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Ofcom to monitor quality of live TV subtitling

The broadcasting watchdog Ofcom will begin a regular audit of the quality of TV broadcasters’ subtitles from next year, to help improve the service for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.

Under measures announced on Wednesday (16 October), broadcasters will be required to measure the quality of their subtitling on live TV programmes every six months, for two years. During that time,...