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.
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At SlatorCon Remote, What to Focus on Amid All the ‘Wait and See’
SlatorCon Remote September 2022 saw the biggest percentage of buy-side participants of any SlatorCon to date. Here are the highlights.
SeproTec Lands USD 41m Frontex Contract for Interpretation, Cultural Mediation
SeproTec’s Global Director for Interpreting talks about managing a big, complex, public-sector contract; responds to recent pushback.
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.
Sizing the Global Interpreting Market, DeepL Hiring Spree, Europe’s Audiovisual Hub
The growth industry of interpreting, BIG appoints a new CEO, DeepL moves into the enterprise, Spain’s audiovisual hub plan, shares in Zoo Digital rally, Dubdub raises USD 1m.
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.
Slator Interpreting Services and Technology Report
The 60-page Interpreting Services and Technology Report provides a 360-degree view on the growth industry of interpreting, featuring analysis by mode, setting, geo, buyers, use cases, and more.
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.
Big Language Solutions Gets a New CEO as Jeff Brink Becomes Chairman
Dick Surdykowski steps into CEO role at Big Language Solutions. Jeff Brink on what prompted leadership change and strategy moving forward.
Microsoft Releases Interpreting Feature for Teams Meetings
Microsoft releases its own interpretation feature for Teams in 16 language pairs. Live captioning for Teams will follow in 31 language variants.
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.
New Localization Opportunities As Spain’s Audiovisual Hub Plan Gains Momentum
Increased foreign investment, revamped visa laws, and new audiovisual production and training facilities make Spain fertile ground for media localization providers.
Here’s a Low-Code Solution for Workflows That Are Too Manual, Slow, and Expensive
Low-code, high-end workflow capability tool, RunMyProcess, offers businesses a simple, cost-efficient way to customize the localization process.
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.
Reader Polls: The Language Industry’s Preferred Social Network
Top social media choice of LSPs and freelance linguists, Internet democracy or omnichannel omnipresence, and language access in healthcare — Slator readers weigh in.
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.
Rise of AI Writers, EU Interpreter Strike, Airbnb Expands MT, Lionbridge M&A
The threat and opportunity of multilingual AI writing, EU interpreter strike update, Lionbridge builds out its games division, and the latest machine translation features at Airbnb.
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.
Can Machine Translation Facilitate Better Global Meetings in a Common Language?
Computer researchers at the University of Maryland experiment with machine translation to show how global meetings can be optimized.
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?
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