Most of us prefer to catch the latest flicks with our friends or roomies, grabbing our favorite food and beverages in the movie hall, even though we have had enough and more OTT platforms. All these days, we had been enjoying these theatre etiquettes. Read More https://bit.ly/37Xdl5O

1. Closed Captioning Service
For OTT Platform

2. Fun at Cinema:
Most of us prefer to catch the latest
flicks with our friends or roomies,
grabbing our favorite food and
beverages in the movie hall, even
though we have had enough and more
OTT platforms. All these days, we had
been enjoying these theatre
etiquettes. Meanwhile, a few of us
have been using live streaming and
are slowly getting connected better.
With the onset of the pandemic,
complete lockdowns have been
imposed across different parts of the
world. All of us have been confined
within four walls.

3. The world is witnessing a revolution of computing devices and smartphones over the past two
decades, making them essential or inevitable. OTT platforms like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu,
HBO Now, ESPN+, Sling TV, and many more services have taken this to their advantage to deliver
content to people’s comfort, at very reasonable prices. Monthly and yearly subscriptions and the
Video-on-Demand (VOD) services enable them to watch their favorite programs numerous times.
OTT Vs. Traditional Pay- TV?
OTT stands for Over-The-Top. From the
onset of 2012, the OTT video services
have had a direct impact on traditional
pay-TV(s) – reasons owing to various
factors such as cost-effectiveness,
convenience, zero associated costs, ease
of use, time flexibility, etc.. Lately, it has
been the entertainment in the
COVID-induced lockdowns.

4. It has made OTT service the future of the content-creating industry, with a number of producers
and filmmakers making launches through these platforms – their work or art.
An OTT service is nothing but a platform
that provides video and live stream feed to
the viewers streamed through the Internet,
instead of the traditional cables being laid.
Moreover, cables are confined regionally,
giving us limited access to other unique
languages globally. Nevertheless, all these
OTT platforms have broken barriers of
regions and languages, thus starting to
deliver content to anyone and everywhere
on the earth with access to the Internet.
Thus OTT platforms have been on a steady
rise in the recent past.

5. Live Streaming
Every one of us would have watched
a live event on the television. Today,
we can stream any live event,
various topics, from social media to
video games, or an interview sent
over the Internet in real-time, without
being recorded or stored. Get a live
experience by accessing the content
with ease over a smartphone, TV, or
laptop computer. It uses streaming
media technology to record or
broadcast in real-time. Live
streaming also uses OTT
technology.

6. Many broadcasters use live streaming services to host different types of live broadcasts and
virtual streaming events.
Various platforms like Facebook Live, Periscope, Vimeo Livestream, YouTube Live, Instagram
Live, etc., include streaming. It’s difficult to choose the best among them but filter your
requirements and try a few to know your audience’s responses. Twitch has become much
popular among video game players as you get to watch people playing games. Most services
have chat rooms that have emotes in which they communicate with the live streamer without
words.
Benefits of Live Streaming:
● With very little technical knowledge, you can use live streaming platforms to host your
first live stream event.
● They enhance direct communication with customers and community partners. Get to
interact with more people across the world.

7. ● Create your own community at ease.
● You can instantly view your comments and questions on social media feeds, and you can
directly answer those questions.
● Live videos are more personal and engaging than other video and OTT content.
● High-quality streams can be produced with professional service.
● Live streaming is cost-effective and convenient to market your business or product.
● You don’t need memory space and save your download time with live streaming.

8. How captions and subtitles influence the OTT:
This OTT platform in the booming
phase has some setbacks like its
multilingual content base,
incapability of understanding the
video sounds for the deaf and
hard of hearing individuals, fast
spoken words, and language with
different accents.
People worldwide started boarding into this platform, and interest in multilingual content and
multiple genres grew purely for the sheer success the content (movies, documentaries, live
streaming shows) made. It could not have been possible without captioning in their preferred
choice of language. There is an absolute spike in OTT users since 2020 as people have started
staying indoors.

9. Multilingual viewers from all over the world have taken advantage of closed captioning as they
can be turned on and off at the viewer’s convenience. It is the most versatile captioning method.
Shows/movies/ live videos without captioning would have been food without salt and spice. This
CC (Closed Captioning) has solely enabled it to garner many viewers all over the world
irrespective of their preference of audio language.
Let us know that Amazon and
Netflix have a reach to over 150
countries. All these captions
uploaded should comply with
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and The
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) that applies to media and
entertainment. They have set
strict guidelines for closed
captioning.

10. Access to OTT platform:

11. In the first quarter of 2021, Netflix subscribers in the US and Canada had almost 74 million of
Netflix’s total subscriber base. Amazon Prime Video was estimated to have 150 million users
worldwide. Hulu stands third and offers its service only in the US. About 43 percent of the US
individuals have access to more than one OTT platform. The hosting rights of the content are
different across various OTT platforms. Preferences of programs make them opt for multiple
services. All these services take captioning and subtitling seriously. With captions, people
thoroughly enjoy the content.
How are Closed Captions added?
It’s much easier to add closed captions with CaptioningStar. We offer accurate captions to all
your videos.
● Upload your files from your device or the cloud platforms like Wistia, YouTube, or Vimeo.
The file formats we support are mp4, .3gp, .msf, .mpeg, .m4v, .wmv, and .mov. If you
have any other formats contact our customer support at any time where we come up
with better suggestions. All the files you upload on our portal are completely secure.

12. ● If your video does not have a transcript, we help you create a new one.
● Our dedicated specialists working 24/7 listen to your content; prepare transcripts and
captions with 99% accuracy.
● You can then download the captions in any format of your choice with a definite
turnaround time. We are open to any specs you provide.
● We ensure to meet the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Americans and
with Disabilities Act (ADA) laws during the captioning process.
We understand each OTT platform has different specifications for uploading captions like the
font style, font color, character limitations, synchronization factors, and many more to their
content. We put our efforts into complying with their guidelines and thus cater to all your
needs.
Would you like to watch videos and live shows of foreign languages with captions?

13. All you need to do is to contact us @ CaptioningStar. We work for more than 100 multilingual
languages with around 1500 language specialists across the globe. We assure you that all
programs with our closed captions are worth watching!
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