10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising displaying the closed caption text as a stereoscopic image on the display.
8. A method for processing disparity data for closed captions for three dimensional video, comprising: receiving closed caption data including closed caption text within a first Standard service block associated with a first Standard caption service having a service number in the range of 1-6; receiving closed caption disparity data within a second Standard service block associated with a second Standard caption service having service number equal to 6; parsing, by circuitry of a reception apparatus, the disparity data from the second Standard caption service having the service number 6, the disparity data including a linkage field which associates said disparity data with the first Standard caption service; and processing, by the circuitry of the reception apparatus, the caption text and the disparity data to produce an output suitable for defining a display of the caption text at a z-axis position based on the disparity data.