<div dir="ltr">Next week 3Play Media will be hosting a free, public webinar with the Deputy Chief of the Disability Rights Office at the FCC to discuss the FCC's new rules on closed captioning for video content.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://info.3playmedia.com/webinar-registration-03-09-2016.html">Register here</a><br><div><br></div><div>Full details below.</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;text-align:center;font-size:18px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><em style="margin-bottom:0px">FCC's 2016 Order on Closed Captioning Responsibility Explained by the FCC</em></span><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"> </span><br style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;text-align:center;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><strong style="margin-bottom:0px">Wednesday, March 9th, 2pm-3pm ET</strong></span><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"> </span><br></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><img src="cid:ii_153335c61b239d05" alt="Inline image 1" width="525" height="349"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><br></span></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 25px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)">On February 18th, the FCC released a 2016 order to clarify who is responsible for complying with closed captioning requirements. The commission unanimously agreed on their decision, which divides responsibility between video programming distributors (VPDs) and video programmers. There are significant changes that all VPDs and video programmers should pay attention to.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 25px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)">In this webinar, <strong style="margin-bottom:0px">Eliot Greenwald, the Deputy Chief of the Disability Rights Office at the FCC</strong>, will go over closed captioning requirements and responsibilities. He will cover the FCC's 2014 order for closed captioning quality, the FCC's recent 2016 order that allocates responsibility for captioning, and best practices for captioning according to the FCC.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 25px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)">Eliot's presentation will cover:</p><ul class="" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-family:'Open Sans',sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20.58px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242)"><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">The FCC's requirements for closed captioning</li><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">The FCC's captioning quality standards</li><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">Overview of the FCC's recent 2016 order</li><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">Responsibilities for ensuring captioning compliance for VPDs</li><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">Responsibilities for ensuring captioning compliance for video programmers</li><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">FCC best practices for captioning</li><li style="padding-left:10px;margin-bottom:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.com/ui/images/bullet.png") 0px 8px no-repeat">Use of Electronic Newsroom Technique</li><li style="margin-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;list-style-type:none;background:url("http://www.3playmedia.co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