Newfor (Screen Subtitling)

by Screen Subtitling Systems

UK teletext-era subtitle origination still used in legacy broadcast workflows.

TL;DR

UK teletext-era subtitle origination still used in legacy broadcast workflows.

Best for uK broadcasters with legacy Newfor archives and teletext delivery requirements. Pricing: perpetual · contact sales.

Category
Desktop apps
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
perpetual · contact sales
Platforms
Windows

What it is

Newfor is the long-standing UK subtitle authoring format and toolset from Screen Subtitling. Still maintained for broadcasters with teletext or legacy STL archives, alongside Screen's newer Polistream and Poliscript products.

Best for: UK broadcasters with legacy Newfor archives and teletext delivery requirements.
Watch out for: Niche legacy product; modern delivery shifts to EBU-TT-D and IMSC1.

Install / use

screensystems.tv — Newfor product line

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

Newfor (Screen Subtitling) vs Whipscribe

FeatureNewfor (Screen Subtitling)Whipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
Pricingperpetual · contact salesfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestampsYesYes
Streaming—No
Languages—99
PlatformsWindowsWeb, API, MCP

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