W3C Launches Timed Text Working Group. 17 January 2003: W3C is pleased to announce the creation of the Timed Text Working Group (TTWG) within the SYMM (Synchronized Multimedia) Activity. The TTWG is chartered to develop an XML based format used to represent streamable text synchronized with timed media like audio or video. Movie captions on the Web are a typical timed text application. Read the group's charter and more about the Synchronized Multimedia Activity. (News archive) [World Wide Web Consortium]