Since ABC made the landmark decision to put many of its shows on iTunes – there’s been a mad rush to put traditional TV content online. But there’s one group that’s still pretty much tied to their TV set: the deaf and hard of hearing. Most of that video content makes it to the web without captions. TVWeek says it really isn’t a cost issue – at about $200 per program. TVWeek asked several major players about captioning plans – CBS, ABC, Apple and The CW had no comment or no plans. Fox says it is working on it – and NBC said its new player, set to debut this fall will have captions. PBS already offers captions on many of its shows.
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