NATPE 2012: Univision to Offer English-Language Closed Captioning on Primetime Novelas

Closed captioning available beginning Jan. 30 with premiere of new novela 'El Talismán'

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/24/2012 3:46:02 PM

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Univision announced Tuesday that it will offer English-language closed captioning on CC3 for all of its primetime novelas beginning Jan. 30.

Closed captioning will be made available on its newest novela, Univision Studios and Venevision's El Talismán, as well as Televisa's Una Familia Con Suerte and La Que No Podía Amar from Monday through Friday.

"The continued success of the telenovela genre speaks to its broad appeal that crosses culture and language, which is why, as part of our commitment to connect audiences to our culture, we are delivering our novela block with close captioning in English," said Cesar Conde, president of Univision Networks, during a session moderated by B&C Executive Editor Melissa Grego, at NATPE 2012 in Miami.