CBC Risk Management & Mitigation 2

Question 1

A broadcast captioner's primary internet connection drops mid-program. What is the FIRST mitigation step?

Accepted Answer

Automatically switch to a pre-configured backup cellular connection

Answer

A hot-standby cellular or secondary ISP connection should activate automatically to minimize caption blackout time.

Question 2

Which FCC regulation creates the greatest compliance risk for broadcasters who fail to provide accurate captions during live news?

Accepted Answer

47 CFR Part 79 (Television Closed Captioning)

Answer

47 CFR Part 79 mandates closed captioning quality standards for television and carries significant FCC enforcement penalties.

Question 3

A captioner notices consistent audio dropouts from the broadcast feed every 90 seconds. This pattern most likely indicates:

Accepted Answer

Periodic interference from a compression algorithm or satellite uplink cycle

Answer

Regularly timed audio dropouts often point to encoding, compression, or satellite uplink scheduling artifacts rather than random hardware failure.

Question 4

When assessing risk for a live sporting event caption contract, which factor should be weighted MOST heavily?

Accepted Answer

Fast-paced, unpredictable speech and crowd noise

Answer

Sports events feature rapid speaker changes, cheering, slang, and unpredictable speech patterns that dramatically increase caption error risk.

Question 5

A caption file delivered after broadcast is found to contain systemic word substitution errors. The risk category this represents is:

Accepted Answer

Operational risk from quality control failure

Answer

Systemic errors in a delivered caption file indicate a breakdown in the operational quality control process, an operational risk.

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