TV captions
A timed-text standard name is not a player compatibility certificate
TTML and WebVTT describe timed-text formats with their own features.
Read the guideJournal
The viewing journal — page 73
Practical reading about screens, players, Canadian viewing and the decisions behind a better setup.
Accessibility (1)Account security (35)Android TV storage (2)Android audio (2)Android development (2)App compatibility (1)Apple TV (5)Apple TV accessibility (1)Apple TV audio (1)Apple TV remote (3)Audio formats (3)Bluetooth audio (2)Broadcasters and channels (18)Browser development (1)Business enquiries (1)Canadian film discovery (48)Canadian viewing (4)Choosing a service (3)Choosing a setup (3)Chrome (1)Countries, language & schedules (9)Device help (23)Device setup (2)Devices & players (1)Film and programme choices (14)Fire TV (1)Firefox (2)Formuler (2)Geography and language (90)Google Cast (1)Google TV (2)Guide & replay (1)HDMI audio (1)HDMI video (1)HTTP delivery (12)Home networking (20)Internet decisions (12)Kodi (5)LG webOS (4)MAG Linux (2)Movies and series (1)Music, performance and film editions (7)NVIDIA SHIELD (2)Network & performance (1)Network troubleshooting (32)Picture and sound (6)Plans and accounts (5)Platform advice (135)PlayStation (3)Privacy & account safety (1)Privacy and security (6)Privacy decisions (10)Programme guides and viewing choices (49)Programme identities and formats (4)Programme identity and viewing (32)Programme research (100)Remote controls (1)Roku (2)Samsung Tizen (5)Sports (150)Sports & viewing decisions (1)Streaming device power (1)Streaming measurements (12)TV accessibility (2)TV app management (1)TV captions (6)Troubleshooting (3)Using the player (2)VIDAA (1)VLC Android (8)VLC desktop (6)Video formats (16)Viewing away from home (2)Viewing decisions (27)Web browsers (1)Windows (11)Xbox (2)iPad (2)iPhone (1)macOS (4)
Programme research
Which ABC News do you mean: Australia, US national or a US local station?
An ABC News label can describe Australian public-service journalism or a United States news operation.
Read the guideProgramme research
CBC Barbados and CBC Canada: identify the broadcaster before the programme
CBC can refer to the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation in Barbados or the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation within CBC/Radio-Canada.
Read the guideProgramme research
SBS Australia or Korean SBS? Korean language alone cannot decide
A Korean-language SBS result is not automatically a programme from the Korean television company.
Read the guideProgramme research
PBS Malta, TVM and US PBS: a corporate name is not a station
PBS can identify Malta's public-service broadcaster or the United States public-television membership organisation.
Read the guideProgramme research
CPAC video: Canadian broadcaster coverage or a US conference recording?
CPAC is both the name of Canada's Cable Public Affairs Channel and an acronym used for the Conservative Political Action Conference associated with the United States.
Read the guide