diff --git a/static/js/embedPlayer.js b/static/js/embedPlayer.js
index 004dc941f..69f82ec10 100644
--- a/static/js/embedPlayer.js
+++ b/static/js/embedPlayer.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
             sizes = getSizes();
 
         options.height = sizes.videoHeight;
-        video.subtitles = getSubtitles(video);
+        video.subtitles = pandora.getSubtitles(video);
 
         if (options.title) {
             $title = Ox.Element()
@@ -339,20 +339,6 @@ pandora.ui.embedPlayer = function() {
         return Ox.$('<canvas>').attr({width: width, height: height})[0].toDataURL();
     }
 
-    function getSubtitles(options) {
-        return options.subtitlesLayer ? options.annotations.filter(function(layer) {
-            return layer.id == options.subtitlesLayer;
-        })[0].items.map(function(subtitle) {
-            return {
-                id: subtitle.id,
-                'in': subtitle['in'],
-                out: subtitle.out,
-                text: subtitle.value.replace(/\n/g, ' ').replace(/<br\/?>/g, '\n'),
-                tracks: subtitle.languages || [Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language)]
-            };
-        }) : [];
-    }
-
     function selectAnnotation(data) {
         if (data.id) {
             setPosition(Math.max(data['in'], options['in'] || 0));
diff --git a/static/js/embedTimeline.js b/static/js/embedTimeline.js
index ac7467b68..31d47ed9a 100644
--- a/static/js/embedTimeline.js
+++ b/static/js/embedTimeline.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ pandora.ui.embedTimeline = function() {
                 position: options.position,
                 resolution: Ox.min(pandora.site.video.resolutions),
                 smallTimelineURL: pandora.getMediaURL('/' + ui.item + '/timeline16p.jpg'),
-                subtitles: video.subtitles,
+                subtitles: pandora.getSubtitles(video),
                 timeline: ui.videoTimeline,
                 timelines: pandora.site.timelines,
                 video: video.video,
diff --git a/static/js/tv.js b/static/js/tv.js
index e612018fb..bc8d5278d 100644
--- a/static/js/tv.js
+++ b/static/js/tv.js
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@ pandora.ui.tv = function() {
         });
     }
 
-    function getSubtitles(options) {
-        return options.subtitlesLayer ? options.annotations.filter(function(layer) {
-            return layer.id == options.subtitlesLayer;
-        })[0].items.map(function(subtitle) {
-            return {
-                id: subtitle.id,
-                'in': subtitle['in'],
-                out: subtitle.out,
-                text: subtitle.value.replace(/\n/g, ' ').replace(/<br\/?>/g, '\n'),
-                tracks: subtitle.languages || [Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language)]
-            };
-        }) : []
-    }
-
     function play() {
         var $loading = $('<img>')
                 .attr({src: Ox.UI.getImageURL('symbolLoadingAnimated')})
@@ -89,7 +75,7 @@ pandora.ui.tv = function() {
                     position: result.data.position,
                     resolution: pandora.user.ui.videoResolution,
                     scaleToFill: pandora.user.ui.videoScale == 'fill',
-                    subtitles: getSubtitles(videoOptions),
+                    subtitles: pandora.getSubtitles(videoOptions),
                     subtitlesDefaultTrack: Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language),
                     subtitlesLayer: videoOptions.subtitlesLayer,
                     subtitlesOffset: pandora.user.ui.videoSubtitlesOffset,
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index ce2d0caec..1ab79c687 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -1906,6 +1906,20 @@ pandora.getStatusText = function(data) {
     return parts.join(', ');
 };
 
+pandora.getSubtitles = function(video) {
+    return video.subtitlesLayer ? video.annotations.filter(function(layer) {
+        return layer.id == video.subtitlesLayer;
+    })[0].items.map(function(subtitle) {
+        return {
+            id: subtitle.id,
+            'in': subtitle['in'],
+            out: subtitle.out,
+            text: subtitle.value.replace(/\n/g, ' ').replace(/<br\/?>/g, '\n'),
+            tracks: subtitle.languages || [Ox.getLanguageNameByCode(pandora.site.language)]
+        };
+    }) : [];
+};
+
 pandora.getSubtitlesLayer = function() {
     return pandora.site.layers.filter(function(layer) {
         return layer.isSubtitles;