SeproTec Reportedly Valued at EUR 75m in Nazca Capital Buy-Out
Madrid-based LSP Seprotec takes on new majority owner as Spain’s Nazca Capital becomes latest private equity firm to enter language services industry. Continue reading
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Facebook Takes a Stab at True Speech-to-Speech Translation via Textless NLP
Facebook sees textless natural language processing (NLP) as rendering automatic speech translation (ASR) obsolete by working in true end-to-end fashion: from speech input to speech output. Continue reading
The Onset of the Supercycle at SlatorCon Remote September 2021
Currently at the onset of a language industry supercycle, clients and LSPs trade localization strategies and recall journeys to maturity at SlatorCon Remote. Continue reading
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So How Many Knew That YouTube Offered a Translate Comments Feature?
Google added “Translate comments” as an opt-in feature for YouTube Premium subscribers — but most will not hear about it, let alone have a chance to try it, before the September 9, 2021 expiry date. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Machine Translation in Social Media, Life Sciences — Opportunity or Headache?
Life sciences could be slowly warming to machine translation, but not for all cases, a poll showed. Mixed views on YouTube enabling MT for comments; and the sudden interest in voice assistant tech. Continue reading
From Software Engineer to CEO: TextShuttle Names Lucas Seiler Its New Leader
Switzerland-based machine translation provider, TextShuttle, promotes Software Engineer, Lucas Seiler, to CEO. Seiler on their business model and growth opportunities. Continue reading
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Straker Translations Chairman and CEO on Recurring Revenues, Margin Dip, Lingotek
Lingotek acquisition supports Straker Translations’ full-year results as New Zealand LSP posts close to 50% revenue growth to USD 29m for the full year ended June 30, 2021. Continue reading
Ai-Media Files First Full-Year Results Post-IPO; Revenues Jump to USD 36m in 2021
Translation and access provider, Ai-Media, files first full-year financial results after ASX listing; FY21 revenues 87% higher than last year. Continue reading
TransPerfect Snaps Up Digital Marketing Agency Webcertain
Six days after it acquired Nordic LSP Semantix, TransPerfect enters digital marketing space with acquisition of Webcertain; CEO Phil Shawe on its ‘unique’ place in the organization’s M&A game plan. Continue reading
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LanguageWire Secures New Backer as PE Firm Bridgepoint Buys Majority Stake
One of Europe’s largest private equity firms enters language industry, buys majority stake in Denmark’s LanguageWire. PE firm to take active role as majority owner. Continue reading
Honyaku Bounces Back as Japanese Economy Shows Signs of Recovery
Japan’s largest LSP, Honyaku Center, reports overall sales increase in Q1 FY21 on back of core Translation business. Online push drives Interpretation; sales up in all but one unit. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Are Freelance Translators Hard to Find? And That TikTok Translation Fine.
How hard is it to hire freelancers when the job market for full-time remote workers is hot? And how much is enough as a penalty when Big Tech violates privacy statement translation rules? Continue reading
Toppan Digital Language Makes First Move, Acquires GlobaLexicon
Toppan Digital Language completes first M&A with acquisition of fellow London LSP GlobaLexicon. President Christophe Djaouani shares candid take on current M&A environment. Continue reading
UK Police Tweaks GBP 100 Million Interpreting RFP; Awards First of Six Lots to Cintra
UK Police awards first of six lots in GBP 100m RFP to Cintra Language Services; adjusts duration, scope, and hourly minimum interpreter rate. Continue reading
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