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May 2008
VITAC launches CaptionsON
VITAC launches CaptionsON, an awareness campaign dedicated to heightening
awareness of the benefits of closed captioning to millions of Americans.
The effort includes a new website, a viewer relations bureau allowing viewers to direct
captioning issues directly to program providers, a video highlighting the need for quality
captions everywhere, and more. Visit www.captionson.com for more information.
December 2007
NBC Universal has awarded VITAC the contract to
caption an unprecedented 44,000 hours of live programming.
NBC Universal has awarded VITAC, the nation’s
leader in captioning services, the contract to caption an
unprecedented 44,000 hours of live programming for its networks
- NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, iVillage - as well as for their ten owned and
operated stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, Dallas, Washington DC, Miami, San Diego, and Hartford.
July, 2007:
VITAC to caption Live
Earth
On July 7th, VITAC will caption Live
Earth, a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking
place on 7/7/07. The worldwide event, organized by the
Alliance for Climate Protection, pledges to bring
together music artists and a worldwide audience to help solve
the climate crisis. VITAC will provide realtime captioning for
NBC, Bravo, The Sundance Channel, Telemundo, mun2, Universal
HD and CNBC, with multiple feeds of varying lengths, beginning
at 4:00 a.m. EST and concluding at 3:00 a.m.
June, 2007:
Watch VITAC's captioning
on these original summer programming series:
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Californication on Showtime
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State of Mind and Side order of Life on
Lifetime
- On
the Lot and Pirate Master on CBS
April, 2007:
VITAC Launches New Website
VITAC’s new website, at www.vitac.com offers a comprehensive list of VITAC services, including service samples, career details and common consumer questions.
VITAC Captions Planet Earth
See VITAC captions on Planet Earth, the landmark TV series airing on Discovery HD Theater and The Discovery Channel in April.
Press Releases
VITAC Launches
“CaptionsON” Awareness Campaign
Innovative initiatives
offer unparalleled opportunity for
Television viewers and nonprofit sector
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 8, 2008 --
VITAC, the nation’s leading provider of
closed captioning and other accessible
media services, announced today the
launch of a national awareness campaign
called CaptionsON. The objective
of this effort is to heighten awareness
of the benefits that closed captions
offer to over 50 million Americans—a
group larger than the number of
uninsured Americans, or Hispanic/Latino
voters, or those on Social Security over
the age of 65. Captions are not only an
essential service to over 31 million
Americans who are deaf or hard of
hearing, but are a powerful tool to
enhance language, reading and
comprehension skills in the young, the
old and those learning English as a
second language. Captions are a free
service to viewers and are available to
nearly all households in the United
States.
TU TV chooses VITAC to caption the most popular television chanels in the Spanish-speaking world!
August 15, 2007 -- TuTv announced today that the network distributor will add closed
captioning to their three most popular networks, De Película, De Película Clásico, and Telehit.
VITAC, the nation's largest provider of closed captioning, was chosen as the exclusive provider
of Spanish captioning. TuTv is anxious to offer
this new service to its audience and reach out to the Latino deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Merrill Corporation and WordWave Sign Definitive Purchase
Agreement
PITTSBURGH, November 21, 2005 -- Merrill Corporation, a leading
global provider of technology-enabled solutions for the legal,
financial, real estate and other corporate markets, today
announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire
WordWave, Inc., parent company of VITAC, the leading international
provider of captioning/subtitling services.
The Weather Channel Chooses VITAC, Increases Captioned
Hours
October 1, 2005 -- The Weather Channel, long dedicated to
deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, will increase the amount
of programming it captions effective October 1st, 2005.
Working with VITAC, the nation's leading closed captioning
company, The Weather Channel will caption 21 hours of regular
programming per day, exceeding the hours the FCC requires
networks to caption. In addition, The Weather Channel
and VITAC will provide captioning for breaking weather emergency
broadcasts sent to local affected areas as part of TWC's WeatherStar
system.
VITAC and Creative Television Marketing provide a
no-cost solution as 2006 the closed captioning mandate nears
February 16, 2005 - Burbank, CA: VITAC, the nation's
top closed captioning provider, has joined forces with Creative
Television Marketing, the leader in broadcast Closed Captioning
Sponsorships. This partnership will provide the potential
for a unique turnkey program that produces a no-cost solution
to the impending FCC regulations, which require virtually
all programming in the United States to be closed captioned
by 2006.
VITAC to Provide Spanish Captioning for Telemundo's
Hoy en el Mundo
11/17/2004 VITAC, the industry leader in closed captioning,
today announced that it has been selected by Telemundo to
caption the network's morning news program, Hoy en el Mundo.
VITAC
awarded contract to caption NBC and Telemundo broadcasts of
the Athens Olympic Games
08/04/2004 Live Captioning to be provided
in English and for the first time in Spanish on Telemundo
VITAC announces new management changes
02/10/2004
Patricia Prozzi named Chief Executive Officer and President.
Joe Karlovits named Chairman of the company.
The Tonight Show airs with Spanish captions
09/10/2003
Spanish captions provided by VITAC and TranslateTV
VITAC launches Subtitling Division
05/14/2003
VITAC launches Multi-language Subtitling Division to meet
industry needs for faster production schedules
VITAC
and TranslateTV awarded at NAB
04/28/2003
VITAC and TranslateTV were awarded three NAB "Pick of Show"
awards for their unique television technology solution shown
at this year's National Association of Broadcasters convention
(NAB 2003, April 8-13)
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