# What did Ofcom's four live-subtitling quality reports measure and conclude, and what does the NER model count, when the original NER chapter is not available?

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Ofcom's fourth live-subtitling report (2015) measured 98.55% average NER accuracy (97.93% when subtitles above 200 wpm count as errors) and 5.6 s average latency against the 3 s its guidelines recommend; the 98% acceptability threshold came from its external reviewers, not from a stated regulatory requirement.

Ofcom's fourth live-subtitling report (2015) measured 98.55% average NER accuracy (97.93% when subtitles above 200 wpm count as errors) and 5.6 s average latency against the 3 s its guidelines recommend; the 98% acceptability threshold came from its external reviewers, not from a stated regulatory requirement.

Curator qualifications: Documents read 2026-10-22; nothing delivered, measured or uploaded. Whether any regulator mandates 98% today not checked; Ofcom statement 2013 (S24) and research page (S25) not re-read.

Limitations: Documents read 2026-10-22; nothing delivered, measured or uploaded. 2015 data; archived copy.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180424104239id_/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/41114/qos_4th_report.pdf",
      "note": "Ofcom 'Measuring live subtitling quality' fourth report (IA id_ 20180424104239; bytes equal pin), paras 1.9, 2.2 and summary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180422091615id_/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/51731/qos-statement.pdf",
      "note": "Ofcom 'Measuring live subtitling quality' fourth report (IA id_ 20180424104239; bytes equal pin), paras 1.9, 2.2 and summary"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190722143742id_/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/tv-radio-and-on-demand/tv-research/live-subtitling/sampling_results_4",
      "note": "Ofcom 'Measuring live subtitling quality' fourth report (IA id_ 20180424104239; bytes equal pin), paras 1.9, 2.2 and summary"
    }
  ]
}
```

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- [sourced_fact] Ofcom's fourth live-subtitling report (2015) measured 98.55% average NER accuracy (97.93% when subtitles above 200 wpm count as errors) and 5.6 s average latency against the 3 s its guidelines recommend; the 98% acceptability threshold came from its external reviewers, not from a stated regulatory requirement. · locator: Ofcom 'Measuring live subtitling quality' fourth report (IA id_ 20180424104239; bytes equal pin), paras 1.9, 2.2 and summary · source: https://web.archive.org/web/20180424104239id_/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/41114/qos_4th_report.pdf

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