Captions, subtitles & timed text · Working
EBU STL
Also called: STL
ELI5
An older file format used to exchange broadcast subtitles.
Used in conversation
“The archive supplied the old subtitles as an EBU STL file.”
Definition
A legacy European Broadcasting Union subtitle exchange format.
Here “EBU STL” means: A legacy European Broadcasting Union subtitle exchange format.
Pitch context
You may encounter “EBU STL” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.
Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.
Sources & evidence · 8
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- World Wide Web Consortium — Making Audio and Video Media AccessibleSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Netflix — Partner Help Center Delivery SpecificationsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Technical Specification and Content CredentialsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — Artificial Intelligence ResourcesSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- U.S. Copyright Office — Copyright and Artificial IntelligenceSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Artificial Intelligence: Know Your RightsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Technical SpecificationSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity — C2PA Conformance ProgramSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14