I know some shows on Hulu have Closed Caption CC subtitles. Could you please support this.
I'm not deaf but I like subtiles if a sound clip is recorded bad, and its hard to hear the actor.
Also PlayOn would get a lot of positive press by letting deaf people watch TV online.
I agree whole heartedly. I am hard of hearing and subtitles enhance my viewing experience immeasurably
We plan on adding closed captioning support for Hulu shortly. Stay tuned, and keep an eye on the release notes.
PlayOn Administrator
Any update on this? It's been 2 months ..is that shortly enough ? :P
It has taken a back burner to us trying to fix the Hulu sync issues for those who experience it. Then we will be able to allocate resources to it again. It's a tremendous engineering effort, but it's high on our priorities list right now.
PlayOn Administrator
Just to bump this up, I really think if you guys can pull this off soon, it will be a public relations win for you.
See this: http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEfFRffm51Xqij
MATLIN DEMANDS CLOSED CAPTIONING FOR "TV EVERYWHERE"
Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin has accused broadcasters, online DVD renters, and other video-content providers of dragging their feet in developing technology that would enable programs broadcast online to be closed captioned. Matlin, who has been deaf since childhood and said she was devastated when she discovered that Netflix's free presentation of the newly restored Wizard of Oz lacked closed captioning when it was streamed on the Internet last October 3, told an FCC hearing in Washington today (Friday) that she was originally told, presumably by Netflix, that the "technology was coming" to enable online closed captioning. However, she said in her prepared remarks, "Eventually I found out that there was actually no problem in the technology. In fact, the technology exists to stream content with closed captions. What it came down to was the same issue I encountered 20 years ago [when she originally demanded that TV broadcasters and manufacturers provide closed captioning] -- a lack of understanding and a lack of will and desire by broadcasters, content providers and equipment manufacturers to provide full access." Matlin concluded by imploring the commission to "ensure that the hard-fought victory we won so many years ago can move forward into the 21st century."
PLEASE! Get this on the top of your to-do list