To want subtitles on On Demand programmes

[MarvellousMarbles]

It's so frustrating that subtitles are not available on On Demand programmes. The only reason for it is that broadcasters aren't forced to make them available (the legislation doesn't cover digital programming since that hadn't even been thought of at the time!)

I hate the fact that I can't watch any of the programmes the rest of the family does, because for me not having subtitles is the equivalent of having no soundtrack.

If anyone else feels the same, Action on Hearing Loss have started a campaign to ask the Minister for Culture to deliver on his promise to review legislation.

Subtitles Campaign

YANBU
I don't have hearing problems, but because English is not my first language, I prefer to have them on - good to learn how to spell different words and don't need to pay attention to sound. Anyway, when I watch anything on demand, I have to have volume up to 40 to understand what they are talking about.
Plus, yesterday I rented Maze runner from Sky store and it didn't have subtitles either! Actually had to tell DP to shut up several times and frowned at my 5 mo DD (not that she would understand why I did it and laughed at it instead).

I use them because I find the 'background music' is so loud I have to turn the volume down, so I miss what's been said, I also find a lot of actor seem to mumble.