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Originally Posted by David B
We used the same company that does all of ESPN and Fox news and they did our captioning for our TV broadcasts and its pretty neat how accurate they actually are.
The 5-7 seconds of lag time allow numerous types of editing to the sound that is broadcast. We simply think its live.
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Editing reports in a newscast by adding sounds that did not occur at an event is a violation of the Broadcast Standards of any reputable TV news organization. It is not permitted even on taped reports.
If there is a 5-7 second lag on the closed captioning appearing on the screen from when the words are actually spoken it is due to the time it takes for the captioner to hear the words and type them. If the words are appearing as the newscaster reads then the captions are coming from the teleprompter.
Check it out the next time you are in a bar and the TVs show captioning.