AI Agency Unbabel Buys Germany’s EVS Translations
Unbabel has announced the acquisition of Germany-based language service provider, EVS Translations, as it bolts on another LSP to broaden its sector reach and expand its services.
Esther Bond
Research Director at Slator. Localization enthusiast, linguist and inquisitor. London native.
Belgian Language Service Provider Stoquart Buys France-Based Rival
Belgium-based language service provider (LSP), Stoquart, has acquired France’s Version internationale, for around 5x adjusted EBITDA, to accelerate growth.
Straker Drops Full-Year Revenue Guidance After Subdued Q3 FY23
New Zealand-based language service provider (LSP), Straker Translations, reports slowed growth as a result of worsening trading conditions and delayed IBM project.
PE Firm Mobeus Invests in The Translation People in Management Buyout
London-based private equity firm, Mobeus, acquires majority stake in UK-based language service provider, The Translation People, from LSP’s founders.
Slator Retires Language Industry Job Index After More Than Four Years
Slator has decided to retire the Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) after four years as a result of changes to the availability of the underlying data.
Slator 2022 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
44-pages on 2022 translation and localization industry acquisitions and translation startup investments, with valuations, deal rationale.
YouTube Rolls Out Machine Dubbing to Indian Healthcare Partners
YouTube announces that Google’s machine dubbing product, Aloud, is available to its healthcare partners in India, making “dubbing as easy as one, two, three.”
DeepL Taps Investors in Round Valuing Machine Translation Firm at USD 1 Billion — Reports
German tech darling DeepL said to be in final stretch of closing large venture capital-backed financing round, valuing machine translation firm at nearly USD 1bn.
US Secretary of State Praises Interpreting Service as Vital for Diplomacy
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, says US cannot achieve diplomacy without interpreting; praises interpreters as vital to work of State Department.
Zoo Digital’s Stuart Green on Future-Proofing Media Localization
Zoo Digital CEO, Stuart Green, shares vision for future-proofing dubbing and media localization via new talent practices, technology, more flexible facilities.
Keywords’ Globalize Unit Grows 32% in H1 2022 on Game Localization and Testing Boost
Game services giant, Keywords, releases results for the first half of 2022, as its Globalize segment grows by 31.8% amid strong demand for game localization and testing.
Shares in Media Localizer Zoo Digital Rally as Half-Year Results Beat Forecast
Shares in media localization, subtitling, and dubbing provider Zoo Digital rally as first-half 2023 performance beat expectations.
Indian Machine Dubbing Startup Dubdub Raises USD 1m
Machine dubbing startup, Dubdub, raises USD 1m in seed funding. Finds traction with marketing, creative agencies; sees “strong pull” from production houses, OTT.
DeepL in Hiring Spree as Machine Translation Juggernaut Takes on Localization Industry
An analysis of 300+ LinkedIn profiles associated with DeepL suggest the world's fastest-growing MT company has set its sights on enterprise localization and language services customers.
Lionbridge Inks Deal With Game Testing Company
Super Agency Lionbridge is set to acquire Game Tester, an Australia-based game-testing provider, to add community-based testing capabilities to the Lionbridge Games division.
AI Writing: Threat or Opportunity for Language Service Providers?
Natural language generation (NLG) startups can help content creators write copy in multiple languages. But are AI writers a threat or an opportunity for LSPs?
Dubbing, Subtitling, Captioning, Access: Inside Video Localization’s Great Convergence
A great convergence in video localization is blurring traditional lines in dubbing, subtitling, multilingual captioning, and access services. How and why it’s happening.
Language Industry Data and News Briefing September 2022
The language industry’s definitive monthly news and data briefing featuring key M&A transactions and fundings, financial results, key hires, company KPIs, product launches, social media highlights.
Jobs Index Drops in September After All-Time High in August
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) falls nearly 4.5 points in September 2022 after all-time highs in translation, localization, and interpreting hiring activity in August 2022.
TransPerfect Acquires Virtual Data Room Company Sterling Technology
TransPerfect acquires virtual data room (VDR) technology company, Sterling Technology, after competitive bidding process; aims to proactively address VDR market.
Average Per Word Rate for Translation in the United States Is Dropping
Analysis of nearly 1,000 individual price points on translation rates submitted to the US federal government reveals drop in average rates since 2018 — and big disparity in pricing.
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