Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker for June 2023
In the June 2023 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
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In the June 2023 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
Japan-listed LSP Honyaku Center reported revenue growth of 5.9% to almost USD 80m in FY2023, as demand for translation and interpreting offset declines in other divisions.
Technically, the task order is the latest — and largest, so far, for Valiant — in a series under the 10-year Defense Language Interpretation Translation Enterprise (DLITE II) contract.
The Department of Homeland Security prepares to open RFP for translation, interpreting, and transcription in almost 300 languages for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Translators, transcriptionists, and interpreters to work mainly with Criminal Division, and others, such as the FBI, as needed. Use of CAT tools, but not machine translation, encouraged.
While former Amazon and Meta employees seek new jobs and support, Chinese video platform TikTok deepens its e-commerce push into Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand.
To compete with other streaming services, Amazon has announced it will license its library of 4,000 films and 17,000 TV show episodes to foreign TV networks and other platforms.
As ZOO Digital expands its presence in Iberia, AM Group, a partner to ZOO Digital since 2021, will manage facilities in Madrid and Valencia, including a school for voice talent.
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Straker Translations reported (unaudited) revenues of NZD 59.4m in full-year 2023, narrowly missing guidance but returning to profitability after a strong Q4 and cost savings.
After an unsatisfactory financial year in 2022, Australian data-for-AI leader Appen has announced the appointment of a new CFO, Helen Johnson.
UK-based media localization company ZOO Digital raises GBP 12.5m (USD 15.5m) in a share placing to finance its planned acquisition of a Japanese subtitling and dubbing provider.
In the May 2023 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
Shares in UK-listed RWS fell 16% in one day following the release of a trading update, in which RWS said it expects a double-digit decline in adjusted pre-tax profit in the first half of FY23.
As the language industry races to assess the business impact of large language models, we examine who were the top and worst performing listed language service providers since ChatGPT.
Language industry’s definitive monthly news and data briefing; key M&A and funding, financial results, hires, company KPIs, product launches, social media highlights.
In the April 2023 edition of our buyer tracker, we provide Slator subscribers with a selection of some of the most important changes among buy-side decision-makers.
Swiss Canton of Bern launches RFP for a Translation Memory System, a 12-year contract that is to be awarded to a single vendor.
Data-for-AI leader Appen announces the appointment of former Upwork CTO, Saty Bahadur, as new CTO after an unsatisfactory FY22 and the appointment of a new CEO.
Employers are seeking tech-savvy linguists with knowledge of language, culture, and technology; highly-technologized tech-symbiotic roles are needed.
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