CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICES

Committed to the Word

Live (Real-Time) and Post-Production Closed Captioning Company Serving Broadcasters, Educators & Ministries

Ensure Compliance and Expand Your Reach with Our Closed Captioning Services

At Aberdeen Broadcast Services, accessibility and accuracy go hand in hand. For over two decades, we’ve helped broadcasters, ministries, educators, and media producers make their content inclusive — ensuring every viewer can follow along, anywhere.

Our experienced captioners are supported by one of the largest linguistic dictionaries in the industry, enabling exceptional contextual accuracy across live and recorded content. From fast-paced programming to scripted productions, every caption is timed and formatted with precision.

We offer a full range of closed captioning services to match any workflow or budget — from AI-powered captioning that delivers affordable, fast, and reliable results to human-authored captioning for projects demanding the highest accuracy.

Our AI-powered solutions use advanced speech recognition to create high-quality captions at a fraction of the cost, perfect for recurring or online content. For mission-critical programming, our human captioning remains the gold standard, achieving up to 98% accuracy while adapting to accents, dialects, and live corrections in real time.

At Aberdeen, our mission is simple: make every word count. Whether your content airs on TV, streams online, or plays at live events, we ensure your message reaches everyone with clarity and care.

Discover the Aberdeen difference — where technology, expertise, and heart combine to deliver world-class captioning and translation solutions.

13,267

Hours of Real-time Captioning in 2024

8,223

Hours of Offline Captioning in 2024

Use Cases & Details

NEW

ASR Automated Captions

Legal Compliance

CVAA & FCC

Closed captioning quality standards set by the FCC for the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act.

ADA

Requires public entities, such as schools, courts, and other public institutions to provide captions for accessibility.

Section 508

Mandates accessible electronic and information technology for federal agencies.

WCAG 2.1

WCAG 2.1 ensures web accessibility for all users, including those with disabilities.

More About Closed Captioning Services

Infographic showing captioning usage in the United States

Is Closed Captioning Really That Important?

Closed captioning isn’t just helpful — it’s essential. More than 95 million Americans rely on captions every day, including 28 million who are deaf or hard of hearing, 30 million learning English, 27 million improving literacy, and 10 million children learning to read. Captions help audiences follow along, stay engaged, and connect with your message — in classrooms, churches, or broadcasts alike. And it’s not just good practice — it’s the law. The FCC requires nearly all programming to include captions, ensuring accessibility for everyone.

At Aberdeen Broadcast Services, we make compliance simple while helping you reach a wider audience with clarity and care.

How Can Closed Captioning Improve Literacy?

More than 32 million American adults are illiterate, and another 30 million read below a fourth-grade level—yet most consume information through television, not books. Closed captioning turns everyday viewing into an opportunity to learn, allowing adults to read along as they watch their favorite programs. Research also shows that children who watch TV with captions on develop stronger reading skills and higher literacy rates, proving that accessibility can be both inclusive and educational.

WHY ABERDEEN?

The Aberdeen Advantage

At Aberdeen Broadcast Services, we understand that the quality of our captioning is only as good as the professionals and technology behind it. That’s why we offer both human and AI-powered captioning solutions, tailored to your specific needs.

Our team consists of highly trained, experienced human captioners, equipped with the largest known dictionaries in the industry. We ensure that the best captioner is chosen for your particular program genre. While we guarantee our human captioners write 200 words per minute with 98% accuracy or higher, many can type 250 to 300+ words per minute. You can always rely on our live writers to be on time, dependable, and precise.

Our AI-powered captions provide impressive accuracy for those looking for a cost-effective alternative. These solutions are ideal for clients needing high-quality captions at a lower cost.

In addition to our skilled human captioners and cutting-edge AI technology, our clients enjoy a range of unique services:

23 years in the broadcast and captioning industry
24/7 live captioning support
Transcripts available upon request after every event
Multiple caption file formats for post-production use and archiving
Cutting-edge, individualized solutions tailored to your needs

Discover the Aberdeen difference today and make your content accessible to everyone, everywhere, in real time.

Case Study: Enhancing Accessibility and Engagement at NRB 2025 with Automated ASR & AMT Solutions

At the four-day International Christian Media Convention in Grapevine, Texas, Aberdeen Broadcast Services revolutionized accessibility by delivering real-time Automated Speech…

Now Offering Accurate and Affordable AI-powered Captioning & Translation