-city-ordinance-turns-captions-rochester/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:22:49 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1862 At a meeting on September 19th, the Rochester City Council (New York) approved a new city ordinance that will now […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/09/26/new-city-ordinance-turns-captions-rochester/feed/ 0 Taking a Positive Approach to Captioning in Higher Education https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/08/16/taking-positive-approach-captioning-higher-education/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/08/16/taking-positive-approach-captioning-higher-education/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2017 00:35:47 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1849 Over the past couple of years – and after several lawsuits filed against a few Ivy League schools – a […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/08/16/taking-positive-approach-captioning-higher-education/feed/ 0 Facebook Live Improves Accessibility by Adding Closed Captioning https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/06/08/facebook-live-improves-accessibility-adding-closed-captioning/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/06/08/facebook-live-improves-accessibility-adding-closed-captioning/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2017 19:05:58 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1823 The instant popularity of live video streaming apps like Periscope, Snapchat, and Facebook Live proves that authentic, in-the-moment content effectively […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/06/08/facebook-live-improves-accessibility-adding-closed-captioning/feed/ 0 Closed Captioning Internet Video: Live & Near-live Programming https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/05/24/closed-captioning-internet-video-live-near-live-programming/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/05/24/closed-captioning-internet-video-live-near-live-programming/#respond Wed, 24 May 2017 00:39:01 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1810 The final deadline of the FCC’s Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) pertaining to online videos is quickly […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/05/24/closed-captioning-internet-video-live-near-live-programming/feed/ 0 Meet the Winner of Our 2017 NAB Trip Giveaway: Sean Osborne! https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/04/14/meet-winner-2017-nab-trip-giveaway-sean-osborne/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/04/14/meet-winner-2017-nab-trip-giveaway-sean-osborne/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:45:27 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1771 Sean has worked in Action Sports TV production for over 17 years, supervising over 300 programs airing on networks such […]

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]]> https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/04/14/meet-winner-2017-nab-trip-giveaway-sean-osborne/feed/ 0 NRB Proclaim 17 Learning Arena Talk https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/03/15/nrb-proclaim-17-learning-arena-talk/ https://www.abercap.com/blog/2017/03/15/nrb-proclaim-17-learning-arena-talk/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:59:19 +0000 https://www.abercap.com/blog/?p=1732 Earlier this month at NRB Proclaim 17, we hosted a brief talk with broadcasters regarding the most updated FCC laws pertaining […]

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