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For some reason Crave in Canada on AppleTV seems to have no subtitles whatsoever. I can't understand why.

This might be related to Apple, normally Apple is very good for accessibility, but even the BBC has challenges with subtitles on AppleTV, same with the Dutch NPO TV:

“Why are there no subtitles on BBC iPlayer via Apple TV?

There are technical challenges associated with delivering subtitles to Apple TV which will require a significantly different solution to that which we use on all other platforms. We are working towards it but don't currently have timelines associated with this support.”

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/accessibility/a...

Makes sense, but it's clear that we still don't live in a world of fully ubiquitous subtitle accessibility, which can cause trouble both for the hard of hearing and for those with English as a second language.

Likewise, subtitles usually are not available at theatres, public screenings, and other venues.

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