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Jun 26, 2018 · Closed captions are a must for foreign-language movies and shows like Netflix's 3%, and they're great for shows with heavy accents or jargon. But more and more people are leaving them on for...
Young people are almost four times more likely than older viewers to watch TV shows with subtitles, despite having fewer hearing problems, according to research by a captioning charity.
Aug 23, 2023 · Whether you're scrolling through TikTok or watching Netflix with your teenage kid, you might be noticing more words on the screen. The use of subtitles is on the up. A recent study from YPulse found that more than half of young people preferred using subtitles when watching shows. So why the interest in reading what you're watching?
- Jeremy Siegel
Jun 13, 2023 · Devin Gordon and Michelle Cho explain why audiences are using closed captioning to watch their favourite shows
Mar 10, 2024 · Experts say, despite advances in audio recording, films are getting harder to hear, which may explain why the majority of people watch TV with the closed captions on.
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- Correspondent, "CBS Sunday Morning
Jun 28, 2023 · Generally speaking, there are three reasons. The first is that, for a lot of people, it’s become a lot harder to understand dialogue on the TV. That’s the top reason cited...
Jan 11, 2022 · A study by Netflix that year found that more than 80% of members used subtitles or closed captions at least once a month on the streaming platform, “with many of them reporting that they use...
