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NCI (National Captioning Institute)
Non-profit pioneer of US closed captioning, founded by PBS, NBC, CBS and ABC in 1979.
Non-profit pioneer of US closed captioning, founded by PBS, NBC, CBS and ABC in 1979.
Best for broadcasters who value the historical pedigree and accessibility-first orientation. Pricing: service · contact sales.
What it is
NCI created the first US closed captioning service in 1980 and is still operating as a non-profit, supplying live and offline captioning for broadcast and streaming. Pioneered many of the captioning conventions still used today.
Watch out for: Smaller footprint than VITAC today; primarily project-based contracts.
Install / use
ncicap.org — contactFeatures
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
NCI (National Captioning Institute) vs Whipscribe
| Feature | NCI (National Captioning Institute) | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | service | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | service · contact sales | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | Yes | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Web | Web, API, MCP |
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