FCC Extends Pluto TV Closed-Captioning Waiver Deadlines

Comments now are due Feb. 21, replies March 6, on a Pluto TV ask for a one-year waiver of rules requiring closed captioning of IPTV content, said an FCC Media Bureau public notice In Thursday's Daily Digest. The bureau OK was for a second deadline extension, this sought by Pluto and Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing as they said they're collaborating on technical issues. Pluto also received an extension in July.