I have now emailed the following text to apps@sky.uk
Subtitles are now showing at the bottom of the iPad screen in Sky News and they are not able to be turned off at present. They are distracting, lag behind the speech and quite often don’t even match what is being said. They also cover the captions and ticker tape.
This is a step back for Sky News, is it a bug? If not, the people that authorised turning this on without first ensuring it could be disabled by a user not wanting the feature should review the decision as a matter of urgency. @sky.uk