Most of the content on CBC Gem contains closed captioning
To enable or disable captioning on the CBC Gem app or website, please follow these instructions.
Android mobile app
On the top right corner of the video player, select the icon with the three vertical dots.
From here, you can toggle Closed Captions on and off. When the toggle is grey, Closed Captions are disabled. When the toggle is red, Closed Captions are enabled.
iPhone or iPad
On the top right corner of the video player, tap the icon with three horizontal dots.
From here, you can toggle Closed Captions on and off. When the toggle is grey, Closed Captions are disabled. When the toggle is red, To enable Closed Captions are enabled.
Website
On the bottom right corner of the video player, there will be an icon that looks like a chat bubble.
Selecting this icon will enable captioning, and de-selecting it will disable it.
If you do not immediately see this control bar, just click anywhere on the video window and it should appear.
Apple TV
To enable captioning on the CBC Gem app for Apple TV, you will need to select English CC from the Caption Options menu.
You can access this by swiping up on the Apple remote (or clicking up if you're using Apple's newer Siri remote) to display the video controls, selecting the Caption Options icon, and then English CC under the Subtitles header.
To disable captioning select Off.
Fire TV / Android TV
To enable captioning, select Enable Closed Captions found below the video controls. To disable captioning, select Disable Closed Captions.
Xbox
To enable captioning, select Enable Closed Captions found below the video controls. To disable captioning, select Disable Closed Captions.
LG Smart TV
To enable captioning, select Enable Closed Captions found below the video controls. To disable captioning, select Disable Closed Captions.
Most of the content we stream contains captioning.
If you notice any programming where captioning is not present, please let us know what you were watching and we will try our best to get captioning added.