Esther Bond
Research Director at Slator. Localization enthusiast, linguist and inquisitor. London native.
Australia-listed captioning, subtitling, and translation provider Ai-Media grew 21% in H1 FY21, as total minutes captioned topped 7 million and demand for Zoom captioning accelerated. Continue reading
After nearly two decades of bootstrapped growth, translation management system provider XTM sells majority stake to California-based software investor K1 Investment Management. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) climbed more than four points in February 2021 as hiring, language industry funding, and M&A continued into the new year. Continue reading
US-based interpreting and translation provider Ad Astra acquires boutique Canadian LSP MontLingo to expand in translation and target Canada’s “under-served” interpreting market. Continue reading
UK-listed video game specialist Keywords Studios expects to generate EUR 373m in the 12 months to 2020, with adjusted profit before tax of around EUR 55m. Continue reading
UK-based localization provider ZOO Digital updates investors on full-year performance. Growth expected to exceed market expectations as tailwinds drive media localization demand. Continue reading
UK-based media localization provider Iyuno Media Group set to acquire major rival, US-based SDI Media, in transformative deal for media localization landscape. Continue reading
Workforce management is essential to an LSP’s core activities of translation and localization and may also be the golden ticket to new revenue streams in data-for-AI services. Continue reading
Planned sale of Capita Translation and Interpreting (Capita TI) and other non-core, specialist divisions of UK outsourcing giant Capita plc put on hold during Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Data-for-AI services are a new and highly specialized sub-industry of AI. But how exactly are text, image, and speech data used in an LSP’s end-customer segment? Continue reading
US-based media localization provider Deluxe acquires UK-based Sundog Media Toolkit, a cloud-based SaaS workflow platform for media mastering and versioning. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) saw seasonal dip in January as index fell one point from December 2020; language industry funding and M&A continued pre-holiday season. Continue reading
2020 brought extreme pressure on businesses and listed language service providers (LSPs) were no exception. Which LSPs fared better in 2020 and which suffered most amid Covid-19? Continue reading
Highlights from SlatorCon Remote’s Medtech Panel, featuring localization buyers from Medtronic and Varian discussing MT, regulation driving translation demand, and more. Continue reading
Australia-listed captioning, transcription, and translation provider Ai-Media acquires two US-based rivals, Caption IT and CaptionAccess, to strengthen presence in North America. Continue reading
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