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.
Esther Bond
Research Director at Slator. Localization enthusiast, linguist and inquisitor. London native.
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.
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.
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.
Slator Interpreting Services and Technology Report
60-page report on the growth industry of interpreting, featuring analysis by mode, setting, geo, buyers, business use cases, RSI, OPI, VRI. Incl. market size estimate.
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.
RWS Shares Jump on Takeover Talk
UK-based RWS confirms that Baring Private Equity Asia is considering a takeover bid. No formal approach has been made to the RWS board just yet.
Software Localization Platform Transifex Sold to PARC Partners
Search fund PARC Partners buys SaaS software localization company, Transifex; installs new leadership in entrepreneurs Chris Reese (CEO) and Tony Pilnik (President).
SeproTec Buys tsd in First Acquisition After Majority Sale to Private Equity
SeproTec buys tsd to expand into German-speaking DACH region. It is the Spain-based LSP’s first acquisition after its majority sale to private equity firm, Nazca Capital, in 2021.
Keywords Delivers 20% Game Localization Growth in 2021
Video game services provider, Keywords Studios, grows 37% in 2021 as combined localization revenues from translation, subtitling, dubbing, voice over, and testing climb 20%.
Acolad Buys Rival Ubiqus, Further Consolidating French Translation Market
France-headquartered language service provider, Acolad Group, buys leading local rival, Ubiqus, a specialist in transcription services and machine translation technology.
Weglot Raises EUR 45m to Scale in SaaS Website Localization
Website translation localization provider, Weglot, secures EUR 45m (USD 49.4m) investment from technology investor Partech Growth for its no-code, SaaS-based website localization solution.
Boostlingo Buys VoiceBoxer and Interpreter Intelligence, Adds RSI, Scheduling Tech
Interpreting software provider, Boostlingo, acquires interpreting management platform, Interpreter Intelligence, and remote simultaneous interpreting provider, VoiceBoxer.
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