image credit: CBC Captioning The Tragically Hip I check my email. There is my schedule from work for the week ahead. I pretty much already know what to expect…we’re in the second and final week of the Rio Olympics. Upon a cursory glance, no surprise there, Olympics, Olympics, and more Olympics all week. But…
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A Change of Pace How a Captioner Prepares for the Massive 2016 Rio Olympic Games The Olympics are here! The Olympics are here! via GIPHY As a captioner, I look forward to covering the Olympics. Up until a couple years ago, I was a sports captioner, recently switching to captioning the news. I was…
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The Captioning Group Inc. Announces Broadcast Schedule for Rio Olympics Realtime Captioning Company Proud to Once Again Serve Canada for 2016 Olympic Games (Calgary, AB–July 26, 2016) Today, The Captioning Group Inc., a realtime closed-captioning company for North America, announced their prime-time closed-captioning schedule for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The Captioning Group is…
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This June, The Captioning Group celebrates its 25th year in business. Since our very first show in 1991, TCG has been committed to providing quality, reliability, and accessibility to all that view closed captioning. To celebrate our 25-year anniversary, this post looks back on the major milestones in The Captioning Group’s history. — 1991 “Fashion…
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What was it like to start captioning a program in 1991, for the very first time? TCG’s President, Tamra Stretch, shares the story of her very first on-air captioning experience, including what it was like prepping for a program without the extensive resources we have in today’s age of technology and how this became the…
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The Captioning Group Visits Toronto This April, The Captioning Group had the opportunity to make the trip East and visit Toronto. While we were there, we met with clients, explored the downtown core, and saw the amazing CBC studios. We also enjoyed many of Toronto’s gastronomic delights! Check out some of the highlights of our…
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