Television: Subtitling Lord Ashley of Stoke asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether it is their policy actively to encourage all broadcasters to exceed their legal minimum requirements for subtitling and audio description as set by Ofcom. [HL1589] Lord Davies of Oldham No. We expect broadcasters to meet their legal minimum requirements for subtitling and audio description as set by Ofcom and we welcome the fact that many broadcasters choose to exceed those requirements.