What Is Respeaking and How Does It Improve Multilingual Subtitles?
Interlingual respeaking combines the best of human and machine technology to produce better multilingual captions and subtitles. Here’s how.
Dubbing & Subtitling
Keep up to date with the latest trends in the dubbing and subtitling industry as TV, film, and video games become increasingly international.
Disney Experiments With Synthesized Voices for Film, Theme Park Voice Assistant
Like its competitors, Disney has partnered with voice tech startups for a Disney+ miniseries and dabbled in text-to-speech promotions; now, the company seeks experts to work in-house.
YouTube Tests Feature That May Create Netflix-Sized Opportunity for Dubbing Providers
YouTube quietly tests a new multi-language audio feature that would open up a massive new market for professional dubbing if rolled out across the platform.
What to Do About the Talent Crunch in Media Localization
To address the talent crunch in the media localization industry, more universities worldwide need to teach localization skills across multiple languages.
Google Gives YouTubers Early Access to Machine Dubbing
Google opens early-access waitlist for Aloud, its new machine translation and machine dubbing solution built for YouTubers by Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120.
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Is Subtitling Really a ‘Dying Art’?
As a leading tech site reports on the ‘dying art of subtitling,’ we unpack why it is anything but — and how LSPs, investors, and streaming giants are focused on subtitling like never before.
Hacker Leaks Personal Data of Nearly Seven Million OpenSubtitles Users
Multilingual subtitle database OpenSubtitles informs users that a hacker demanded a ransom in August 2021 in exchange for erasing users’ personal data and securing the website.
Why Netflix Created a New Blueprint for Subtitling and Dubbing
Netflix pilots new localization workflow to streamline subtitling and dubbing using TTAL; says specification for scripts ‘benefits the entire localization ecosystem.’
Amazon Looks to Further Automate Quality Checks in Subtitle Translation
Team of Amazon researchers uses synthetically introduced errors to model a new way of identifying the over and under translation of human translated video subtitles.
Good, Bad or Loose: Amazon’s New Subtitle Quality Estimation System
Amazon Prime Video researchers have developed a new quality estimation system for subtitle translations, which tells you when post-editing or rewrites are needed.
Finland Introduces Subtitling Standards for Consistency Across Platforms
A working group’s quality recommendations for subtitling television programs in Finland have been endorsed by professional organizations, language service providers, and TV channels.
Pro-dubbing Senator Sparks Debate in Mexico Over Foreign-Language Film Proposal
A Mexican Senator wants to change federal laws to increase the use of Spanish and indigenous-language dubbing in Mexican movie theaters.
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